Where can I find Skarmory in Polished Crystal?

Skarmory can be found in 14 locations in Polished Crystal. Check the Locations section on this page for encounter details.

What type is Skarmory?

Skarmory is a steel/flying-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Skarmory learn in Polished Crystal?

Skarmory can learn 16+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Skarmory have?

Skarmory's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Keen Eye, Sturdy, Weak Armor.

Skarmory - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

The feathers that it sheds are very sharp. It is said that people once used the feathers as swords.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

SteelFlying

Dex

#228

Best obtain method

Wild encounter or special event

Abilities

Keen Eye(Primary)

Prevents foes from lowering accuracy.

Sturdy(Secondary)

Cannot be knocked out with one hit.

Weak Armor(Hidden)

Physical attacks trade Def for Spe.

Growth Rate

Slow

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

flying

Hatch Rate

Medium Slow (25 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball3.7%

Great Ball4.5%

Ultra Ball6.1%

Base Exp

168

EV Yield

2 Defense

Wild Held Items

Sharpbeak(5%)

Weak To

fire ×2electric ×2

Resists

normal ×0.5grass ×0.25flying ×0.5psychic ×0.5bug ×0.25dragon ×0.5steel ×0.5fairy ×0.5

Immune To

poisonground

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Evolution Chain

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Elm (and preferably let me know too!!)

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Wild Encounters (10)


Rugged Road South	morning	Field	Badge -1 to +0	15%
Rugged Road South	day	Field	Badge -1 to +0	15%
Route 45	morning	Field	Lv. 36-37	5%
Route 45	day	Field	Lv. 36-37	5%
Silver Cave Outside	morning	Field	Lv. 75	3%
Silver Cave Outside	day	Field	Lv. 75	3%
Rugged Road North	any	hidden grotto	Badge +1	20%
Route 45	any	hidden grotto	Lv. 36	5%
Route 28	morning	Field	Lv. 71	3%
Route 28	day	Field	Lv. 71	3%

Level Up Moves (16)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Leer	normal		0	100	30
1	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 1
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
1	Peck	flying		35	100	35
1	Peck	Jabs the foe with a beak, etc.
PeckLevel: 1
flying		35	100	35
Jabs the foe with a beak, etc.
6	Mud Slap	ground		20	100	10
6	Mud Slap	An attack that lowers accuracy.
Mud SlapLevel: 6
ground		20	100	10
An attack that lowers accuracy.
9	Bite	dark		60	100	25
9	Bite	An attack that may cause flinching.
BiteLevel: 9
dark		60	100	25
An attack that may cause flinching.
12	Metal Claw	steel		50	95	35
12	Metal Claw	An attack that may up user's Attack.
Metal ClawLevel: 12
steel		50	95	35
An attack that may up user's Attack.
17	Fury Strikes	normal		20	85	15
17	Fury Strikes	Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
Fury StrikesLevel: 17
normal		20	85	15
Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
20	Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
20	Pursuit	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
PursuitLevel: 20
dark		40	100	20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
23	Swift	normal		60	100	20
23	Swift	An attack that never misses.
SwiftLevel: 23
normal		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.
28	Spikes	ground		0	100	20
28	Spikes	Hurts foes when they switch in.
SpikesLevel: 28
ground		0	100	20
Hurts foes when they switch in.
31	Agility	psychic		0	100	30
31	Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
AgilityLevel: 31
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
34	Steel Wing	steel		70	90	25
34	Steel Wing	An attack that may up user's Defense.
Steel WingLevel: 34
steel		70	90	25
An attack that may up user's Defense.
39	Slash	normal		70	100	20
39	Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
SlashLevel: 39
normal		70	100	20
Has a high critical hit ratio.
42	Screech	normal		0	85	40
42	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 42
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
45	Air Slash	flying		75	95	15
45	Air Slash	An attack that may cause flinching.
Air SlashLevel: 45
flying		75	95	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
50	Drill Peck	flying		80	100	20
50	Drill Peck	A strong, spinning-peck attack.
Drill PeckLevel: 50
flying		80	100	20
A strong, spinning-peck attack.
53	Night Slash	dark		70	100	15
53	Night Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Night SlashLevel: 53
dark		70	100	15
Has a high critical hit ratio.

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Egg Moves (3)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Drill Peck	flying		80	100	20
Drill Peck	A strong, spinning-peck attack.
Drill Peck
flying		80	100	20
A strong, spinning-peck attack.
Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
Pursuit	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Pursuit
dark		40	100	20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Brave Bird	flying		120	100	15
Brave Bird	A charge that also hurts the user.
Brave Bird
flying		120	100	15
A charge that also hurts the user.

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TM/HM Moves (27)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Roar	normal		0	100	20	TM05
Roar	Scares wild foes to end battle.
Roar
normal		0	100	20	TM05
Scares wild foes to end battle.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Flash Cannon	steel		80	100	10	TM34
Flash Cannon	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Flash Cannon
steel		80	100	10	TM34
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Sandstorm	rock		0	100	10	TM37
Sandstorm	Inflicts damage every turn.
Sandstorm
rock		0	100	10	TM37
Inflicts damage every turn.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Steel Wing	steel		70	90	25	TM47
Steel Wing	An attack that may up user's Defense.
Steel Wing
steel		70	90	25	TM47
An attack that may up user's Defense.
Rock Slide	rock		75	90	10	TM48
Rock Slide	An attack that may cause flinching.
Rock Slide
rock		75	90	10	TM48
An attack that may cause flinching.
Roost	flying		0	100	5	TM51
Roost	Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
Roost
flying		0	100	5	TM51
Lands to restore 1/2 the max HP.
X Scissor	bug		80	100	15	TM56
X Scissor	Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
X Scissor
bug		80	100	15	TM56
Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
Dark Pulse	dark		80	100	15	TM58
Dark Pulse	An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark Pulse
dark		80	100	15	TM58
An attack that may cause flinching.
Flash	normal		0	100	20	TM70
Flash	A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Flash
normal		0	100	20	TM70
A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Swords Dance	normal		0	100	20	TM75
Swords Dance	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Swords Dance
normal		0	100	20	TM75
Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Cut	steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cut	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Cut
steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Fly	flying		90	100	15	HM02
Fly	1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack
Fly
flying		90	100	15	HM02
1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack

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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Counter	fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Counter	Returns a physical attack double.
Counter
fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Returns a physical attack double.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Icy Wind	ice		55	95	15	MT16
Icy Wind	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Icy Wind
ice		55	95	15	MT16
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Iron Head	steel		80	100	15	MT17
Iron Head	An attack that may cause flinching.
Iron Head
steel		80	100	15	MT17
An attack that may cause flinching.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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Base Stats

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Skarmory

Strategy & Usage Tips

Evolution Chain

Wild Encounters (10)

Level Up Moves (16)

Egg Moves (3)

TM/HM Moves (27)

Move Tutor Moves (8)

Base Stats