Skeledirge
FireGhost
Best attacking moveset: Incinerate and Blast Burn, worth 12.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Skeledirge can learn 18 combinations. Incinerate with Blast Burn 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.
That set is legacy. Blast Burn is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Skeledirge you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Incinerate and Shadow Ball, worth 11.8 damage per second.
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.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Hex | Ghost | 8 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Incinerate | Fire | 32 | 2.5s | +22 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Disarming Voice | Fairy | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Torch Song | Fire | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Blast Burn Legacy | Fire | 120 | 3.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Skeledirge has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 3,422 at level 50, 3,027 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,729 CP at level 20, or 2,162 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,651 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 207 attack · 178 defense · 232 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 326.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Skeledirge does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Bug, Steel, Grass.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Bug | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 19.7 |
| Steel | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 19.7 |
| Grass | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 19.7 |
| Ice | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 19.7 |
| Ghost | Hex + Shadow Ball | 18.2 |
| Psychic | Hex + Shadow Ball | 18.2 |
| Normal | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 12.4 |
| Fighting | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 12.4 |
| Incinerate + Blast Burn | 12.4 | |
| Poison | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 12.4 |
| Ground | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 12.4 |
| Electric | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 12.4 |
| Dark | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 12.4 |
| Fairy | Incinerate + Blast Burn | 12.4 |
| Rock | Hex + Shadow Ball | 11.4 |
| Fire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 11.4 |
| Water | Hex + Shadow Ball | 11.4 |
| Dragon | Hex + Shadow Ball | 11.4 |
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 Skeledirge is actually for.
Counters: what beats Skeledirge
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Astonish + Shadow Ball | 30.4 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 27.6 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 27.4 |
 Darkrai | Dark | Snarl + Shadow Ball | 27.4 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Hex + Shadow Ball | 27.2 |
 Gengar | GhostPoison | Lick + Shadow Ball Legacy | 27.1 |
 Glimmora | RockPoison | Rock Throw + Meteor Beam | 27.1 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 26.9 |
 Rampardos | Rock | Smack Down + Rock Slide | 26.8 |
 Absol | Dark | Snarl + Brutal Swing Legacy | 26.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Skeledirge's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.