Great Encounters

Skarmory

GEFR53· Uncommon
Skarmory GE 53

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
70
Type
Metal
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
+20
Resistance
-20
Number
53/106
Set
Great EncountersGE
Illustrated by
Mitsuhiro Arita

Its attacks

Air CrashCrash aérien

20

Flip a coin. If heads, discard an Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.Lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, défaussez une Énergie attachée au Pokémon Défenseur.

Steel WingAile d'acier

40

During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to Skarmory by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).Lors du prochain tour de votre adversaire, tous dégâts infligés à Airmure par des attaques sont réduits de 20 (après application de la Faiblesse et de la Résistance).

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fire +20. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 914 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Great Encounters landed here on 1 February 2008.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 34 Skarmory cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Skarmory card and its price