Competitive Information for Skarmory [Black/White]
Steel / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Skarmory? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Skarmory is a sensational Steel and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's a common sight to see Skarmory out in the 5th generation battlefield. Skarmory can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Skarmory's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Fire.
Item: Custap Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Roost
- Spikes
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
Support Skarmory (Popular/Trending)
Skarmory is a phenomenal Support. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Skarmory last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Sturdy, if Skarmory is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko.
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
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Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Drill Peck
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
- Double-Edge / Return
- X-Scissor
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is an awesome Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Focus Sash helps protect Skarmory from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Skarmory's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory defense is lowered by 1 speed is raised by 1.
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Skarmory's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 232 Def / 24 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird
- Roost
- Spikes
- Whirlwind
Skarmory Physical Wall (Standard Skarmory)
Skarmory is popular Physical Wall. It's primary goal is to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Skarmory last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. With Sturdy, if Skarmory is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko. Skarmory should first lay Spikes to force the opponent to make a rather painful decision when switching in and out of the battlefield. Roost can wear out Life Orb users, such as Metagross and Gyarados, while keeping Skarmory up-to-shape for the next assault. Whirlwind is great against Pokemon such as Bulk Up Conkeldurr or merely shuffling for extra damage from the opponent landing on Spikes. Brave Bird ties it all together nicely with it being a high Base Power STAB move that handles threats nicely, especially Fighting-types such as Machamp and Scrafty.
♦ Roost is a status move (heals 50% hp. flying-type removed until turn ends).
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Whirlwind is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sturdy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock
- Drill Peck
- Whirlwind
- Swords Dance
Skarmory Physical Sweeper (Skars Aplenty)
Skarmory is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Skarmory last longer regaining it's HP every turn. With Sturdy, if Skarmory is at full hp it survives one hit with at least 1 hp. immune to ohko. This Skarmory has the Stealth Rock/Whirlwind combo it sets up Stealth Rock and can then Whirlwind its opponents away.
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Whirlwind is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Skarmory's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Skarmory? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: White Herb / Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Drill Peck
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Return
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Focus Sash helps protect Skarmory from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Skarmory's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory defense is lowered by 1 speed is raised by 1.
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Skarmory's defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Skarmory learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Skarmory can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Skarmory
- Moves: Whirlwind + Spikes
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Weak armor + Item: White herb
- Ability: Weak armor + Item: Weakness policy
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Feint
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Skarmory's stats
- Agility
- Autotomize
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Ominous Wind
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Skarmory
- Brave Bird
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Spikes
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Whirlwind
Common Effort Values for Skarmory in Black and White
- Jolly Nature ( 252/4/0/0/0/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Skarmory's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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