Competitive Information for Skarmory [Scarlet/Violet]
Steel / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Skarmory? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Skarmory is a sensational Steel and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to see Skarmory show up as a Scarlet/Violet opponent. Skarmory can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Skarmory's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Fire.
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
- Drill Run
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Skarmory's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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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 an interesting Physical Wall for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take a great amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. 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. 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 marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed 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 life 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 great 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 Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Doubles Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is an astounding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Terastal Phenomenon
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.
There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.
Electric moves are bad against Ground.
Fire moves are bad against Water/Dragon/Rock/Fire.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Skarmory is: Ground, Water, Dragon, Rock or Fire
Terastallizing into one of it's default typings ( Steel or Flying ) could also prove advantageous.
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Body Press / Double-Edge
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
- X-Scissor / Tera Blast
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. 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. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Body Press was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Skarmory's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Skarmory's defense by 1 stage).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Bug-type move).
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Teratype Dark moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Night Slash / Tera Blast
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Night Slash is a physical TERA-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dark-type move).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Dragon moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dragon-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Electric moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Electric-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Fairy moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fairy-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Fighting moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Body Press / Tera Blast
- Night Slash / X-Scissor
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is an interesting Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Night Slash or X-Scissor are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Body Press is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Skarmory's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fighting-type move).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Fire moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Drill Run / Double-Edge
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Drill Run was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fire-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Flying moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
- Drill Run
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical TERA-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Skarmory's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Teratype Ghost moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ghost-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Grass moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Grass-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Ground moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Drill Run / Tera Blast
- Body Press / Double-Edge
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Body Press was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Drill Run is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ground-type move).
◆ Body Press is a physical 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Skarmory's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Ice moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ice-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Normal moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
- Drill Run
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical TERA-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical TERA-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Skarmory's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Teratype Poison moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Night Slash / Double-Edge
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Night Slash was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Poison-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Psychic moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Night Slash / Double-Edge
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Night Slash was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Psychic-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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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Teratype Rock moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Drill Run / X-Scissor
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
- Tera Blast / Rock Slide
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages. Drill Run or X-Scissor are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Steel Wing is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Skarmory's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Rock-type move).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
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Teratype Steel moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Iron Head / Tera Blast
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Drill Run
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Iron Head is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Steel-type move).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Teratype Water moveset for Skarmory
Item: White Herb / Weakness Policy
Ability: Weak Armor
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Sky Attack
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Tera Blast
- Iron Head / Steel Wing
Physical Sweeper Skarmory (Weak Armor)
Skarmory is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Skarmory's negative stat changes once. Weakness Policy activates if Skarmory is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Weak Armor, if a physical attack hits Skarmory it's defense is lowered by 1 and it's speed is increased by 2 stages.
◆ Sky Attack is a physical STAB-boosted 140-base power Flying-type move (charges, then hits turn 2. 30% flinch. High crit).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Water-type move).
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ 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.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Skarmory can perform in Scarlet/Violet. 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 SV Move and Ability Combos for Skarmory
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Whirlwind + Spikes
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- Moves: Body Press + Iron Defense
- Moves: Body Press + Steel Wing
- 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: Detect, Endure, Protect, Feint
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Skarmory's stats
- Agility
- Curse
- Iron Defense
- Metal Claw
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Skarmory
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Stealth Rock
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Skarmory in Scarlet and Violet
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