Shadow Skarmory (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/14 · L27.5 · CP 1500

D Tier

#214

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2383

C Tier

#184

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2383

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Skarmory

#227

Steel

Flying

Attack

148

Top 64.6%

Defense

226

Top 7.8%

Stamina

163

Top 53.4%

Total

537

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

399 -475 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

691 -783 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1088 -1204 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1360 -1506 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2383 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Skarmory takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Electric

160%

Resists

Grass

39.1%

Poison

39.1%

Bug

39.1%

Normal

62.5%

Ground

62.5%

Flying

62.5%

Psychic

62.5%

Dragon

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Skarmory can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Steel Wing
Sky Attack
11.05
124.6
1357.4s
9.05
2
Steel Wing
Brave Bird
10.39
117.1
1444.3s
8.52
3
Air Slash
Sky Attack
10.28
116.0
1458.9s
8.44
4
Air Slash
Brave Bird
9.46
106.7
1585.4s
7.76
5
Steel Wing
Flash Cannon
9.34
105.4
1606.0s
7.67
6
Steel Wing
Drill Run
9.28
104.7
1616.0s
7.63
7
Air Slash
Drill Run
8.60
97.0
1743.9s
7.07
8
Air Slash
Flash Cannon
8.44
95.2
1777.7s
6.92

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Skarmory in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
42.51
1412.1
2.8
94.1s
41.47
2
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
42.69
1079.6
3.7
93.7s
40.79
3
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
37.57
1201.5
3.3
106.5s
36.56
4
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
37.54
1055.7
3.8
106.6s
36.39
5
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
36.82
1354.3
3.0
108.6s
35.91
6
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
37.33
766.3
5.2
107.2s
34.34
7
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
37.77
660.8
6.1
105.9s
34.22
8
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
34.29
853.5
4.7
116.6s
32.57
9
Shadow Heatran
Fire Spin
Magma Storm
33.14
1368.2
2.9
120.7s
31.81
10
Thundurus Therian
Volt Switch
Wildbolt Storm
32.07
1154.0
3.5
124.7s
31.29

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Skarmory in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Air Slash

General

Brave Bird

Self-Debuff Nuke

Drill Run

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 27.5

103.68

Attack

168.83

Defense

123

Stat Product · 2,153,046

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/14	27.5	1500	100.00%
0/15/13	27.5	1495	100.00%
0/13/15	27.5	1498	99.98%
1/13/13	27.5	1499	99.84%
0/12/10	28	1500	99.73%
0/8/13	28	1500	99.66%
0/6/14	28	1498	99.61%
0/14/14	27.5	1497	99.59%
0/14/13	27.5	1492	99.59%
0/12/15	27.5	1494	99.56%
2/15/15	27	1496	99.51%
1/14/12	27.5	1498	99.44%
1/12/14	27.5	1500	99.42%
1/12/13	27.5	1496	99.42%
1/10/15	27.5	1498	99.39%
3/15/13	27	1498	99.36%
3/13/15	27	1500	99.34%
0/15/7	28	1496	99.34%
0/13/9	28	1499	99.33%
0/11/10	28	1497	99.31%
2/14/10	27.5	1499	99.29%
0/9/12	28	1499	99.28%
2/10/13	27.5	1500	99.25%
0/7/13	28	1497	99.24%
0/15/12	27.5	1491	99.19%
0/5/15	28	1499	99.18%
0/5/14	28	1495	99.18%
1/13/7	28	1500	99.18%
0/13/14	27.5	1493	99.17%
0/13/13	27.5	1489	99.17%
0/11/15	27.5	1491	99.14%
2/14/15	27	1493	99.10%
1/15/11	27.5	1497	99.04%
1/15/10	27.5	1493	99.04%
1/13/12	27.5	1495	99.03%
0/12/4	28.5	1500	99.02%
1/11/14	27.5	1497	99.00%
1/11/13	27.5	1493	99.00%
1/3/14	28	1498	98.99%
1/9/15	27.5	1495	98.97%
3/14/14	27	1499	98.94%
3/14/13	27	1495	98.94%
3/12/15	27	1497	98.92%
0/14/8	28	1498	98.92%
0/14/7	28	1493	98.92%
0/12/9	28	1496	98.92%
0/10/11	28	1498	98.90%
0/10/10	28	1494	98.90%
2/15/9	27.5	1498	98.88%
2/13/10	27.5	1496	98.88%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Skarmory can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Air Slash
12
8
1.0s
12
Steel Wing
14
8
1.0s
14

Charged Attacks

Brave Bird
130
-100
2.0s
65
Drill Run
85
-50
3.0s
28.33
Flash Cannon
100
-100
2.5s
40
Sky Attack
80
-50
2.0s
40

Evolve

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Skarmory	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Skarmory

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Skarmory including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Skarmory

#227

Mega Skarmory

#227

Shadow Skarmory

#227

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Steel- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Skarmory with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Mawile #303

Boosts:

Mega Aggron #306

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Mega Metagross #376

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Staraptor #398

Boosts:

Mega Lucario #448

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.833 m to 3.4 m tall, averaging 1.7 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.833 m 2'09"	0.85 m 2'09"
XS	0.85 m 2'09"	1.275 m 4'02"
M	1.275 m 4'02"	2.125 m 7'00"
XL	2.125 m 7'00"	2.55 m 8'04"
XXL	2.55 m 8'04"	3.4 m 11'02"

XXS

0.833 m

2'09"

0.85 m

2'09"

0.85 m

2'09"

1.275 m

4'02"

1.275 m

4'02"

2.125 m

7'00"

2.125 m

7'00"

2.55 m

8'04"

XXL

2.55 m

8'04"

3.4 m

11'02"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Flying
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.4s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Skarmory at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	29 CP	27	1626 CP
2	93 CP	28	1686 CP
3	157 CP	29	1747 CP
4	220 CP	30	1807 CP
5	284 CP	31	1837 CP
6	348 CP	32	1867 CP
7	411 CP	33	1897 CP
8	475 CP	34	1927 CP
9	538 CP	35	1958 CP
10	602 CP	36	1988 CP
11	662 CP	37	2018 CP
12	723 CP	38	2048 CP
13	783 CP	39	2078 CP
14	843 CP	40	2108 CP
15	903 CP	41	2135 CP
16	963 CP	42	2162 CP
17	1024 CP	43	2189 CP
18	1084 CP	44	2216 CP
19	1144 CP	45	2244 CP
20	1204 CP	46	2271 CP
21	1265 CP	47	2299 CP
22	1325 CP	48	2327 CP
23	1385 CP	49	2355 CP
24	1445 CP	50	2383 CP
25	1506 CP	51	2412 CP
26	1566 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	29 CP	18	1084 CP	35	1958 CP
2	93 CP	19	1144 CP	36	1988 CP
3	157 CP	20	1204 CP	37	2018 CP
4	220 CP	21	1265 CP	38	2048 CP
5	284 CP	22	1325 CP	39	2078 CP
6	348 CP	23	1385 CP	40	2108 CP
7	411 CP	24	1445 CP	41	2135 CP
8	475 CP	25	1506 CP	42	2162 CP
9	538 CP	26	1566 CP	43	2189 CP
10	602 CP	27	1626 CP	44	2216 CP
11	662 CP	28	1686 CP	45	2244 CP
12	723 CP	29	1747 CP	46	2271 CP
13	783 CP	30	1807 CP	47	2299 CP
14	843 CP	31	1837 CP	48	2327 CP
15	903 CP	32	1867 CP	49	2355 CP
16	963 CP	33	1897 CP	50	2383 CP
17	1024 CP	34	1927 CP	51	2412 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Skarmory up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Mantine

Houndour