Skeledirge

Skeledirge isn't the strongest Fire Type starter, sadly. It has a great design, and is boosted by the sheer power of Incinerate, but it's not likely to top the Fire Type meta unless its Signature Move from the main series, Torch Song, as a powerful Fast Move.

Needless to say, wait until Fuecoco Community Day to evolve this beast, as it needs Blast Burn to be relevant. 

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

• Incinerate and Flamethrower is the moveset of choice, as it grants Skeledirge a STAB Fire Type moveset.
• If you want to use Skeledirge to counter Psychic or Ghost Types, then the moveset choice is Bite and Shadow Ball
• Crunch and Disarming Voice are ultimately inferior.

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

• Incinerate is one of the best defensive Charged Moves in the game, and is the move of choice here.
• Bite is inferior.
• Incinerate is best paired with Crunch for its great neutral coverage, low energy cost, and good damage output.
• Dazzling Gleam is also great, but it's far easier to dodge.
• Shadow Ball has higher base power and STAB, but it comes out a bit less frequently and is pretty easy to dodge.
• Flamethrower allows too many Pokemon to wall Skeledirge when paired with Incinerate, and isn't great by comparison to the other options. 

Incinerate is an excellent Fast Attack, providing both good damage and energy generation despite its rather clunky duration. Bite is terrible.

Shadow Ball is Skeledirge's primary STAB option, sporting great coverage and DPE; it can be a bit expensive, however. Disarming Voice provides Skeledirge with additional coverage against Dragon-type Pokemon and is tied with Crunch for being its cheapest Charged Attack option. Crunch is generally unused because its coverage is too similar to Shadow Ball's, but it has significantly less DPE. Flamethrower is decent and can melt Steel-type Pokemon should Incinerate's damage output not be enough, usually replacing Shadow Ball as Skeledirge still generally prefers having Disarming Voice as a cheap coverage move.