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Level 36To Skeledirge

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#0911 · GENERATION 9

Skeledirge Build Guide

FireGhost

Bulky special setup attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMHeavy-Duty Boots

ABILITYUnaware

NATUREBold

Torch Song

Shadow Ball

Will-O-Wisp

Slack Off

How to play

Torch Song raises Special Attack when it successfully hits. Use Slack Off to recover and Will-O-Wisp against a suitable physical attacker; Unaware ignores relevant opposing stat boosts.

Watch out for

Key risk. Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark attacks are super effective. Unaware does not stop every damage boost, and burns do not weaken special attacks.

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

Torch Song raises Special Attack when it successfully hits. Use Slack Off to recover and Will-O-Wisp against a suitable physical attacker; Unaware ignores relevant opposing stat boosts.

A physical attacker is on the field

Consider Will-O-Wisp to weaken it — but burns do not reduce special attacks, and Fire types cannot be burned at all.

Repeated hits are wearing you down

Use Slack Off to recover without switching. Heavy-Duty Boots only prevent entry-hazard damage; they do not change the type matchups listed above.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Skeledirge 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

Unaware ignores relevant opposing stat boosts whether Skeledirge is attacking or being attacked. Torch Song raises Special Attack every time it successfully hits, so damage and setup come from the same move.

Watch the tradeoff. Water, Ground, Rock, Ghost and Dark attacks are super effective. Unaware does not stop every damage boost, and burns do not weaken special attacks.

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

Skeledirge or Arcanine?

Arcanine provides Fire typing and Intimidate with a physical attacking role.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Skeledirge	Arcanine
HP	104	90
Attack	75	110
Defense	100	80
Sp. Attack	110	100
Sp. Defense	75	80
Speed	66	95

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 Dark teammate can resist Ghost and Dark attacks. A Ground partner can help against Rock attackers.

Umbreon

Resists Ghost and Dark attacks.

Read Umbreon guide →Compare teammates →

Gastrodon

Resists Rock and has Water immunity with Storm Drain.

Read Gastrodon 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: Arcanine

Arcanine provides Fire typing and Intimidate with a physical attacking role.

Read Arcanine guide →

Try Arcanine →

Type matchups

Weak to

Water2×Ground2×Rock2×Ghost2×Dark2×

Resistances and immunities

Normal0×Fire0.5×Grass0.5×Ice0.5×Fighting0×Poison0.5×Bug0.25×Steel0.5×Fairy0.5×

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

HP104

Attack75

Defense100

Sp. Attack110

Sp. Defense75

Speed66

Evolution chain

Fuecoco#909
Level 16
Crocalor#910
Level 36
Skeledirge#911

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

Build your Skeledirge team

Start with Skeledirge. 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#911

Skeledirge

FireGhost

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense88

Defense68

Coverage33

Synergy17

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Dark attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Ghost 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	Skeledirge	Weak	Resist
Normal	0×	0	1
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	2×	1	0
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	½×	0	1
Fighting	0×	0	1
Poison	½×	0	1
Ground	2×	1	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	¼×	0	1
Rock	2×	1	0
Ghost	2×	1	0
Dragon	1×	0	0
Dark	2×	1	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

ElectricNeutral

Grass✓ Super effective

Ice✓ Super effective

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

Psychic✓ Super effective

Bug✓ Super effective

RockNeutral

Ghost✓ Super effective

DragonNeutral

DarkNeutral

Steel✓ Super effective

FairyNeutral

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.