Mega Skarmory is set to make its debut in Pokémon GO. Learn how to beat Mega Skarmory with the best counters, weaknesses, raid tips, shiny information, and Mega Evolution details.
Mega Skarmory
Mega Skarmory is a Steel- and Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It is weak to Pokémon with Electric- and Fire-type attacks. Its best attacks are Steel Wing as a Fast Attack and Sky Attack as a Charged Attack.
Its stats are as follows.
- Attack: 273
- Defense: 228
- HP: 163
These make it more attack-weighted.
Furthermore, it can currently learn the following attacks.
- Fast Attack
- Air Slash, a Flying-type attack
- Charged Attack
- Brave Bird, a Flying-type attack
- Flash Cannon, a Steel-type attack
Due to these, you will want to use counters that have either Electric- or Fire-type attacks and can resist both Steel- and Flying-type attacks.
Furthermore, it resists Pokémon with Bug-, Grass-, Poison-, Dragon-, Fairy-, Flying-, Ground-, Normal-, Psychic-, and Steel-type attacks.
Mega Skarmory’s Best Counters
These are as follows.
- Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin as a Fast Attack and Blast Burn as a Charged Attack.
- Shadow Blaziken with Fire Spin as a Fast Attack and Blast Burn as a Charged Attack.
- Regieleki with Thunder Shock as a Fast Attack and Thunder Cage as a Charged Attack.
- Blacephalon with Incinerate as a Fast Attack and Mind Blown as a Charged Attack.
- Shadow Raikou with Thunder Shock as a Fast Attack and Wild Charge as a Charged Attack.
- Zekrom with Charge Beam as a Fast Attack and Fusion Bolt as a Charged Attack.
- Reshiram with Fire Fang as a Fast Attack and Fusion Flare as a Charged Attack.
- Shadow Heatran with Fire Spin as a Fast Attack and Magma Storm as a Charged Attack.
- Thundurus (Therian) with Volt Switch as a Fast Attack and Wildbolt Storm as a Charged Attack.
You can save any of these as your 6-team battle party and use them during the Super Mega Raid Day. Ensure you have these powered up to at least their level 35.
After defeating Mega Skarmory, you will get Skarmory as an encounter, Mega Energy, and other resources. If you get a Skarmory with 1204 CP, that is a hundo. If the in-game weather is Snow or Windy, the hundo is with 1506 CP.
The boosted shiny odds are 1 in 20. If you get a Shiny Skarmory with either of these CP, you’ve gotten a Shundo.
Raid Day Details
Mega Skarmory will be the featured Pokémon during the Super Mega Raid Day on Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.
At the start of the event, Trainers will have access to the following bonuses and Timed Research.
- Increase in Remote Raid Pass to 20 from Friday, June 26, at 5:00 p.m. to Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. PDT.
- Up to six free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.
- Increased chance of encountering Shiny Skarmory from Super Mega Raids.
- Skamory caught from Super Mega Raids will have Mega Level 1 unlocked.
- Complete Timed Research tasks to earn a Premium Battle Pass and an encounter with Houndoom.
If you purchase the event ticket for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you will be granted the following bonuses.
- Up to 14 Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.
- Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles.
- An additional 5,000 XP from each Super Mega Raid Battle.
- An additional 5,000 Stardust from each Super Mega Raid Battle.
The Bonuses and Research will expire on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. local time.
Top 10 Super Mega Raids Tips
Doing the following will help you make the best out of the Super Mega Raid Day. Success depends not only on having the best counters. Coordination is very important.
- Make sure every Trainer uses a Mega Pokémon in the raid. You need at least 8 Mega Pokémon in the raid.
- Don’t use Primal Groudon (or Primal Kyogre) since they cannot be used to break shields during a Super Mega Raid.
- Each Trainer can only break one shield. You cannot win if the shields are not broken.
- Aim for a larger lobby than the minimum of 8 Trainers.
- Put your Mega Pokémon in the last slot of your battle team.
- Use your Mega Pokémon’s charged attack only when the raid boss starts using shields.
- If your Mega Pokémon faints before breaking the shield, go into the raid lobby, revive your Mega Pokémon, and then re-enter the raid immediately.
- If you are remote raiding, ensure that the minimum number of Mega Pokémon in the raid is 8 and that the raid party is at least 10 Trainers.
- Create a saved Battle Party of the six (6) counters you want to use.
- Don’t forget to heal and revive your battle party after each raid.
Where to find Super Mega Raids?
Super Mega Raids require teamwork and may only appear at certain Gyms. You can visit pokemongo.com/map to see the locations where Super Mega Raids might appear during an event.
You can also filter the map to show nearby community meetups days in advance, allowing you to plan more seamlessly. Plus, you’ll be able to view nearby community meetups through the map. You should attend nearby meetups hosted by Community Ambassadors and join other Trainers to help you take on any challenge.
If you’ve never attended a meetup before, Super Mega Raids are a great reason to go out and meet your local community of Trainers for the first time!
Coordinate more easily with friends, family, and other Trainers in your community, and raise the odds of success in battle together!
Is Mega Skarmory Worth Raiding?
As a raid attacker, Mega Skarmory is not expected to become a top-tier attacker. So, it is worth raiding up till the point where you get enough Mega Energy for its first Mega Evolution. There are better Steel-type or Flying-type raid attackers in Pokémon GO.
Another reason you may want to raid it is its type combination. It will be the first Mega Pokémon in Pokémon GO to have a Steel/Flying Mega boost combination. This combination will provide bonus Candy and XL Candy for Steel- and or Flying-type Pokémon in the wild or in Raids.
Mega Evolution Details
The first Skarmory Mega-evolution will cost you 300 Skarmory Mega Energy if you want to Mega-evolve a Skarmory you already have before this Super Mega Raid Day. However, you won’t need this if you want to mega-evolve the one you caught from the Super Mega Raid.
Additionally, you will need more Mega Energy to increase its level to a High Level, Max Level, and then Super Max Level. In total, you will need about 10,000 Skarmory Mega Energy if you want to instantly increase its Mega level to Super Max Level. If not, you can take is slow and use less Mega Energy. However, increasing its level from Max Level to Super Max Level requires 5,000 Skarmory Mega Energy.
Remember, it is not worth the hassle. So, between 1,000 and 2,000 Skarmory Mega Energy should be fine.
Related information on Super Mega Raids
- What are Super Mega Raids in Pokémon GO?
- Additional Mega Evolution System Updates in Pokémon GO
- What are Super Max: Mega Level 4 in Pokémon GO?
