Skuntank (Pokémon)

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Skuntank Skunk Pokémon スカタンク Skutank #435 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Dark Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Stench or Aftermath Cacophony Cacophony Keen Eye Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 60 (14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 5140 - 5396 steps
Height 3'03" 1.0 m Skuntank 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 83.8 lbs. 38.0 kg Skuntank 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone
Base experience yield 209 Gen. IV Unknown IV 168 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Skuntank 2 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style {{{form2}}}	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Skuntank (Japanese: スカタンク Skutank) is a dual-type Poison/Dark Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves from Stunky starting at level 34.

Contents

Biology

Skuntank is a medium-sized mammalian Pokémon that resembles a skunk with the face of a cat. It has purple, spiky fur with several tan stripes. The whiskers present on its pre-evolution have since vanished or have been replaced by furry purple tufts on the sides of Skuntank's face. Its legs are tan, and the tan coloration of its underside now forms a spiky pattern. Skuntank is known for its noxious fluid which smells dreadful. It can spray this fluid over 160 feet, and the longer it allows the liquid to ferment within its body, the more powerful the smell. Unlike its pre-evolution and real-life skunks, Skuntank spray this from its tail tip instead of the base, which can open. Skuntank prefers to nest in large, prickly bushes in heavily wooded areas.

In the anime

Skuntank in the anime

Major appearances

Skuntank debuted in Double Team Turnover!, under the ownership of Jupiter. It is her main Pokémon. It reappeared in Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!, where it was seen guarding Looker and Team Rocket; The Needs of the Three!, where Jupiter prepared to attack Ash, Dawn, and Brock before Cyrus stopped then; and The Battle Finale of Legend!, where it was defeated by Cynthia's Garchomp.

A Skuntank appeared in Classroom Training!, under the ownership of Jeremiah, a student at Snowpoint's Pokémon academy. It appeared again in Sliding Into Seventh!, where it used its Stench Ability to force Team Rocket out of a shed where they had hidden themselves.

Minor appearances

A Coordinator's Skuntank appeared in Last Call — First Round!, where it was seen with a Toxicroak during a Double Performance in the Sinnoh Grand Festival.

A Skuntank appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

A Skuntank appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad. It was among the Pokémon residing in a forest.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP126 Skuntank Ash's Pokédex Skuntank, the Skunk Pokémon and the evolved form of Stunky. It sprays a horrible smelling liquid from the tip of its tail. This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.

In the manga

Skuntank in Pokémon Adventures

In the Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic manga

A Skuntank appeared in Mission Complete as one of the Pokémon Kincaid controlled.

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

A Skuntank appeared in P7-14, under the ownership of Yazawa.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I, a Team Galactic's Grunts used an army of Skuntank and Staravia to battle Paka and Uji in Veilstone City so that they can find their client, Platinum, and use her for a ransom. They were defeated by the combined efforts of Paka, Uji, Diamond, and Pearl.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Like in the games and anime, Jupiter has a Skuntank, but it was only seen after being defeated by Mitsumi in The Battle Rages On.

In the TCG

Main article: Skuntank (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Skuntank is the leader of Team Skull, a band of thieves. When he first appears, he uses his stench to knock out the player. With Koffing, he can perform a noxious gas combo attack, and uses that to knock out the player's team with a horrible stench several times over the course of the game, but this fails against Wigglytuff later on. Toward the end of the game when he steals the Relic Fragment, his team's lives are saved by the player's team and he gives the relic back.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Sinnoh #085 Johto #— Diamond It sprays a vile-smelling fluid from the tip of its tail to attack. Its range is over 160 feet. Pearl It sprays a stinky fluid from its tail. The fluid smells worse the longer it is allowed to fester. Platinum It attacks by spraying a horribly smelly fluid from the tip of its tail. Attacks from above confound it. HeartGold It attacks by spraying a repugnant fluid from its tail, but the stench dulls after a few squirts. SoulSilver
Generation V Unova #— Black It attacks by spraying a horribly smelly fluid from the tip of its tail. Attacks from above confound it. White Black 2 It attacks by spraying a horribly smelly fluid from the tip of its tail. Attacks from above confound it. White 2
Generation VI Kalos Coastal #103 Hoenn #— X It sprays a vile-smelling fluid from the tip of its tail to attack. Its range is over 160 feet. Y It sprays a stinky fluid from its tail. The fluid smells worse the longer it is allowed to fester. Omega Ruby It sprays a vile-smelling fluid from the tip of its tail to attack. Its range is over 160 feet. Alpha Sapphire It sprays a stinky fluid from its tail. The fluid smells worse the longer it is allowed to fester.
Generation VII Alola #— Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Routes 221 and 225 Pearl Trade Platinum Trade HeartGold SoulSilver Trade
Generation V Black White Trade Black 2 Evolve Stunky White 2 Trade
Generation VI X Y Evolve Stunky Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Trade
Generation VII Sun Moon Pokémon Bank Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Pokémon Bank

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Mystifying Forest (1F-13F), Mystery Jungle (1F-29F), Shimmer Hill (1F-17F) MD Sky Mystifying Forest (1F-13F), Sky Peak (1st Station Pass 1F-8th Station Pass 1F), Mystery Jungle (1F-29F), Shimmer Hill (1F-17F) Ranger: SoA Oil Field Hideout Rumble Eternal Tower PokéPark Wii Haunted Zone Ranger: GS Rasp Cavern, Ice Temple
Generation V Rumble Blast Forest: Everspring Valley Rumble U Melodious Woodland: Major Clean-Up
Generation VI Battle Trozei Pitch-Black Cavern: Stage 1 Shuffle Roseus Center: Stage 298 Rumble World Plasma Tundra: Abundant Orchard (All Areas, Entrance Boss)

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Diamond	Pearl	Pecha Berry (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 103		163 - 210	316 - 410
Attack: 93		88 - 159	171 - 313
Defense: 67		64 - 130	125 - 256
Sp. Atk: 71		68 - 135	132 - 265
Sp. Def: 61		59 - 124	114 - 243
Speed: 84		80 - 149	155 - 293
Total: 479	Other Pokémon with this total
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.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/3 ★★☆	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 2/4 ★★☆☆	Stamina 3/4 ★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 13/18 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of  Psychic-type  moves is 2×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VII Other generations: IV - V - VI

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100100% 15 011 Scratch Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— ——% 30 011 Poison Gas Poison Status 0000— 09090% 40 011 Screech Normal Status 0000— 08585% 40 Evo.Evo. Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100100% 15 033 Poison Gas Poison Status 0000— 09090% 40 077 Screech Normal Status 0000— 08585% 40 099 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 01818 08080% 15 1313 Smokescreen Normal Status 0000— 100100% 20 1515 Feint Normal Physical 03030 100100% 10 1919 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100100% 20 2121 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25 2525 Slash Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20 2727 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 09090% 10 3131 Night Slash Dark Physical 07070 100100% 15 3333 Memento Dark Status 0000— 100100% 10 3737 Venom Drench Poison Status 0000— 100100% 20 3939 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 07070 100100% 5 4343 Belch Poison Special 120120 09090% 10 4545 Explosion Normal Physical 250250 100100% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skuntank Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skuntank Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: IV - V - VI

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM05 TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20 TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM09 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM12 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM35 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM38 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM41 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM64 TM64 Explosion Normal Physical 250250 100}}100% 5 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM66 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM84 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM95 TM95 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM97 TM97 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skuntank Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skuntank Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: IV - V - VI

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 Flame Burst Fire Special 70 100% 15 Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 Haze Ice Status — —% 30 Iron Tail* Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Leer Normal Status — 100% 30 Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90% 10 Punishment Dark Physical — 100% 5 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20 Scary Face Normal Status — 100% 10 Smog Poison Special 30 70% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Skuntank 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 Skuntank in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skuntank Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skuntank Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VII Other generations: IV - V - VI

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  S M US UM Defog Flying Status — —% 15 S M US UM Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15 S M US UM Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 S M US UM Snatch Dark Status — —% 10 S M US UM Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 S M US UM Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100% 15

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Skuntank can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Skuntank cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skuntank Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skuntank Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation VII Other generations: IV - V - VI

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Skuntank Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Skuntank Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Move	Card
Rage	Skuntank (Pokémon Rumble 13)

Anime-only moves

Move	Type	Episode
X-Scissor	Bug	Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: G
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Poison Poké Assist: Poison Field move: (Stink ×-) Browser entry R-145 It lets loose poison gas while it walks. It attacks by spitting up a poisonous fluid.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poison Poké Assist: (present) Poison Field move: (present) (Tackle ×2) Poké Assist: (past) Poison Field move: (past) (Tackle ×1) Browser entry R-054/N-150 It attacks by scattering poison gas around itself that makes Pokémon Tired.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Skuntank came to the Haunted Zone to explore the Haunted House but got lost and was late. His abilities serve him well at Dusknoir's Speed Slam.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #417 Last-Ditch Effort Increases damage when things are looking desperate.
Pokémon GO Base Stamina: 230 Base Attack: 184 Base Defense: 132 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Poison Jab, Bite Charged Attacks: Crunch, Flamethrower, Sludge Bomb

Evolution

Unevolved Stunky  Poison  Dark

Level 34 →

First evolution Skuntank  Poison  Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Skuntank images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Skuntank weighs 83.8 lbs. (38.0 kg), which is the same as Lucas. This trait is shared with Fearow, Togekiss, Yanma, and Sudowoodo.
• Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames from being traded on the GTS, an English-language Skuntank cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in Pokémon Black and White.

Origin

Skuntank is based on a hog-nosed skunk. Its appearance and notoriety of being incredibly foul smelling is also similar to the honey badger. Its stylized tail bears similarity to a pompadour, a hairstyle that is commonly associated with Japanese delinquents.

Name origin

Skuntank and Skutank may be a combination of skunk, stank (past tense of stink), and tank.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese スカタンク Skutank From skunk, stank (past tense of stink), and tank French Moufflair From moufette and flair Spanish Skuntank Same as English name German Skuntank Same as English name Italian Skuntank Same as English name Korean 스컹탱크 Skuntank Transliteration of English name Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese 坦克臭鼬 Tǎn Kè Chòu Yòu Combination of 坦克 and 臭鼬.

More languages

Related articles

• Team Skull (Mystery Dungeon)

External links

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