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Skarmory

SteelFlying Legal in M-C Mega Evolution

Mega Skarmory is #140 on the ladder, on 0.2% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 65
Atk 140
Def 110
SpA 40
SpD 100
Spe 110

Base stat total 565

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 2 HP / 32 Atk / 32 Spe · Jolly Nature

Types and weaknesses

SteelFlying
Weak ×2
FireElectric
Resists ×½
NormalFlyingPsychicDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×¼
GrassBug
Immune
PoisonGround

Abilities

Stalwart
This Pokemon's moves cannot be redirected to a different target by any effect. · used by 100%

Mega Evolves from Skarmory holding Skarmorite .

Speed tier

Most common
178
Fastest
178 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
130 (0 SP)
Slowest
117 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 178, it outspeeds 35 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 2, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Whimsicott 184
  2. Maushold 179
  3. Mega Metagross 178
  4. Mega Skarmory (this) 178
  5. Mega Staraptor 178
  6. Ninetales-Alola 177
  7. Pawmot 172
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #140 · on 0.2% of teams · 17,694 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Iron Head 98.2%
  2. Brave Bird 91.0%
  3. Protect 86.8%
  4. Tailwind 38.7%
  5. Rock Tomb 28.7%
  6. Swords Dance 13.5%
  7. Rock Slide 8.2%
  8. Drill Run 6.6%
  9. Taunt 5.5%
  10. Body Press 5.3%

Items

  1. Skarmorite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Stalwart 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 32.8%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 162 24.4%
  3. Adamant 11/30/0/0/0/25 · Spe 155 5.6%
  4. Adamant 9/32/0/0/0/25 · Spe 155 3.8%
  5. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 3.3%
  6. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 130 2.9%
  7. Jolly 26/17/0/0/0/23 · Spe 168 2.9%
  8. Jolly 7/27/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 2.7%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 36.6%
  2. Sneasler 32.4%
  3. Incineroar 29.5%
  4. Primarina 26.0%
  5. Mega Raichu Y 23.9%
  6. Typhlosion-Hisui 20.8%
  7. Pelipper 19.5%
  8. Basculegion 18.8%
  9. Archaludon 17.8%
  10. Mega Manectric 14.2%
  11. Ninetales-Alola 11.6%
  12. Garchomp 10.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #121 · on 0.4% of teams · 17,694 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Iron Head 93.6%
  2. Brave Bird 87.3%
  3. Protect 82.8%
  4. Tailwind 35.3%
  5. Swords Dance 28.8%
  6. Drill Run 11.6%
  7. Rock Tomb 11.0%
  8. Body Press 8.4%
  9. Rock Slide 8.4%
  10. Assurance 7.2%

Items

  1. Skarmorite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Stalwart 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 29.4%
  2. Adamant 9/32/0/0/0/25 · Spe 155 7.4%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 162 6.7%
  4. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 5.1%
  5. Adamant 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 162 3.8%
  6. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 178 2.7%
  7. Jolly 9/32/0/0/0/25 · Spe 170 2.5%
  8. Jolly 32/9/0/0/0/25 · Spe 170 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Sneasler 21.9%
  2. Rillaboom 20.4%
  3. Garchomp 17.3%
  4. Milotic 17.3%
  5. Incineroar 16.6%
  6. Annihilape 15.0%
  7. Farigiraf 12.2%
  8. Volcarona 12.1%
  9. Sinistcha 11.9%
  10. Ninetales-Alola 10.9%
  11. Mega Raichu Y 9.8%
  12. Arcanine-Hisui 9.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #126 · on 0.5% of teams · 17,694 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Iron Head 92.5%
  2. Brave Bird 83.9%
  3. Protect 79.5%
  4. Tailwind 33.0%
  5. Swords Dance 31.8%
  6. Drill Run 13.4%
  7. Rock Slide 10.3%
  8. Roost 8.6%
  9. Rock Tomb 8.6%
  10. Drill Peck 8.1%

Items

  1. Skarmorite 100.0%

Abilities

  1. Stalwart 100.0%

Spreads

  1. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 31.9%
  2. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 162 8.2%
  3. Adamant 9/32/0/0/0/25 · Spe 155 5.1%
  4. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 178 4.6%
  5. Adamant 0/32/0/0/2/32 · Spe 162 2.9%
  6. Jolly 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 178 2.7%
  7. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 130 2.4%
  8. Jolly 9/32/0/0/0/25 · Spe 170 2.2%

Teammates

  1. Sneasler 21.0%
  2. Rillaboom 17.5%
  3. Incineroar 15.2%
  4. Garchomp 14.4%
  5. Milotic 14.2%
  6. Sinistcha 13.4%
  7. Farigiraf 11.0%
  8. Annihilape 10.4%
  9. Indeedee-F 9.9%
  10. Volcarona 9.0%
  11. Ninetales-Alola 8.6%
  12. Whimsicott 8.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 14 of 4,641 teams (0.3%) · win rate 34.4% (95% interval 23.9%–46.6%, n = 64 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Mega Manectric +13.8 pp n = 2,521 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Mega Skarmory teams; Mega Manectric is on 0% of all teams (29.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Typhlosion-Hisui +20.0 pp n = 3,677 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Mega Skarmory teams; Typhlosion-Hisui is on 1% of all teams (28.02× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Primarina +22.3 pp n = 4,600 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Mega Skarmory teams; Primarina is on 4% of all teams (7.10× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Ninetales-Alola +8.6 pp n = 2,053 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Mega Skarmory teams; Ninetales-Alola is on 3% of all teams (3.88× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Raichu Y +11.3 pp n = 4,224 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Mega Skarmory teams; Mega Raichu Y is on 13% of all teams (1.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Pelipper +4.7 pp n = 3,457 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Mega Skarmory teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (1.32× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Garchomp +0.7 pp n = 1,801 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Mega Skarmory teams; Garchomp is on 9% of all teams (1.07× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Archaludon +0.6 pp n = 3,146 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Mega Skarmory teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (1.03× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Incineroar -2.2 pp n = 5,213 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Mega Skarmory teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.93× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Basculegion -1.8 pp n = 3,318 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Mega Skarmory teams; Basculegion is on 21% of all teams (0.91× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sneasler -4.7 pp n = 5,736 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Mega Skarmory teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -10.0 pp n = 6,478 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 37% of Mega Skarmory teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.79× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

Stats at level 50

HP 65
Atk 80
Def 140
SpA 40
SpD 70
Spe 70

Base stat total 465

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 30 Def / 4 SpD · Impish Nature

Types and weaknesses

SteelFlying
Weak ×2
FireElectric
Resists ×½
NormalFlyingPsychicDragonSteelFairy
Resists ×¼
GrassBug
Immune
PoisonGround

Abilities

Keen Eye
This Pokemon's accuracy can't be lowered by others; ignores their evasiveness stat. · used by 8%
Sturdy
If this Pokemon is at full HP, it survives one hit with at least 1 HP. Immune to OHKO. · used by 70%
Weak Armor
If a physical attack hits this Pokemon, Defense is lowered by 1, Speed is raised by 2. · used by 22%

Speed tier

Most common
90
Fastest
134 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
90 (0 SP)
Slowest
81 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 90, it outspeeds 9 of the 50 most used Pokémon, ties 2, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee-F 94
  2. Politoed 90
  3. Sinistcha 90
  4. Skarmory (this) 90
  5. Armarouge 85
  6. Farigiraf 80
  7. Grimmsnarl 80
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #286 · on 0.0% of teams · 2,034 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Body Press 60.9%
  2. Tailwind 54.7%
  3. Roost 46.4%
  4. Iron Defense 42.4%
  5. Iron Head 34.1%
  6. Brave Bird 33.8%
  7. Drill Peck 31.7%
  8. Protect 23.1%
  9. Spikes 14.9%
  10. Taunt 9.5%

Items

  1. Leftovers 45.7%
  2. Life Orb 12.2%
  3. Rocky Helmet 11.1%
  4. Sitrus Berry 5.9%
  5. Sharp Beak 5.2%
  6. Mental Herb 3.3%

Abilities

  1. Sturdy 70.2%
  2. Weak Armor 21.7%
  3. Keen Eye 8.1%

Spreads

  1. Impish 32/0/30/0/4/0 · Spe 90 25.2%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 134 13.6%
  3. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 90 5.1%
  4. Bold 21/0/32/0/0/13 · Spe 103 4.3%
  5. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 90 4.3%
  6. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 90 3.4%
  7. Bold 24/0/13/0/29/0 · Spe 90 2.7%
  8. Impish 32/16/18/0/0/0 · Spe 90 2.6%

Teammates

  1. Mega Tyranitar 29.1%
  2. Mega Venusaur 25.4%
  3. Arcanine 24.6%
  4. Gengar 24.6%
  5. Rillaboom 21.0%
  6. Mega Glimmora 15.8%
  7. Tyranitar 13.6%
  8. Basculegion 12.7%
  9. Wigglytuff 10.7%
  10. Incineroar 10.1%
  11. Politoed 9.1%
  12. Maushold 7.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #291 · on 0.1% of teams · 2,034 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Tailwind 59.4%
  2. Body Press 52.0%
  3. Iron Head 42.5%
  4. Brave Bird 38.5%
  5. Roost 36.9%
  6. Protect 34.5%
  7. Iron Defense 29.3%
  8. Drill Peck 15.7%
  9. Stealth Rock 12.2%
  10. Spikes 11.6%

Items

  1. Leftovers 34.8%
  2. Rocky Helmet 18.1%
  3. Sitrus Berry 8.8%
  4. Life Orb 6.3%
  5. Red Card 4.4%
  6. Mental Herb 4.0%

Abilities

  1. Sturdy 71.3%
  2. Weak Armor 18.8%
  3. Keen Eye 9.9%

Spreads

  1. Impish 32/0/30/0/4/0 · Spe 90 8.0%
  2. Impish 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 90 8.0%
  3. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 134 7.0%
  4. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 90 5.7%
  5. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 90 4.7%
  6. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 90 4.6%
  7. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 90 3.8%
  8. Relaxed 32/2/32/0/0/0 · Spe 81 3.2%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 17.3%
  2. Mega Tyranitar 11.4%
  3. Mega Venusaur 9.2%
  4. Arcanine 9.1%
  5. Basculegion 9.0%
  6. Garchomp 9.0%
  7. Gengar 8.4%
  8. Sneasler 7.9%
  9. Mega Glimmora 7.7%
  10. Tyranitar 7.0%
  11. Incineroar 6.9%
  12. Farigiraf 6.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 1 of 4,641 teams (0.0%) · win rate 0.0% (95% interval 0.0%–65.8%, n = 2 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

  1. Sneasler n = 26 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Skarmory in 61% of encounters (±10%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 26 · Smogon
  2. Rillaboom n = 26 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Skarmory in 50% of encounters (±10%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 26 · Smogon
  3. Incineroar n = 22 Smogon low sample
    Why? 1
    • UsageKOs or forces out Skarmory in 49% of encounters (±11%), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026n = 22 · Smogon

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Arcanine +24.3 pp n = 501 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Skarmory teams; Arcanine is on 0% of all teams (89.69× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Gengar +24.3 pp n = 500 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Skarmory teams; Gengar is on 0% of all teams (108.00× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Venusaur +24.8 pp n = 516 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Skarmory teams; Mega Venusaur is on 1% of all teams (39.88× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Wigglytuff +10.5 pp n = 218 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Skarmory teams; Wigglytuff is on 0% of all teams (49.63× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Glimmora +13.5 pp n = 322 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Skarmory teams; Mega Glimmora is on 2% of all teams (6.90× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Tyranitar +11.3 pp n = 276 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Skarmory teams; Tyranitar is on 2% of all teams (6.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Mega Tyranitar +22.4 pp n = 592 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Skarmory teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 7% of all teams (4.32× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Maushold +5.3 pp n = 160 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 8% of Skarmory teams; Maushold is on 3% of all teams (3.10× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Politoed +2.6 pp n = 186 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Skarmory teams; Politoed is on 7% of all teams (1.40× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Basculegion -5.3 pp n = 258 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Skarmory teams; Basculegion is on 18% of all teams (0.71× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -22.0 pp n = 427 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Skarmory teams; Rillaboom is on 43% of all teams (0.49× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -18.6 pp n = 205 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Skarmory teams; Incineroar is on 29% of all teams (0.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1500, Sep 2026Smogon

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