Skeledirge
National: #911· Paldea: #6
Evolution chain
Evolution method (Scarlet & Violet). Methods may differ in earlier games.
Base stats
| HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 75 | 100 | 110 | 75 | 66 | 530 |
Abilities
Signature moves
Moves that are learned only by this Pokémon line (Gen 9).
The user blows out raging flames as if singing a song, scorching the target. This also boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Moves
User takes 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
User charges for one turn before attacking. During sunny day, the charge turn is skipped. During hail, rain dance, or sandstorm, power is halved. This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
User falls to sleep and immediately regains all its HP. If the user has another major status effect, sleep will replace it. The user will always wake up after two turns, or one turn with early bird. This move fails if the Pokémon cannot fall asleep due to uproar, insomnia, or vital spirit. It also fails if the Pokémon is at full health or is already asleep.
Transfers 1/4 the user’s max HP into a doll that absorbs damage and causes most negative move effects to fail. If the user leaves the field, the doll will vanish. If the user cannot pay the HP cost, this move will fail. The doll takes damage as normal, using the user’s stats and types, and will break when its HP reaches zero. Self-inflicted damage from confusion or recoil is not absorbed. Healing effects from opponents ignore the doll and heal the user as normal. Moves that work based on the user’s HP still do so; the doll’s HP does not influence any move. The doll will block major status effects, confusion, and flinching. The effects of smelling salts and wake up slap do not trigger against a doll, even if the Pokémon behind the doll has the appropriate major status effect. Multi-turn trapping moves like wrap will hit the doll for their regular damage, but the multi-turn trapping and damage effects will not activate. Moves blocked or damage absorbed by the doll do not count as hitting the user or inflicting damage for any effects that respond to such, e.g., avalanche, counter, or a rowap berry. magic coat still works as normal, even against moves the doll would block. Opposing Pokémon that damage the doll with a leech move like absorb are healed as normal. It will also block acupressure, block, the curse effect of curse, dream eater, embargo, flatter, gastro acid, grudge, heal block, leech seed, lock on, mean look, mimic, mind reader, nightmare, pain split, psycho shift, spider web, sketch, swagger, switcheroo, trick, worry seed, and yawn. A Pokémon affected by yawn before summoning the doll will still fall to sleep. The doll blocks intimidate, but all other abilities act as though the doll did not exist. If the user has an ability that absorbs moves of a certain type for HP (such as volt absorb absorbing thunder wave), such moves will not be blocked. life orb and berries that cause confusion still work as normal, but their respective HP loss and confusion are absorbed/blocked by the doll. The user is still vulnerable to damage inflicted when entering or leaving the field, such as by pursuit or spikes; however, the doll will block the poison effect of toxic spikes. The doll is passed on by baton pass. It keeps its existing HP, but uses the replacement Pokémon’s stats and types for damage calculation. All other effects work as normal.
If the user is a ghost: user pays half its max HP to place a curse on the target, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP every turn. Otherwise: Lowers the user’s Speed by one stage, and raises its Attack and Defense by one stage each. The curse effect is passed on by baton pass. This move cannot be copied by mirror move.
No moves will hit the user for the remainder of this turn. If the user is last to act this turn, this move will fail. If the user successfully used detect, endure, protect, quick guard, or wide guard on the last turn, this move has a 50% chance to fail. lock on, mind reader, and no guard provide a (100 – accuracy)% chance for moves to break through this move. This does not apply to one-hit KO moves (fissure, guillotine, horn drill, and sheer cold); those are always blocked by this move. thunder during rain dance and blizzard during hail have a 30% chance to break through this move. The following effects are not prevented by this move: * acupressure from an ally * curse’s curse effect * Delayed damage from doom desire and future sight; however, these moves will be prevented if they are used this turn * feint, which will also end this move’s protection after it hits * imprison * perish song * shadow force * Moves that merely copy the user, such as transform or psych up This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.
User is forced to attack with this move for 2–3 turns,selected at random. After the last hit, the user becomes confused. safeguard does not protect against the confusion from this move.
The user’s HP cannot be lowered below 1 by any means for the remainder of this turn. If the user successfully used detect, endure, protect, quick guard, or wide guard on the last turn, this move has a 50% chance to fail. This move cannot be selected by assist or metronome.
Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
Only usable if the user is sleeping. Randomly selects and uses one of the user’s other three moves. Use of the selected move requires and costs 0 PP. This move will not select assist, bide, bounce, chatter, copycat, dig, dive, fly, focus punch, me first, metronome, mirror move, shadow force, skull bash, sky attack, sky drop, sleep talk, solar beam, razor wind, or uproar. If the selected move requires a recharge turn—i.e., one of blast burn, frenzy plant, giga impact, hydro cannon, hyper beam, roar of time, or rock wrecker—and the user is still sleeping next turn, then it’s forced to use this move again and pay another PP for the recharge turn. This move cannot be copied by mirror move, nor selected by assist, metronome, or sleep talk.
Changes the weather to sunshine for five turns, during which fire moves inflict 50% extra damage, and water moves inflict half damage. If the user is holding heat rock, this effect lasts for eight turns. Pokémon cannot become frozen. thunder has 50% accuracy. solar beam skips its charge turn. moonlight, morning sun, and synthesis heal 2/3 of the user’s max HP. Pokémon with chlorophyll have doubled original Speed. Pokémon with forecast become fire. Pokémon with leaf guard are not affected by major status effects. Pokémon with flower gift change form; every Pokémon on their side of the field have their original Attack and Special Attack increased by 50%. Pokémon with dry skin lose 1/8 max HP at the end of each turn. Pokémon with solar power have their original Special Attack raised by 50% but lose 1/8 their max HP at the end of each turn.
If the user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned, this move has double power.
Boosts the power of the target’s moves by 50% until the end of this turn. This move cannot be copied by mirror move, nor selected by assist or metronome.
If round has already been used this turn, this move’s power is doubled. After this move is used, any other Pokémon using it this turn will immediately do so (in the order they would otherwise act), regardless of Speed or priority. Pokémon using other moves will then continue to act as usual.
If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Switches the target out for another of its trainer’s Pokémon selected at random. Wild battles end immediately. Doesn’t affect Pokémon with suction cups or under the effect of ingrain.
User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.
If the target is in the first turn of dig, this move will hit with double power.
Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.
User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.
Power is doubled if the user’s last move failed for any reason (i.e., produced the message "But it failed!") or was ineffective due to types.
Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
For the next 2–5 turns, the target cannot leave the field and is damaged for 1/16 its max HP at the end of each turn. The user continues to use other moves during this time. If the user leaves the field, this effect ends. Has a 3/8 chance each to hit 2 or 3 times, and a 1/8 chance each to hit 4 or 5 times. Averages to 3 hits per use. rapid spin cancels this effect.
User digs underground for one turn, becoming immune to attack, and hits on the second turn. During the immune turn, earthquake, fissure, and magnitude still hit the user normally, and their power is doubled if appropriate. The user may be hit during its immune turn if under the effect of lock on, mind reader, or no guard. This move cannot be selected by sleep talk.
Burns the target.
Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Inflicts regular damage, then lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages.
User’s critical hit rate is one level higher when using this move.
Raises the user’s Speed by one stage.
If the target is holding a berry, it’s destroyed and cannot be used in response to this move.
If a friendly Pokémon used water pledge earlier this turn, moves used by any friendly Pokémon have doubled effect chance for four turns (including this one).
Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
User takes 1/3 the damage it inflicts in recoil. Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Frozen Pokémon may use this move, in which case they will thaw.
Has a 10% chance to burn the target and a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.
User loses its next turn to "recharge", and cannot attack or switch out during that turn.
The greater the user’s weight compared to the target’s, the higher power this move has, to a maximum of 120. User’s weight | Power -------------------------------- | ----: Up to 2× the target’s weight | 40 Up to 3× the target’s weight | 60 Up to 4× the target’s weight | 80 Up to 5× the target’s weight | 100 More than 5× the target’s weight | 120
Has a 30% chance to burn the target.
Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.
The next 4–8 times (selected at random) the target attempts to move, it is forced to repeat its last used move. If the selected move allows the trainer to select a target, an opponent will be selected at random each turn. If the target is prevented from using the selected move by some other effect, struggle will be used instead. This effect ends if the selected move runs out of PP. If the target hasn’t used a move since entering the field, if it tried to use a move this turn and failed, if it does not know the selected move, or if the selected move has 0 PP remaining, this move will fail. If the target’s last used move was encore, mimic, mirror move, sketch, struggle, or transform, this move will fail.
Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target and a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Ignores accuracy and evasion.
The user attacks the target using its angelic voice. This also confuses the target if its stats have been boosted during the turn.
If the target has a major status ailment, this move has double power.
Puts the target to sleep.
Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. Type immunity applies, but other type effects are ignored.
Prevents any Pokémon on the opposing side of the field from using any move the user knows until the user leaves the field. This effect is live; if the user obtains new moves while on the field, these moves become restricted. If no opposing Pokémon knows any of the user’s moves when this move is used, this move will fail.
Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
The user blows out raging flames as if singing a song, scorching the target. This also boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
Has a 20% chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
