Skarmory (Japanese: エアームド Airmd) is a dual-type Steel/Flying Pokémon 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 harsh conditions. Its nests are usually found in thorn bushes, where continual scratching of its skin will eventually harden it into an iron-like state.
In the anime
Major appearances
Skarmory made its anime debut in Hot Matches! It belonged to a Trainer named Miki, who was looking to battle any Fire-type Pokémon. She used it to battle Brock's Vulpix and Ash's Cyndaquil.
Meowth and Wobbuffet had their food stolen by a Skarmory in Camp Pikachu.
Skarmory was one of the Steel-type Pokémon that were picking on a wild Torkoal in All Torkoal, No Play.
A Skarmory kidnapped May and dumped her in a Forbidden Forest in Grass Hysteria!.
Winona's Skarmory was in Who's Flying Now?. She was letting people take rides on it during the Feather Festival.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate!, a Skarmory kidnapped Pikachu and Pichu. 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. Charmander guessed that "maybe Skarmory bumped its head."
A Skarmory kidnapped an Azumarill in Pikachu's Summer Festival. It later battled May's Combusken.
Barry 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 Spikes, but was easily defeated by Paul's Magmortar.
A Skarmory appeared in a flashback in SS028.
A Skarmory appeared in Battles in the Sky!, under ownership of a Sky Trainer.
Six Skarmory appeared in The Legend of the Ninja Hero! under the ownership of the Ninja Army. They reappeared in the next episode.
Minor appearances
A Skarmory appeared in Around the Whirlpool as part of Brock's example.
Attila owned a Skarmory in The Legend of Thunder!.
Multiple Skarmory appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as part of the feuding armies. Three of them attacked Sir Aaron and his Pidgeot.
A Coordinator's Skarmory appeared briefly in Spontaneous Combusken! taking part in the Chrysanthemum Contest.
May's Squirtle defeated a Skarmory in the Battle Stage of the Mulberry Contest in Going for Choke!.
Several Skarmory appeared in Steeling Peace of Mind! and Saving the World From Ruins!.
Taylor's Skarmory appeared in Pursuing a Lofty Goal! as one of the participants of the Squallville PokéRinger.
Several Skarmory appeared in Pillars of Friendship!, under the command of J's henchmen.
A Skarmory appeared in the opening scenes of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Skarmory appeared in the Hoopa's Surprise Ring Adventures short Flying in the Air.
A Trainer's Skarmory appeared in A Relay in the Sky!.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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EP152
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Skarmory
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Ash's Pokédex
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Skarmory, the Armor Bird Pokémon. Because Skarmory nests in briers and is constantly scratched by thorns, its wings become razor sharp.
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DP184
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Skarmory
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Skarmory, the Armor Bird Pokémon. Skarmory's body is covered with a steel-like armor, and can fly at speeds of over 100 mph.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Gold helped Falkner capture a Skarmory in Sunkern Treasure by using his new caught Sunkern to leap near it to let Exbo attack it with its Ember. 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.
Another Skarmory appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to help the fight in Ilex Forest.
Winona is 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 Emerald in his Battle Factory team.
A Skarmory appeared in Skirting Around Surskit I as a rental Pokémon that Guile Hideout stole.
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.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon Adventures
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PS138
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Feathers from its wings are thin and hard. They can also be used as blades or knives.*
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In the TCG
- Main article: Skarmory (TCG)
In the TFG
One Skarmory figure has been released.
Other appearances
In the Pokémon Stadium 2, a Skarmory can be seen flying on the Flying Terrain. Other guest Pokémon found in the Flying Terrain include a Drifloon and a Hoppip 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."
Game data
NPC appearances
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Skarmory resides at the top of Mt. Steel where it does not like being disturbed. Skarmory holds a Diglett 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.
- Pokémon Ranger: Skarmory is Elita's partner Pokémon. The player also sees it at the Grassland Challenge.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Gold
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Its sturdy wings look heavy, but they are actually hollow and light, allowing it to fly freely in the sky.
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Silver
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After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns.
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Crystal
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The feathers that it sheds are very sharp. It is said that people once used the feathers as swords.
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Stadium 2
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Its sturdy wings look heavy, but they are actually hollow and light, allowing it to fly freely in the sky.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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Skarmory is entirely encased in hard, protective armor. This Pokémon flies at close to 190 mph. It slashes foes with its wings that possess swordlike cutting edges.
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Sapphire
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Skarmory's steel wings become tattered and bashed in from repeated battles. Once a year, the battered wings grow back completely, restoring the cutting edges to their pristine state.
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Emerald
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A Pokémon that has a body and wings of steel. People in the past used feathers fallen from Skarmory to make swords and knives.
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FireRed
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After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns.
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LeafGreen
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Its sturdy wings look heavy, but its bones are hollow and light, allowing it to fly freely in the sky.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Despite being clad entirely in iron-hard armor, it flies at speed of over 180 mph.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Its sturdy wings look heavy, but they are actually hollow and light, allowing it to fly freely in the sky.
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SoulSilver
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After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns.
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Generation V
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Black
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Despite being clad entirely in iron-hard armor, it flies at speed of over 180 mph.
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White
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Black 2
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Its heavy-looking iron body is actually thin and light, so it can fly at speeds over 180 mph.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns.
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Y
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Despite being clad entirely in iron-hard armor, it flies at speed of over 180 mph.
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Omega Ruby
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Skarmory is entirely encased in hard, protective armor. This Pokémon flies at close to 190 mph. It slashes foes with its wings that possess swordlike cutting edges.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Skarmory's steel wings become tattered and bashed in from repeated battles. Once a year, the battered wings grow back completely, restoring the cutting edges to their pristine state.
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Generation VII
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Sun
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Its feathers, which fall off as it grows, are thin and sharp. In times long past, warriors used them as swords.
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Moon
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Its metal body is sturdy, but it does rust rather easily. So on rainy days, this Pokémon prefers to stay put in its nest.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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65
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125 - 172
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240 - 334
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80
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76 - 145
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148 - 284
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140
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130 - 211
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256 - 416
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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Total: 465
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skarmory
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Skarmory
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skarmory
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Skarmory
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Skarmory in Generation VII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Skarmory in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skarmory
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Skarmory
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Skarmory can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Skarmory cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skarmory
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Skarmory
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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Poké Assist:
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Field move:
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None
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Loops: 3
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Min. exp.: N/A
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Max. exp.: N/A
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Browser entry R-000
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Skarmory is capable of freely flying high and low through the skies.
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
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Poké Assist: (present)
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Field move: (present)
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(Tackle ×3)
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Poké Assist: (past)
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Field move: (past)
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(Tackle ×1)
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Browser entry [[List of Pokémon by Oblivia Browser number|]]
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It attacks with gusts of luminous wind.
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Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Trivia
- Skarmory can be seen as a parallel to Mantine. Both of them are Flying-type Generation II Pokémon. Skarmory is exclusive to Pokémon Silver, FireRed, and SoulSilver, while Mantine is exclusive to Pokémon Gold, LeafGreen and HeartGold.
- Skarmory has kidnapped more Pokémon and people in the anime than any other Pokémon, with the possible exception of Meowth. It has kidnapped Jessie's Wobbuffet, May, an Azumarill, and Meowth in the regular series, and it also kidnapped Diglett, Pichu and Pikachu in the Mystery Dungeon special.
- Skarmory has the highest base Defense of all Flying-type Pokémon.
- Skarmory's number in the Johto Pokédex and New Unova Pokédex are the same: 203.
Origin
Skarmory has much in common with the Andean Condor and cranes, birds which are held in high esteem in Japan. It is also similar to many mythological, metallic birds such as the Stymphalian birds, the Gagana, and the Alicanto.
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 hand fan.
Name origin
Skarmory is a combination of sky and armory 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.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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エアームド Airmd
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From air, armed, and armored
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French
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Airmure
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From air and armure
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Spanish
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Skarmory
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Same as English name
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German
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Panzaeron
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From Panzer and aero
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Italian
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Skarmory
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Same as English name
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Korean
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무장조 Mujangjo
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Combination of 무장 mujang and 조(鳥) jo
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Mandarin Chinese
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盔甲鳥 / 盔甲鸟 Kuījiǎniǎo
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Literally "Armored bird"
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Cantonese Chinese
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More languages
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Hindi
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स्कारमोरी Skarmory
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Скармори Skarmori
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Transcription of English name
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External links
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