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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#227 Skarmory
Steel
- SpeciesArmor Bird Pokémon
- Japanese nameEamudo
- PronunciationSCAR-MORE-EE
- Height5′ 7″ 1.70 m
- Weight111.0 lb 49.95 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Combination of SKY and ARMORY
Evolution
SkarmoryThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | Its sturdy wings look heavy, but they are actually hollow and light, allowing it to fly freely in the sky. |
|---|---|
| Silver | After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns. |
| Crystal | The feathers that it sheds are very sharp. It is said that people once used the feathers as swords. |
Where to find Skarmory
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Must trade from Silver or Crystal | Never | None |
| Silver | Route 45 | Any | Few |
| Crystal | Morn. or Day | Few |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×0.5
- Fire×2
- Water×1
- Electric×2
- Grass×0.25
- Ice×1
- Fighting×1
- Poison×0
- Ground×0
- ×0.5
- Psychic×0.5
- Bug×0.25
- Rock×1
- Ghost×0.5
- Dragon×0.5
- Dark×0.5
- Steel×0.5
- 2 weaknesses and 11 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 2 : 11 (~18%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Rock1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
- 5 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 5:7 (~71.43%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Leer | Normal | Status |
| Start | Peck | Physical | |
| 13 | Sand-Attack | Ground | Status |
| 19 | Swift | Normal | Physical |
| 25 | Agility | Psychic | Status |
| 37 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical |
| 49 | Steel Wing | Steel | Physical |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
None.
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM03Curse
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM37Sandstorm
- TM39Swift
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM47Steel Wing
- HM01Cut
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Flying Pokémon group 3 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aerodactyl
- Doduo Family
- Farfetch’d
- Hoothoot Family
- Murkrow
- Natu Family
- Pidgey Family
- Skarmory
- Spearow Family
- Togetic
- Zubat Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Drill Peck | Mate with a male from Doduo or Spearow Family. |
| Pursuit | Mate with a male from Doduo, Spearow, or Murkrow Family. |
| Whirlwind | Mate with a male from Pidgey Family. |
| Sky Attack (C) | Teach RBY TM43 (Sky Attack) to a Pokémon from Pidgey, Spearow, Doduo, or Aerodactyl Family and then trade it to Crystal. If male, mate it with a female Skarmory. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 65 | 303-333 | 24/4546.02% |
| Attack | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4961.79% |
| Defense | 140 | 348-378 | 5/5599.06% |
| Speed | 70 | 208-238 | 23/4755.96% |
| Special Attack | 40 | 148-178 | 37/4615.87% |
| Special Defense | 70 | 208-238 | 21/4151.99% |
| Total | 465 | 1443-1623 | 24/8770.86% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library