Skarmory (Pokémon)


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Skarmory (Japanese: エアームド Airmd) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation II.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology
Skarmory is a silver-gray, avian Pokémon with a long, metallic blue neck, legs, and tail. It has yellow eyes, a pointed beak with several pointed teeth, and a triangular crest on its head. There are red feathers under the sheaths that cover its sharp wings, and each feather can be moved independently. Its wings are actually hollow, allowing it to travel up to 180 mph (300 km/h). Its feet have three toes on them, two in front and one in back, and its tail has hooked ends.

Its steel wings become tattered and bashed in from repeated battles, but once a year the battered wings grow back completely. This process restores the cutting edges. Its feathers are sharp enough to be used as blades. Its skin and feathers are solid because it lives and is raised in very. Its nests are usually found in thorn bushes, where continual scratching of its skin will eventually harden it into an iron-like state. However, water can cause Skarmory's hard body to rust easily, so it stays in its nest on rainy days. In ancient Alola, warriors would use the sharp feathers that fell off Skarmory as swords.

Major appearances
Skarmory debuted in Hot Matches!, under the ownership of Miki. She used it to battle Brock's Vulpix, which it defeated with. It then battled Ash's Cyndaquil, but the battle was interrupted by. After Team Rocket was sent blasting off, Skarmory and Cyndaquil resumed their battle the next day, during which Skarmory was defeated by Cyndaquil's.

A Skarmory appeared in The Legend of Thunder!, under the ownership of Attila. It was his main battling Pokémon and was capable of learning very powerful moves.

and had their food stolen by a Skarmory in Camp Pikachu.

A Skarmory was one of the Pokémon that were picking on a wild  in All Torkoal, No Play.

A Skarmory kidnapped and dumped her in the Forbidden Forest in Grass Hysteria!.

Winona's Skarmory appeared in Who's Flying Now?. She would let people take rides on it during the Feather Festival.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!, a Skarmory kidnapped and. Team Go-Getters battled it and eventually managed to save the two Electric rodents. After the battle, the Skarmory claimed to have no memory of the event, although the reason for this is unknown. guessed that "maybe Skarmory bumped its head."

A Skarmory kidnapped an in Pikachu's Summer Festival. It later battled May's Combusken.

owns a Skarmory, which he used in his battle against Paul in Casting a Paul on Barry! at the Lily of the Valley Conference. It was able to use, but was still easily defeated by.

A Skarmory appeared in Battles in the Sky!, under ownership of a. It was seen battling Moria and her, but it was eventually defeated by a super-effective.

A Skarmory appeared in the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short . It was among the immense Pokémon summoned by  to create wind for  and, but their combined  was too much for them and sent them blasting off.

Six Skarmory appeared in The Legend of the Ninja Hero!, under the ownership of the ninja army. They participated in the attack on Ninja Village. They reappeared in the next episode, where they managed to pop Team Rocket's balloon, sending them blasting off.

Minor appearances
A Skarmory appeared in Delibird's Dilemma, where it sent Meowth and Wobbuffet blasting off after being hit by a snowball thrown by Ash's Totodile.

A Skarmory appeared in Camp Pikachu.

A Skarmory appeared in Around the Whirlpool as part of 's example.

A Skarmory appeared in A Six Pack Attack!.

A Skarmory appeared in Grass Hysteria! as a resident of the Forbidden Forest.

A Skarmory appeared in That's Just Swellow as one of the participants of the Crossgate PokéRinger competition.

A Skarmory appeared in PK13.

A 's Skarmory appeared in Deceit and Assist.

Multiple Skarmory appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as part of the feuding armies. Three of them attacked Sir Aaron and his.

A Coordinator's Skarmory briefly appeared in Spontaneous Combusken!, where it took part in the 🇮🇸.

May's Squirtle defeated a Skarmory in the Battle Stage of the Contest in Going for Choke!.

A Skarmory appeared in The Ole' Berate and Switch!, under the ownership of a.

A Skarmory appeared in Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!.

Multiple Skarmory appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind! and Saving the World From Ruins!, where they were some of the Pokémon on Iron Island that had gone crazy due to Team Galactic's actions.

's Skarmory appeared in Pursuing a Lofty Goal! as one of the participants of the Squallville PokéRinger competition.

Multiple Skarmory appeared in Pillars of Friendship!, under the command of J's henchmen.

A Skarmory appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

A Skarmory appeared in a flashback in SS028.

A 's Skarmory appeared in A Relay in the Sky!, where it was a participant of the Pokémon Sky Relay.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
helped Falkner a Skarmory in Sunkern Treasure by using his newly caught Sunkern to leap near it to let Exbo attack it with its. Falkner then passed the Gym Leader test using it, becoming the new Gym Leader of Violet City.

Falkner's father, Walker, owns a Skarmory. In Scrappy Skarmory, he rode it to visit Chuck in Cianwood City. He was attacked by Suicune on the way, so he teamed up with Chuck in an attempt to capture it, but failed.

A Skarmory appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

Winona was seen with a Skarmory in Bravo, Vibrava, which she used to battle Team Aqua.

Carr used a Skarmory to escape from Team Rocket's airship in Black Hole Escape.

In Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise, Skarmory was the first rental Pokémon used by in his Battle Factory team.

The rented a Skarmory, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.

The Battle Factory rented another Skarmory, which was also stolen by Guile Hideout in Lemme at 'Em, Lapras!.

The rented a Skarmory, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in The Final Battle VII.

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga
Shu owned a Skarmory in A Grand, Mid-air Battle with a Rival!.

In the W Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger - the Comic manga
A Skarmory appeared under the ownership of Elita.

In the TFG
One Skarmory figure has been released.



Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In the, a Skarmory can be seen flying on the Flying Terrain. Other guest Pokémon found in the Flying Terrain include a and a  drifting in the distance.

Trophy information
"An Armor Bird Pokémon with a steel-hard body and wings. It flies at speeds up to 186 miles per hour and slices enemies with sharp steel wings that grow dull over time. It grows new wings once a year, which regain their original sharpness. It's said that people used to use fallen wings for swords and knives. It can fly so quickly and freely because it has light, hollow bones."

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Skarmory appears as a.

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Skarmory resides at the top of Mt. Steel where it does not like being disturbed. Skarmory holds a captive and attacks the player. After being defeated, it flies away and doesn't return. However, the player can have a Skarmory join their team after beating the game in the following dungeons: Western Cave 40F-49F; Wish Cave 18F-19F.
 * : Skarmory is Elita's partner Pokémon. The player also sees it at the Grassland Challenge.

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Trivia

 * Skarmory has the highest base of all  Pokémon.
 * Skarmory's number in the Johto Pokédex and New Unova Pokédex are the same: 203.

Origin
Skarmory has much in common with the and s, birds which are held in high esteem in Japan. It is also similar to many mythological, metallic birds such as the s, the, and the. In addition, its design resembles a.

Its concept could also be a pun on 鶴 tsuru (crane), referencing a paper crane, and 剣 tsurugi (sword). Its wings also resemble a Japanese paper.

Name origin
Skarmory is a combination of sky and  or armor. It may also include scar, given how its sharp body could easily wound its prey and even leave them with scars; scar may also refer to Skarmory's own skin, being cut repeatedly in brambles when it is young and building up the harder, callused or scar-like tissue which makes up its steely hide as an adult.

Airmd may be based on air or a pun on armed or armored.