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#0227 · GENERATION 2

Skarmory Build Guide

SteelFlying

Physical defense and hazard support

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMRocky Helmet

ABILITYSturdy

NATUREImpish

Spikes

Roost

Body Press

Whirlwind

How to play

Use favorable physical matchups to set Spikes or recover with Roost. Whirlwind can remove a setup attacker from the field when its effect is not blocked.

Watch out for

Key risk. Fire and Electric attacks are super effective. Sturdy needs full HP; hazards and chip damage can disable it. Roost temporarily removes Flying typing for that turn.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Use favorable physical matchups to set Spikes or recover with Roost. Whirlwind can remove a setup attacker from the field when its effect is not blocked.

A physical matchup gives you room

Choose between Spikes for switch pressure and Roost for recovery. Roost temporarily removes Flying typing for the turn, which can change incoming damage.

An opponent starts setting up

Consider Whirlwind when its effect is not blocked. Check whether Skarmory can survive the turn; phazing is not guaranteed emergency protection.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Skarmory in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Sturdy needs full HP. Entry hazards and chip damage can disable it. Rocky Helmet punishes contact, but does not replace recovery or an appropriate switch.

Watch the tradeoff. Fire and Electric attacks are super effective. Sturdy needs full HP; hazards and chip damage can disable it. Roost temporarily removes Flying typing for that turn.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Skarmory or Corviknight?

Corviknight shares Steel/Flying typing and offers a pivoting role with U-turn.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Skarmory	Corviknight
HP	65	98
Attack	80	87
Defense	140	105
Sp. Attack	40	53
Sp. Defense	70	85
Speed	70	67

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Ground teammate covers Electric attacks. A Water partner helps against Fire attackers.

Gastrodon

Immune to Electric and resists Fire attacks.

Read Gastrodon guide →Compare teammates →

Garchomp

Immune to Electric and resists Fire; needs an Ice answer.

Read Garchomp guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Corviknight

Corviknight shares Steel/Flying typing and offers a pivoting role with U-turn.

Read Corviknight guide →

Try Corviknight →

Type matchups

Weak to

Fire2×Electric2×

Resistances and immunities

Normal0.5×Grass0.25×Poison0×Ground0×Flying0.5×Psychic0.5×Bug0.25×Dragon0.5×Steel0.5×Fairy0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP65

Attack80

Defense140

Sp. Attack40

Sp. Defense70

Speed70

Evolution chain

Skarmory does not evolve.

Skarmory#227

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Skarmory team

Start with Skarmory. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#227

Skarmory

SteelFlying

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense73

Defense78

Coverage33

Synergy17

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Electric attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Fire attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 6 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Skarmory	Weak	Resist
Normal	½×	0	1
Fire	2×	1	0
Water	1×	0	0
Electric	2×	1	0
Grass	¼×	0	1
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	0×	0	1
Ground	0×	0	1
Flying	½×	0	1
Psychic	½×	0	1
Bug	¼×	0	1
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	½×	0	1
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	½×	0	1

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricResisted

Grass✓ Super effective

Ice✓ Super effective

Fighting✓ Super effective

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

Bug✓ Super effective

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

SteelResisted

Fairy✓ Super effective

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.