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Pokémon · #911

Skeledirge

FireGhost Legal in M-C

Skeledirge is #177 on the ladder, on 0.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 104
Atk 75
Def 100
SpA 110
SpD 75
Spe 66

Base stat total 530

Stat Point planner

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 27 HP / 10 SpA / 1 SpD / 28 Spe · Modest Nature

Types and weaknesses

FireGhost
Weak ×2
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
Resists ×½
FireGrassIcePoisonSteelFairy
Resists ×¼
Bug
Immune
NormalFighting

Abilities

Blaze
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5× with Fire attacks. · used by 3%
Unaware
This Pokemon ignores other Pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. · used by 97%

Speed tier

Most common
114
Fastest
129 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
86 (0 SP)
Slowest
77 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 114, it outspeeds 15 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Pelipper 128
  2. Mega Swampert 122
  3. Volcarona 120
  4. Skeledirge (this) 114
  5. Rillaboom 105
  6. Milotic 101
  7. Sylveon 95
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #177 · on 0.1% of teams · 13,709 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Torch Song 98.2%
  2. Protect 78.9%
  3. Shadow Ball 73.9%
  4. Slack Off 43.2%
  5. Will-O-Wisp 27.5%
  6. Earth Power 25.2%
  7. Heat Wave 9.0%
  8. Roar 8.1%
  9. Yawn 7.7%
  10. Substitute 7.2%

Items

  1. Leftovers 44.9%
  2. Sitrus Berry 18.6%
  3. Charcoal 10.6%
  4. Colbur Berry 10.5%
  5. Rocky Helmet 3.4%
  6. Life Orb 2.9%

Abilities

  1. Unaware 97.4%
  2. Blaze 2.6%

Spreads

  1. Modest 27/0/0/10/1/28 · Spe 114 10.1%
  2. Modest 30/0/0/10/26/0 · Spe 86 6.8%
  3. Quiet 27/0/13/17/9/0 · Spe 77 5.9%
  4. Calm 32/0/0/0/25/9 · Spe 95 5.9%
  5. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 86 5.7%
  6. Modest 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 86 4.8%
  7. Quiet 2/0/32/32/0/0 · Spe 77 4.7%
  8. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 86 4.1%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 41.0%
  2. Mega Golisopod 23.3%
  3. Sneasler 20.5%
  4. Pelipper 19.7%
  5. Indeedee-F 18.0%
  6. Archaludon 15.2%
  7. Mega Raichu X 12.0%
  8. Mega Baxcalibur 11.0%
  9. Farigiraf 10.7%
  10. Espathra 10.5%
  11. Mega Salamence 9.6%
  12. Sylveon 9.2%

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

Rank #153 · on 0.3% of teams · 13,709 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Torch Song 94.9%
  2. Shadow Ball 64.0%
  3. Protect 63.0%
  4. Slack Off 53.5%
  5. Will-O-Wisp 33.0%
  6. Earth Power 22.1%
  7. Hex 16.2%
  8. Yawn 13.9%
  9. Heat Wave 11.7%
  10. Snarl 8.1%

Items

  1. Leftovers 41.2%
  2. Sitrus Berry 20.8%
  3. Psychic Seed 5.6%
  4. Charcoal 4.7%
  5. Life Orb 4.7%
  6. Grassy Seed 4.6%

Abilities

  1. Unaware 98.3%
  2. Blaze 1.8%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 86 8.5%
  2. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 77 5.6%
  3. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 86 5.1%
  4. Bold 32/0/20/2/12/0 · Spe 86 5.0%
  5. Calm 29/0/6/0/31/0 · Spe 86 2.8%
  6. Modest 32/0/22/0/12/0 · Spe 86 2.7%
  7. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 86 2.6%
  8. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 77 2.5%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 33.4%
  2. Kingambit 21.3%
  3. Mega Garchomp Z 14.3%
  4. Mega Golisopod 13.4%
  5. Sneasler 13.2%
  6. Indeedee-F 12.3%
  7. Farigiraf 12.3%
  8. Mega Blaziken 10.5%
  9. Primarina 9.0%
  10. Incineroar 8.5%
  11. Whimsicott 8.5%
  12. Pelipper 8.4%

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

Rank #153 · on 0.4% of teams · 13,709 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Torch Song 93.7%
  2. Protect 66.6%
  3. Shadow Ball 64.8%
  4. Slack Off 50.4%
  5. Will-O-Wisp 28.8%
  6. Earth Power 27.9%
  7. Hex 13.9%
  8. Heat Wave 10.9%
  9. Yawn 9.8%
  10. Alluring Voice 9.4%

Items

  1. Leftovers 39.5%
  2. Sitrus Berry 19.1%
  3. Life Orb 6.8%
  4. Charcoal 5.7%
  5. Colbur Berry 4.3%
  6. Grassy Seed 3.1%

Abilities

  1. Unaware 97.3%
  2. Blaze 2.7%

Spreads

  1. Modest 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 86 10.7%
  2. Bold 32/0/32/2/0/0 · Spe 86 7.6%
  3. Quiet 32/0/0/32/2/0 · Spe 77 5.2%
  4. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 86 5.2%
  5. Quiet 32/0/2/32/0/0 · Spe 77 2.5%
  6. Calm 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 86 2.4%
  7. Bold 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 86 2.1%
  8. Bold 32/0/20/2/12/0 · Spe 86 2.1%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 27.1%
  2. Kingambit 13.8%
  3. Mega Golisopod 13.4%
  4. Farigiraf 12.1%
  5. Sneasler 12.0%
  6. Indeedee-F 11.6%
  7. Sinistcha 10.4%
  8. Whimsicott 9.0%
  9. Mega Garchomp Z 8.4%
  10. Mega Baxcalibur 8.2%
  11. Milotic 6.7%
  12. Mega Salamence 6.7%

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 4 of 4,299 teams (0.1%) · win rate 25.0% (95% interval 11.2%–46.9%, n = 20 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· 4,940 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 Raichu X +10.2 pp n = 1,642 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Skeledirge teams; Mega Raichu X is on 2% of all teams (6.74× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Espathra +8.6 pp n = 1,437 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Skeledirge teams; Espathra is on 2% of all teams (5.65× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Baxcalibur +8.1 pp n = 1,505 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Skeledirge teams; Mega Baxcalibur is on 3% of all teams (3.77× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Golisopod +7.6 pp n = 3,189 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Skeledirge teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Pelipper +4.9 pp n = 2,699 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Skeledirge teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (1.33× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Archaludon -2.0 pp n = 2,078 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 15% of Skeledirge teams; Archaludon is on 17% of all teams (0.88× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Indeedee-F -2.2 pp n = 2,473 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Skeledirge teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (0.89× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Rillaboom -5.6 pp n = 5,619 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 41% of Skeledirge teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.88× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Sylveon -1.2 pp n = 1,263 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 9% of Skeledirge teams; Sylveon is on 10% of all teams (0.88× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Farigiraf -4.9 pp n = 1,472 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Skeledirge teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (0.68× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sneasler -16.6 pp n = 2,809 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Skeledirge teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.55× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Mega Salamence -18.5 pp n = 1,312 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Skeledirge teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.34× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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