Skuntank can be obtained in: Diamond (Wild – Sinnoh route 221, Sinnoh route 225). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#435 Skuntank

poison dark

Height1 m(3'03")

Weight38 kg(83.8 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 4

Skuntank Evolution

StunkyLevel 1

SkuntankLevel 34

Skuntank's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	103		347
Attack	93		222
Defense	67		170
Sp. Atk	71		178
Sp. Def	61		158
Speed	84		204
		0/508	1279

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

ground

1xdamage

normal fire water electric ice fighting flying bug rock dragon steel fairy

0.5xdamage

grass poison ghost dark

0xdamage

psychic

Skuntank Abilities

Stench

Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.

Aftermath

Damages the attacker for 1/4 its max HP when knocked out by a contact move.

Keen EyeHidden

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

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Skuntank Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Scratch	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	Hard, pointed, sharp claws rake the target to inflict damage.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	Level 1	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Smokescreen	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user releases an obscuring cloud of smoke or ink. This lowers the target's accuracy.
Poison Gas	poison	status	–	90	Level 1	A cloud of poison gas is sprayed in the faces of opposing Pokémon, poisoning those it hits.
Feint	normal	physical	30	100	Level 1	This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Fury Swipes	normal	physical	18	80	Level 12	The user attacks by raking the target with claws, scythes, or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Focus Energy	normal	status	–	–	Level 15	The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Level 18	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Venoshock	poison	special	65	100	Level 21	The user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move's power is doubled if the target is poisoned.
Screech	normal	status	–	85	Level 24	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Toxic	poison	status	–	90	Level 27	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Sucker Punch	dark	physical	70	100	Level 30	This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Memento	dark	status	–	100	Level 33	The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered.
Night Slash	dark	physical	70	100	Level 38	The user slashes the target the instant an opportunity arises. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Belch	poison	special	120	90	Level 43	The user lets out a damaging belch at the target. The user must eat a held Berry to use this move.
Explosion	normal	physical	250	100	Level 48	The user attacks everything around it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move.
Acid Spray	poison	special	40	100	TM	The user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Burning Jealousy	fire	special	70	100	TM	The user attacks with energy from jealousy. This leaves all opposing Pokémon that have had their stats boosted during the turn with a burn.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Dark Pulse	dark	special	80	100	TM	The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fire Spin	fire	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Foul Play	dark	physical	95	100	TM	The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gunk Shot	poison	physical	120	80	TM	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hex	ghost	special	65	100	TM	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100	TM	The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Lash Out	dark	physical	75	100	TM	The user lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's stats were lowered during this turn.
Nasty Plot	dark	status	–	–	TM	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Play Rough	fairy	physical	90	90	TM	The user attacks by playing rough with the target. This may also lower the target's Attack stat.
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100	TM	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Poison Tail	poison	physical	50	100	TM	The user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	TM	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Shadow Claw	ghost	physical	70	100	TM	The user attacks by slashing the target with a sharp claw made from shadows. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Sludge Bomb	poison	special	90	100	TM	The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Sludge Wave	poison	special	95	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits.
Snarl	dark	special	55	95	TM	The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Super Fang	normal	physical	–	90	TM	The user chomps hard on the target with its sharp front fangs. This cuts the target's HP in half.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Temper Flare	fire	physical	75	100	TM	Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	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.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Throat Chop	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Toxic Spikes	poison	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.

Skuntank Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

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.

Sword

In its belly, it reserves stinky fluid that it shoots from its tail during battle. As this Pokémon’s diet varies, so does the stench of its fluid.

In Other Languages

Skuntank's Japanese name is Skutank (スカタンク). Here are all the official names for Skuntank across different languages:

JapaneseスカタンクSkutank

Korean스컹탱크

Chinese (Traditional)坦克臭鼬

FrenchMoufflair

GermanSkuntank

SpanishSkuntank

ItalianSkuntank

Chinese (Simplified)坦克臭鼬

Skuntank Breeding

Species

Skunk Pokémon

Egg Groups

Ground

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate60

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium

Base Experience168

How to Get Skuntank

Skuntank can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Skuntank in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers

Sinnoh (Platinum) #85 Kalos Coastal #103 Galar #131 Hisui #111 Paldea #227

GameMethodLocationDetails

DiamondWildSinnoh route 221, Sinnoh route 225–

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