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Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating 1 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 4.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 4.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
50.50 kg Weight
1.70 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,383
Level 40: 2,108
Level 25: 1,506 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,204 (Raid)
Level 15: 903 (Research Tasks)
ATK 148
DEF 226
STA 163

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Steel Wing
Sky Attack
B
A-
Air Slash
Sky Attack
A
A
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Air Slash should be paired with Sky Attack as Skarmory's primary Flying-type set. 

  • Steel Wing can be paired with Flash Cannon to fulfill a Steel-type role. 

  • Brave Bird is underwhelming overall. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Air Slash is overall superior to Steel Wing on defense, and also provides more meaningful coverage. 

  • Sky Attack has solid damage and comes out more often, making it the move of choice

  • Flash Cannon and Brave Bird are too slow to be genuinely viable.

PVE Overview

Shadow Skarmy gets a boost to its damage, but it's still not enough to make it even mildly viable. Better to skip this one.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Air Slash
Sky Attack
Brave Bird
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Air Slash + Sky Attack and Brave Bird

Air Slash sports the average 3.0 DPT (Damage Per Turn) and 3.0 EPT (Energy Per Turn), but also benefits from STAB to provide respectable damage output. Steel Wing is typically not used due to poor offensive value from Steel type attacks, in addition to its lesser energy generation, but can have its niche here and there. 

Sky Attack is Skarmory's primary charge move, gets STAB, and costs the least amount of energy. Brave Bird is the most powerful option available, following its buff from GBL Season 3, and is generally recommended for its overall damage output despite its risky self-debuff. Flash Cannon provides extra coverage for when Flying type attacks would be resisted, but its high energy cost and unimpressive 1.57 DPE (Damage Per Energy) makes it unappealing to use. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 4.5 / 5

Skarmory is a staple for Great League PvP, featuring great bulk, an excellent typing, and a good moveset. Being well-known as a terrific flier in the meta, it's almost always a mandatory pick due to its 10 resistances and excellent performance in the meta. While it does have solid wins against most Pokemon, its moveset does make it rather toothless against most Electric and Steel-types. Having a 100% win rate against every possible Grass-type in this league is an excellent perk, but also being able to beat most of them with fast moves alone gives Skarmory an insane farming advantage, which lets it fight the next opponent with enough energy for possibly two Sky Attacks. 

Ultra League: 4.5 / 5 

The level 50 update enables Skarmory to compete in Ultra League, with respectable bulk and a very appealing long list of resistances. An efficient moveset combined with a very strong defensive typing results in impressive performance just like in Great League, with notable losses mostly when at a typing disadvantage (which isn't a lot when considering Skamory's weaknesses and resistances). It should be noted that Skarmory performs better when legendary Pokemon are excluded, as Giratina and Registeel deal with Skarmory quite easily. 

Master League: 0 / 5 

Skarmory lacks stats for Master League. 

Fast Moves

11
Steel Wing
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.30
7.50
13.75
17.19
14
Air Slash
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.20
8.33
11.67
14.58

Charge Moves

130
Brave Bird
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.60
0.00
 1.30
65.00
81.25
 84.50
80
Sky Attack
More Info

Flying

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.20
0.00
 1.60
40.00
50.00
 64.00
100
Flash Cannon
More Info

Steel

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.90
0.00
 1.00
37.04
46.30
 37.04

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 75
Stardust 75,000

Purification Cost

Candy 5
Stardust 5000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 9.0 %
Egg Distance to Hatch
10 km
Buddy Distance 5 km
Capture Rate20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Flying Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Steel Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20012529
2001.55161
20027893
2002.5105125
4003132157
4003.5158188
4004185220
4004.5212252
6005239284
6005.5266316
6006292348
6006.5319379
8007346411
8007.5373443
8008399475
8008.5426507
10009453538
10009.5480570
100010507602
100010.5532632
130011557662
130011.5583692
130012608723
130012.5633753
160013659783
160013.5684813
160014709843
160014.5735873
190015760903
190015.5785933
190016811963
190016.5836994
2200178611024
220017.58871054
2200189121084
220018.59371114
2500199631144
250019.59881174
25002010131204
250020.510391234
30002110641265
300021.510891295
30002211151325
300022.511401355
35002311651385
350023.511911415
35002412161445
350024.512411476
40002512671506
400025.512921536
40002613181566
400026.513431596
45002713681626
450027.513941656
45002814191686
450028.514441717
50002914701747
500029.514951777
50003015201807
500030.515331822
60003115461837
600031.515581852
60003215711867
600032.515841882
70003315961897
700033.516091912
70003416221927
700034.516341942
80003516471958
800035.516601973
80003616721988
800036.516852003
90003716982018
900037.517102033
90003817232048
900038.517362063
100003917482078
1000039.517612093
100004017742108
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