Skarmory

Skarmory Sets & Builds

#227 Steel Flying BST: 465
OUUbersUUMono
Overview Weaknesses Competitive Sets Moves

Base Stats

HP
65
Attack
80
Defense
140
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
70
Speed
70

OU Sets

Defensive

OverUsed
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Bold / Impish
Tera Type
Dragon Fighting
Moves
Body Press
or Brave Bird
Iron Defense
or Whirlwind
Roost
Spikes
or Stealth Rock
EVs

Ubers Sets

Defensive

Ubers
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Bold
Moves
Body Press
Whirlwind
or Iron Defense
Spikes
Roost
EVs
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

UU Sets

Wall

UnderUsed
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Impish
Moves
Spikes
or Stealth Rock
Body Press
or Brave Bird
Whirlwind
or Body Press, Brave Bird
Roost
EVs
248 HP / 16 Def / 180 SpD / 64 Spe
IVs
0 Atk

Mono Sets

Physically Defensive (Flying)

Monotype
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Bold
Moves
Body Press
Spikes
Whirlwind
or Iron Defense
Roost
EVs
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

Physically Defensive (Steel)

Monotype
Item
Rocky Helmet
Ability
Sturdy
Nature
Bold
Moves
Spikes
Body Press
Whirlwind
or Iron Defense
Roost
EVs
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD

What Players Actually Run

Ranked-ladder usage for Skarmory, updated monthly. Data: Smogon usage statistics (ranked ladder).

Smogon OU (July 2026)

#64 · 1.7% of teams
Moves
Roost (25%) · Spikes (19.4%) · Body Press (15.7%) · Whirlwind (12.4%) · Iron Defense (11.9%)
Items
Rocky Helmet (78.4%) · Heavy Duty Boots (11.5%) · Leftovers (9%) · Covert Cloak (1.1%)
Natures
Impish (65.4%) · Bold (34.4%)

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