Skarmory Pokémon Shield: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Skarmory in Pokémon Shield. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 59 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Shield

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Skarmory Pokemon Shield Pokedex Entry

People fashion swords from Skarmory’s shed feathers, so this Pokémon is a popular element in heraldic designs.

Pokémon Shield Skarmory Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Skarmory via various methods in Pokémon Shield.

Move	Type	Requirement
Leer	normal	Lv. 1
Peck	flying	Lv. 1
Sand Attack	ground	Lv. 4
Fury Attack	normal	Lv. 8
Metal Claw	steel	Lv. 12
Agility	psychic	Lv. 16
Wing Attack	flying	Lv. 20
Slash	normal	Lv. 24
Steel Wing	steel	Lv. 28
Autotomize	steel	Lv. 32
Drill Peck	flying	Lv. 36
Metal Sound	steel	Lv. 40
Spikes	ground	Lv. 44
Iron Defense	steel	Lv. 48
Brave Bird	flying	Lv. 52

End of Move Database

Pokémon Shield Skarmory Locations

Skarmory can be caught in 2 locations across Pokémon Shield, including Challenge Road. The most reliable spawn is at Challenge Road, where you'll find it between Lv. 10 and 15 by grass with a 5% encounter rate.

Challenge Road

Isle Of Armor6 encounters

grass
Lv. 10-15
Visible encounters
5%Rare
wanderer
Lv. 26
Wanderers
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Top of the first staircase
wanderer
Lv. 26
Wanderers
×1×1×1×1
Top of the second staircase
wanderer
Lv. 26
Wanderers
×1×1×1×1
Far east, towards the den
wanderer
Lv. 26
Wanderers
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Bottom of the third staircase
wanderer
Lv. 26
Wanderers
×2×2×2×2
Brawlers' Cave entrance

Training Lowlands

Isle Of Armor4 encounters

wanderer
Lv. 26
Wanderers
×2
A big clearing, by a beach and pond
wanderer
Lv. 26
Wanderers
×1
A clearing, by a den
wanderer
Lv. 26
Wanderers
×1
South of the Warm-up Tunnel entrance
wanderer
Lv. 26
Wanderers
×1
Up the ramp towards Challenge Road