Is Skarmory Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Steel/Flying. Incredible defensive typing with tons of resistances. Handles Gardenia, Aaron, and Candice. Low offensive stats mean fights drag on, but Skarmory almost never goes down. If you want a physical tank, this is it.
Skarmory resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Skarmory resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Skarmory resists most of Maylene's coverage and hits back hard.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Skarmory resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Skarmory resists most of Aaron's coverage and hits back hard.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Skarmory on Route 227 (walking, Lv 56, uncommon).
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Skarmory Locations
Skarmory sits at moderate rates across 4 spots in endgame routes. Pick one from the sorted list and commit to it. Jumping between areas wastes more time than waiting in the right location.
Best Locations to Catch Skarmory in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Skarmory Weakness
Skarmory's Steel/Flying typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire and Electric. It shrugs off Poison and Ground-type attacks completely. It resists 8 types, so it can switch into a lot of moves safely. Skarmory's physical bulk (base 140 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Electric |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Flying, Psychic, Dragon, Steel, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison, Ground |
What is Skarmory Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Skarmory
 Shinx Electric | C | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x103-123%KO Overheat 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Luxray Electric | C | |
 Ponyta Fire | C | |
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x103-123%KO Overheat 2x100-118%KO | ||
Luxray Electric | C | |
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Pachirisu Electric | C | |
Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x101-119%KO Overheat 2x97-115%KO | ||
Luxray Electric | C | |
Ponyta Fire | C | |
Pachirisu Electric | C | |
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRough Skin ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves View Garchomp builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Hippowdon builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch4-5% Knock Off13-16% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureBold Moves View Blissey builds →
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B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureAdamant Moves View Dragonite builds →
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Skarmory Evolutions
Skarmory is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 10 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
BDSP Skarmory Best Moveset
Dropped from S-tier but A still reflects 140 Defense on Steel/Flying typing resisting 9 types. AbilitySturdy guarantees one turn alive, and the moveset sets MoveStealth Rock and MoveSpikes while physically walling most of the format. Hidden AbilityWeak Armor trades Defense for Speed on physical hits. The physical bulk and hazard utility are timeless even if S-tier competition passed it.
Best Build
Skarmory best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Roost
- Spikes
- Body Press
- Whirlwind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Air Cutter and Assurance on Skarmory. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Sky Attack and Brave Bird, they expand what Skarmory can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Skarmory is clad entirely in ironhard armor. It flies at speeds over 180 mph.
Skarmory Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Skarmory works as a hazard setter with 465 BST behind it. B-Tier on our list: a solid option in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl for the right team. Roost with Rocky Helmet is the standard set.
Keen Eye prevents accuracy from being lowered. That's the one you want on Skarmory. Weak Armor is the hidden ability. Niche, but it has its uses. Sturdy works too if your team needs something different.
Skarmory is a physical attacker with base 80 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 70 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many. Fits the hazard setter role.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Roost, Spikes, Bodypress, and Whirlwind on Skarmory. Roost is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the hazard setter role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Skarmory appears in 18 games across 9 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through wild encounters.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves