Is Skarmory Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Silver version only, Route 45. Steel/Flying is one of the best defensive typings in Gen 2 with only Fire and Electric as weaknesses. Skarmory walls most physical attackers in the game and contributes against Clair, the E4, and all of Kanto. One of the best catches in Silver.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Skarmory resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Chuck's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Skarmory resists most of Erika's coverage and hits back hard.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Skarmory resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Skarmory on Route 45 (walking, Lv 27, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 27)
- LV 27FlyingPeckPower 53Accuracy 100%PP 35
- LV 27NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Falkner
- HM01NormalCutPower 50Accuracy 95%PP 30Ilex Forest
- After Chuck
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 105Accuracy 95%PP 15Cianwood City
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- After Lt. Surge
- TM03GhostCursePower —Accuracy 100%PP 10Gift in the Celadon Mansion roof house, at night only
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Prize for defeating Janine
- LV 49SteelSteel WingPower 105Accuracy 90%PP 25
Gold & Silver Skarmory Locations
Flip side of Mantine: Skarmory is Silver-only, one rare spot at level 27. Gold players have no wild route to it, so it stays off their team unless a friend sends one over the link cable.
1 location to catch Skarmory
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 7Best Locations to Catch Skarmory in Gold & Silver
How to Get Shiny Skarmory in Gold & Silver
Skarmory hides in the grass on Route 45, and only relentless encounter grinding, one battle after another, will eventually crack out its shiny form. Compare Shiny Skarmory odds across every game
Shiny Skarmory Evolution
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2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Gold & Silver shiny odds calculator with Skarmory already selected.
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 9 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, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Poison, Ground |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Skarmory Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Skarmory
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodTin Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Ho-Oh builds →Fire Blast 2x143-168%KO Thunder 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Ampharos builds →Thunder 2x147-174%KO Fire Punch 2x62-74% | ||
 Raikou Electric | S | |
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x140-166%KO Thunder Punch 2x60-70% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x132-155%KO Thunder Punch 2x54-65% | ||
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter | ||
 Growlithe Fire | A | |
 Vulpix Fire | B | |
Skarmory Evolutions
Skarmory is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through one egg group with a decent partner pool. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 3 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Skarmory easily with 19 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Drill Peck, Pursuit, Whirlwind to offspring.
GS Skarmory Best Moveset
Steel/Flying typing resists nine types and provides Ground immunity. MoveSpikes sets the entry hazard that punishes every switch, MoveRoar forces those switches, and MoveRest plus MoveSleep Talk keeps it healthy while the hazards accumulate. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. The format's premier physical tank and forcing switches anchor.
Best Build
Support Moveset
- Drill Peck
- Rest
- Curse
- Whirlwind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Drill Peck and Pursuit on Skarmory. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Fly and Drill Peck, 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.
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
17 of 22 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its sturdy wings look heavy, but they are actually hollow and light, allowing it to fly freely in the sky.
After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns.
Skarmory Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, use Skarmory as a support. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling, Set up with Curse when you get a free turn.
Game Availability
Debuting in Gold & Silver, Skarmory appears in 18 games across 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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