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What every Pokémon in the format runs in tournaments: item, ability, nature and its four moves, with the win rate of the teams using each option.

Skarmory

Skarmory

Full Skarmory page

SteelFlying

Base stats

HP65
Attack80
Defense140
Sp. Atk40
Sp. Def70
Speed70
Usage0.0 %
Teams5
Adjusted WR35.1 %-14.9 pp
Games17

Teams that run it

TeamTournamentDatePlacingPlayer
Emboar (Mega)Golisopod (Mega)Lycanroc DuskSkarmoryStaraptor (Mega)SylveonOff Meta Fight Club #6 ($20 USD prize pool)2026-10-0836AnAveragePerson39
Garchomp (Mega Z)HelioliskSkarmorySneaslerTsareenaTyranitar (Mega)Off Meta Fight Club #4 ($40 USD prize pool)2026-09-2466PrincePhoenix
Delphox (Mega)GarchompIncineroarKingambitNinetalesSkarmory2027 Louisville Pokémon VGC Regional Championships2026-10-09859Dan Pickard-Carlisle
ArmarougeExcadrillGlimmoraSkarmoryTyranitar (Mega)Umbreon˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour (Final Qualifier)2026-10-03—xFish
ArmarougeExcadrillGlimmoraHisuian SamurottSkarmoryTyranitar (Mega)˗ˋˏ❤︎ˎˊ˗ Pomelo Late Night Tour2026-10-01—xFish

Moves

Iron Head80.0 %
Protect80.0 %
Tailwind80.0 %
Brave Bird40.0 %
Drill Peck40.0 %
Dual Wingbeat20.0 %
Feint20.0 %
Rock Tomb20.0 %
Taunt20.0 %

Items

Sharp Beak40.0 %
Hard Stone20.0 %
Psychic Seed20.0 %
Rocky Helmet20.0 %

Abilities

Sturdy80.0 %
Weak Armor20.0 %

Natures

Adamant60.0 %
Jolly40.0 %

The bar is how often it's run and the color is the adjusted WR of teams with that option (blue wins more, red wins less).

Most common full sets

ItemAbilityMovesTimes%Adj. WR %
Hard StoneSturdyBrave Bird / Iron Head / Rock Tomb / Taunt120.0 %45.8 %
Psychic SeedSturdyBrave Bird / Feint / Protect / Tailwind120.0 %45.5 %
Rocky HelmetSturdyDual Wingbeat / Iron Head / Protect / Tailwind120.0 %42.9 %
Sharp BeakSturdyDrill Peck / Iron Head / Protect / Tailwind120.0 %47.6 %
Sharp BeakWeak ArmorDrill Peck / Iron Head / Protect / Tailwind120.0 %45.5 %

Teammates

Who does Skarmory team up with?

Adj. WR %4456 %

0 %10 %20 %30 %40 %50 %60 %Tyranitar (Mega) · % with it 60.0 % · Adj. WR % 40.0 %60.0Excadrill · % with it 40.0 % · Adj. WR % 43.5 %40.0Armarouge · % with it 40.0 % · Adj. WR % 43.5 %40.0Glimmora · % with it 40.0 % · Adj. WR % 43.5 %40.0Heliolisk · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.5 %20.0Garchomp (Mega Z) · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.5 %20.0Tsareena · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.5 %20.0Sneasler · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.5 %20.0Hisuian Samurott · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.5 %20.0Umbreon · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 47.6 %20.0Lycanroc Dusk · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.8 %20.0Staraptor (Mega) · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.8 %20.0Emboar (Mega) · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.8 %20.0Sylveon · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.8 %20.0Golisopod (Mega) · % with it 20.0 % · Adj. WR % 45.8 %20.0

An affinity above 1 means they're paired more often than their popularity would explain.

Common cores with this Pokémon

Pairs

CoreTeamsUsage %Adj. WR %Top 8
SkarmoryTyranitar (Mega)30.0 %40.0 %0
ArmarougeSkarmory20.0 %43.5 %0
ExcadrillSkarmory20.0 %43.5 %0
GlimmoraSkarmory20.0 %43.5 %0

Trios

CoreTeamsUsage %Adj. WR %Top 8
ArmarougeExcadrillSkarmory20.0 %43.5 %0
ArmarougeGlimmoraSkarmory20.0 %43.5 %0
ArmarougeSkarmoryTyranitar (Mega)20.0 %43.5 %0
ExcadrillGlimmoraSkarmory20.0 %43.5 %0
ExcadrillSkarmoryTyranitar (Mega)20.0 %43.5 %0
GlimmoraSkarmoryTyranitar (Mega)20.0 %43.5 %0
Related guideHow to build a VGC teamFrom a two-Pokémon core to the sixth slot, with data.

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