Is Skarmory Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 227 and Stark Mountain at level 53, deep postgame. Steel/Flying with AbilitySturdy blocking OHKO moves. Skarmory is one of the best physical defenders available, but arriving after the story limits it to Battle Frontier.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Skarmory resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Skarmory resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Volkner's team hits Skarmory's weaknesses hard.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
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 Jupiter's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Skarmory has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Skarmory trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Skarmory on Route 227 (walking, Lv 53, rare).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 53)
- LV 53FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- LV 53SteelSteel WingPower 105Accuracy 90%PP 25
- After Roark
- TM88FlyingPluckPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Floaroma Town
- After Fantina
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 213
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Veilstone City (Galactic Warehouse)
- After Crasher Wake
- TM81BugX-ScissorPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 221
- After Byron
- TM91SteelFlash CannonPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Byron
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Platinum Skarmory Locations
Skarmory soars at two areas, rare at level 53 in each. The thin rate and the late-game level make it a patient hunt, even once you reach those high routes.
2 locations to catch Skarmory
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Skarmory in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Skarmory in Platinum
Skarmory patrols the grass on Route 227 only rarely, so a Poké Radar chain held to 40 is the way to its shiny. Compare Shiny Skarmory odds across every game
Shiny Skarmory Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum Shiny Skarmory Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Skarmory Weak Against
FortressBest Pokemon Against Skarmory
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x163-192%KO Thunder Fang 2x24-29% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
 Zapdos Electric | A | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x151-178%KO Thunder Fang 2x29-34% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Rapidash Fire | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Plusle Electric | B | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Skarmory View Manectric builds →Thunderbolt 2x107-127%KO Overheat 2x105-124%KO | ||
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 7 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Skarmory easily with 31 breeding partners from the Flying egg group. Pass egg moves like Assurance, Brave Bird, Curse and 4 more to offspring.
Pt Skarmory Best Moveset
Setting MoveSpikes and MoveStealth Rock behind 140 Defense means physical attackers can't stop the hazard stacking. Steel/Flying typing resists 10 types with no 4x weakness, and the moveset takes physical hits all day. MoveWhirlwind forces switches into the hazards.
Best Build
Skarmory best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Spikes
- Roost
- Whirlwind
- Brave Bird
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Assurance and Brave Bird 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
37 of 39 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Despite being clad entirely in iron-hard armor, it flies at speeds over 180 mph.
Skarmory Platinum Guide
Yes. Skarmory is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Skarmory becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
In Platinum, use Skarmory as a hazard setter. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Platinum, run Impish on Skarmory. +Defense is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the hazard setter role.
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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