Skarmory best moveset in Pokémon GO

Skarmory's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Steel Wing and Brave Bird, with 10.97 damage per second, and it can deal 326.5 damage before Skarmory faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Skarmory are:

Steel Wing

Brave Bird

DPS10.97

TDO326.47

Score25.6

Boosted by

All Skarmory movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Skarmory movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Steel Wing	Brave Bird	10.97	326.5	25.6
2.	Steel Wing	Sky Attack	10.96	326.3	25.6
3.	Air Slash	Sky Attack	10.15	302.1	23.7
4.	Air Slash	Brave Bird	9.96	296.5	23.3
5.	Steel Wing	Flash Cannon	9.56	284.5	22.3
6.	Air Slash	Flash Cannon	8.51	253.3	19.9

Skarmory fast moves guide

Moves

Steel Wing116

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	11
Energy	6
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.5s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	7

Effects

Steel Wing has no special effects.

See Steel Wing details page ↗

Air Slash1410

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	14
Energy	10
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.2s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	9
Energy	9

Effects

Air Slash has no special effects.

See Air Slash details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Air Slash	14	11.67	10	8.33	1.2s	9	9	3.00	3.00	2s
Steel Wing	11	13.75	6	7.50	0.8s	7	7	3.50	3.50	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Skarmory's Fast Moves Type Coverage


Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Skarmory charge moves guide

Skarmory has access to 3 Charge moves (Flash Cannon, Brave Bird, and Sky Attack), which cover Steel and Flying-type attacks. When using Flash Cannon, Brave Bird, and Sky Attack you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Flash Cannon100100

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.7s
Damage window	1.6s - 2.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	70

Effects

Flash Cannon has no special effects.

See Flash Cannon details page ↗

Brave Bird130100

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	130
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%

See Brave Bird details page ↗

Sky Attack8050

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	75
Energy	50

Effects

Sky Attack has no special effects.

See Sky Attack details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Brave Bird Special Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%	130	65.00	100	2.36	2.0s	130	55	2.36
Flash Cannon	100	37.04	100	1.57	2.7s	110	70	1.57
Sky Attack	80	40.00	50	1.50	2.0s	75	50	1.50

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%

Skarmory's Charge Moves Type Coverage


Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0