Difficult at trainer level 30 despite proper counters
| HP | 3,600 | ATK | 118.99 | DEF | 175.93 |
|---|
| CP Range | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lvl 20 | 1139 - 1204 | Lvl 25 | 1424 - 1506 |
Notable Weather
| Boosts Boss's Moves | Boosts Counters' Moves |
|---|---|
| Snow, Windy | Sunny / Clear, Rain |
Fast Move Difficulty
| Move | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Steel Wing | Easy |
| Air Slash | Intermediate |
Charge Move Difficulty
| Move | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Brave Bird | Easy |
| Sky Attack | Challenging |
| Flash Cannon | Easy |
Overview
Though not remotely close to living up to its main series glory, Skarmory at least puts up a fight for raid solo enthusiasts. Its defense stat was nerfed with the stat recalculation, but at level 40 there are only a handful of viable counters without weather boost, many of which have limited availability.
Skarmory’s power has never been anything notable. Only extremely frail counters like Deoxys-N have to worry about survivability.
Approach
Team composition
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Fire: boosted in clear weather; Electric: resist Sky Attack and Brave Bird
Dodging strategy
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The only counters that benefit from dodging are Blaziken and Deoxys-N
Good movesets are not necessarily viable at the level indicated.
Best Raid Boss Counters
Moltres
| Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
|---|
| Fire Spin | Fire Blast | Best |
Pros:
-
Obtained as a former tier 5 raid boss and research reward
Cons:
-
Low candy accessibility due to legendary Pokemon status
Electivire
| Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
|---|
| Thunder Shock | Wild Charge | Best |
Cons:
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Uncommon, evolves with limited availability Sinnoh Stone
Raikou
| Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
|---|
| Thunder Shock | Wild Charge | Best |
| Volt Switch | Wild Charge | Good |
Pros:
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Obtained as a former tier 5 raid boss and research reward
Cons:
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Low candy accessibility due to legendary Pokemon status
Entei
| Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
|---|
Pros:
-
Obtained as a former tier 5 raid boss and research reward
Cons:
-
Low candy accessibility due to legendary Pokemon status
Flareon
| Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
|---|
| Fire Spin | Flamethrower | Good |
Pros:
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Many players have one; was common in old metagames
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Highly accessible; common especially when partly cloudy
Charizard
| Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
|---|
| Fire Spin | Blast Burn | Best |
Pros:
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Many players have one, as it featured on Community Day
Cons:
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Needs Blast Burn or clear weather to be viable in this raid
Zapdos
| Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
|---|
| Thunder Shock | Thunderbolt | Best |
| Charge Beam | Thunderbolt | Good |
| Thunder Shock | Zap Cannon | Good |
Pros:
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Obtained as a former tier 5 raid boss and research reward
Cons:
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Low candy accessibility due to legendary Pokemon status
Luxray
| Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
|---|
| Spark | Wild Charge | Best |
Cons:
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Limited availability, obtained only in eggs and raid battles
Deoxys (Normal Forme)
| Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
|---|
| Charge Beam | Thunderbolt | Best |
Cons:
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Extraordinarily frail; benefits from dodging charged moves
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Limited EX raid availability and difficult to obtain candy for
