>>33563492Because it was part of a 9 card binder alongside
>>33563330 and another one that had Celebi, Sudowoodo, and Sneasel. They wanted one Pokemon of each type, so they threw Skarmory in with Lugia and Ho-oh. That's also why Ho-oh and Lugia are colorless and psychic, even though they're almost always fire and colorless (or occasionally water in Lugia's case, for some reason).