
Skarmory is listed as a Steel/Flying type in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Skarmory fits in a VGC team.
The most common build highlights Weak Armor, Skarmorite and Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0. Its frequent moves include Brave Bird, Iron Head, Protect, Tailwind, Swords Dance, and Body Press. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.
Defensively, Skarmory has important weaknesses to electric 2x, fire 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as sneasler, milotic, sinistcha, incineroar, and garchomp appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.
MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Skarmory. Open the Skarmory teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Skarmory with other Pokémon in the active format.