Skarmory

Best moveset

Skarmory can learn 8 combinations. Steel Wing with Brave Bird does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Best moveset against each type

Skarmory does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fighting, Bug, Grass.

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Skarmory is actually for.

Counters: what beats Skarmory

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	IncinerateMind BlownLegacy	30.2
Regieleki	Electric	Lock OnThunder CageLegacy	28.1
Reshiram	DragonFire	Fire FangFusion FlareLegacy	25.1
Zeraora	Electric	Volt SwitchPlasma Fists	24.6
Zekrom	DragonElectric	Charge BeamFusion BoltLegacy	24.0

Ranked by damage per second against Skarmory's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Skarmory is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Skarmory has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Other forms

Numbers

What it costs