Skarmory - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Skarmory can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Skarmory artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Skarmory learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
6	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
9	Swift	Normal	60	∞
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
17	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
20	Feint	Normal	30	100
23	Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
28	Spikes	Ground	—	—
31	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
34	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
39	Autotomize	Steel	—	—
42	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
45	Slash	Normal	70	100
50	Night Slash	Dark	70	100

Egg moves

Skarmory learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	50	100
Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by HM

Skarmory is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Skarmory is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
58	Sky Drop	Flying	60	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Skarmory can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black & White.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Skarmory learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
6	Sand-Attack	Ground	—	100
9	Swift	Normal	60	∞
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
17	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
20	Feint	Normal	30	100
23	Air Cutter	Flying	55	95
28	Spikes	Ground	—	—
31	Metal Sound	Steel	—	85
34	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
39	Autotomize	Steel	—	—
42	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
45	Slash	Normal	70	100
50	Night Slash	Dark	70	100

Egg moves

Skarmory learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Assurance	Dark	50	100
Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Guard Swap	Psychic	—	—
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Whirlwind	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Skarmory can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Defense	Steel	—	—
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Roost	Flying	—	—
Sky Attack	Flying	140	90
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Tailwind	Flying	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Skarmory is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal		50	95
02	Fly	Flying		90	95

Moves learnt by TM

Skarmory is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
58	Sky Drop	Flying	60	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
88	Pluck	Flying	60	100
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Transfer-only moves

Skarmory can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Counter	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Defog	Flying	—	—	Generation 4 — HM
Fury Cutter	Bug	20	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Ominous Wind	Ghost	60	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Twister	Dragon	40	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Skarmory egg move parents

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Skarmory

Skarmory's egg groups: Flying

The egg moves for Skarmory are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Skarmory with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Skarmory with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Assurance

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Murkrow Woobat Swoobat
Breeding	Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Murkrow Skarmory Honchkrow
Pre-evolution Level up	Honchkrow

Brave Bird

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Farfetch'd Starly Staravia Staraptor Ducklett Swanna Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Doduo Dodrio Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory

Drill Peck

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio
Breeding	Natu Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Honchkrow

Endure

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Skarmory
Generation 4 TM	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Farfetch'd Doduo Dodrio Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Togetic Natu Xatu Murkrow Taillow Swellow Wingull Pelipper Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss

Guard Swap

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Natu Xatu
Breeding	Skarmory

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Spearow Fearow Doduo Dodrio Murkrow Wingull Honchkrow
Breeding	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Crobat Skarmory Taillow Swellow Swablu Altaria Starly Staravia Staraptor
Pre-evolution Level up	Pelipper

Sky Attack

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Noctowl Altaria Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Sigilyph
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Hoothoot Noctowl Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow
Move tutor	Pidgeot Spearow Fearow Farfetch'd Dodrio Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Xatu Murkrow Skarmory Swellow Pelipper Altaria Staraptor Honchkrow Chatot Togekiss Pidove Tranquill Unfezant Swoobat Sigilyph Archeops Swanna Braviary

Stealth Rock

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Skarmory
Move tutor	Aerodactyl Skarmory Archen Archeops

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot Starly Staravia Staraptor Sigilyph Rufflet Braviary
Breeding	Spearow Fearow Zubat Golbat Aerodactyl Hoothoot Noctowl Crobat Murkrow Skarmory Taillow Swellow Honchkrow