POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Skarmory sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Skarmory sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #227 · Armor Bird Pokemon

Skarmory

Steel Flying Silver only

Skarmory is a Steel/Flying-type Armor Bird Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Trade required. Silver: Wild; locations include Route 45.

Back to Pokédex list Stats by level Gold / Silver locations Moves

GENERATION II

Base stats

465
HP65
Attack80
Defense140
Sp. Atk40
Sp. Def70
Speed70

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
5'07" (1.7 m)
Weight
111.0 lbs (50.3 kg)
Catch rate
25
Base EXP
168
Growth
Slow
BST
465

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 65
— —
AttackBase 80
— —
DefenseBase 140
— —
Sp. AtkBase 40
— —
Sp. DefBase 70
— —
SpeedBase 70
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

Its sturdy wings look heavy, but they are actually hollow and light, allowing it to fly freely in the sky.

Pokémon Silver

After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#227 Skarmory

This Pokémon does not evolve in Generation II.

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Trade required

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Trade required

This Pokémon has no in-game Gold or Silver encounter, gift, or prize location; trade it from another compatible game.

Silver

Wild

Areas
1
Tables
1
Special
0
Wild encounters 1
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Route 45 Grass Any time Lv. 27 5% slot

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

7
Lv. 1

Leer

Normal · Defense Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 1

Peck

Flying · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
100%
PP
35

Ground · Accuracy Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
15
TM39
Lv. 19

Swift

Normal · Always Hit

Power
60
Acc.
100%
PP
20
Lv. 25

Agility

Psychic · Speed Up 2

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Normal · Multi Hit

Power
15
Acc.
85%
PP
20
TM47

Steel · Defense Up Hit

Power
70
Acc.
90%
PP
25
TM / HM compatibility 22 moves
TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM31 TM31 · Mud-SlapGround20 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM37 TM37 · SandstormRock— power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM43 TM43 · DetectFighting— power · 100% · 5 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM46 TM46 · ThiefDark40 power · 100% · 10 PP TM47 TM47 · Steel WingSteel70 power · 90% · 25 PP HM01 HM01 · CutNormal50 power · 95% · 30 PP HM02 HM02 · FlyFlying70 power · 95% · 15 PP
Egg moves 3 moves
WhirlwindNormal · Status— power · 100% · 20 PP Drill PeckFlying · Physical80 power · 100% · 20 PP PursuitDark · Special40 power · 100% · 20 PP