Skuntank • Generation VIII Pokédex • Marriland.com

Skuntank's Type

POISON

DARK

Skuntank's Pokédex #s

National #: 435

Galar #: 131

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Sinnoh #: 85

Skuntank's Base Stats

HP:: 103

Attack:: 93

Defense:: 67

Sp. Atk:: 71

Sp. Def:: 61

Speed:: 84

Total:: 479

Misc. Info

Height:: 3'3" (1m)

Weight:: 83.8 lbs. (38 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 2 HP

Base EXP:: 168

Catch Rate:: 60

Base Happiness:: 70

Skuntank's Abilities

Here are what abilities Skuntank can possibly have, along with their effects.

Stench: Skuntank has a 10% chance of making the target flinch with it hit. This does not affect moves that already cause flinching.

Aftermath: When Skuntank is knocked out by a contact move, the attacker takes 1/4 its max HP in damage.

Keen Eye: Protects Skuntank from having its accuracy lowered and ignores evasion on any Pokémon Skuntank targets.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Skuntank's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: GROUND

½: GRASS

POISON

GHOST

DARK

immune: PSYCHIC

Skuntank's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Skuntank evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Stunky: starting form

Skuntank: at level 34

Skuntank's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Skuntank can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Skuntank learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
1	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
1	Poison Gas Poisons all nearby enemies.	POISON	--	90%	40	Nearby Enemies
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Feint Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.	NORMAL	30	100%	10	One Target
1	Smokescreen Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
9	Acid Spray Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	POISON	40	100%	20	One Target
12	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
15	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
18	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
21	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	10	One Target
24	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
27	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
30	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
33	Memento Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two stages, then Skuntank faints.	DARK	--	100%	10	One Target
38	Night Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	DARK	70	100%	15	One Target
43	Belch Can only be used if Skuntank has consumed a held berry at any point in the battle, even if it was switched out.	POISON	120	90%	10	One Target
48	Venom Drench Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	POISON	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
53	Explosion Skuntank is knocked out after using Explosion.	NORMAL	250	100%	5	All But Self

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Skuntank can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM13	Fire Spin Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	FIRE	35	85%	15	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM21	Rest Skuntank restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Skuntank from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM26	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Skuntank is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM57	Payback Does double damage if Skuntank attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM74	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM77	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
TM84	Tail Slap Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	25	85%	10	One Target
TM85	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Skuntank can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR02	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TR13	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR15	Fire Blast Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	110	85%	5	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Skuntank's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Skuntank's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR32	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR58	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR68	Nasty Plot Raises Skuntank's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TR81	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Skuntank's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
TR90	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target
TR91	Venom Drench Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	POISON	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Skuntank can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Skuntank.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Smog Has a 40% chance to poison the target.	POISON	30	70%	20	One Target
EGG	Double-Edge Skuntank takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Skuntank can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TUTOR	Burning Jealousy Burns all targets that had their stats raised during this turn.	FIRE	70	100%	5	Nearby Enemies
TUTOR	Corrosive Gas Removes any held item the target is holding.	POISON	--	100%	40	One Target
TUTOR	Lash Out If Skuntank's stats were lowered this turn, Lash Out's power is doubled.	DARK	75	100%	5	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Skuntank learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
1	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
1	Poison Gas Poisons all nearby enemies.	POISON	--	90%	40	Nearby Enemies
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Feint Strikes first and breaks through the target's Protect-like moves.	NORMAL	30	100%	10	One Target
1	Smokescreen Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
9	Acid Spray Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.	POISON	40	100%	20	One Target
12	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
15	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
18	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
21	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	10	One Target
24	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
27	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
30	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
33	Memento Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two stages, then Skuntank faints.	DARK	--	100%	10	One Target
38	Night Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	DARK	70	100%	15	One Target
43	Belch Can only be used if Skuntank has consumed a held berry at any point in the battle, even if it was switched out.	POISON	120	90%	10	One Target
48	Venom Drench Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	POISON	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
53	Explosion Skuntank is knocked out after using Explosion.	NORMAL	250	100%	5	All But Self

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Skuntank can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM05	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
TM06	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM12	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Skuntank from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM23	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM30	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Skuntank's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM35	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TM36	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TM38	Fire Blast Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	110	85%	5	One Target
TM41	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Skuntank is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Skuntank restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM63	Nasty Plot Raises Skuntank's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TM64	Explosion Skuntank is knocked out after using Explosion.	NORMAL	250	100%	5	All But Self
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Skuntank attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM78	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM79	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Skuntank's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM84	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Skuntank's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM97	Defog Lowers the target's evasion by one stage. Removes effects on the enemy's field such as Light Screen, Reflect, etc.	FLYING	--	--	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Skuntank can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Skuntank.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Smog Has a 40% chance to poison the target.	POISON	30	70%	20	One Target
EGG	Double-Edge Skuntank takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Foul Play Foul Play uses the target's Attack stat instead of Skuntank's to calculate damage.	DARK	95	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target

Skuntank's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Skuntank's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Skuntank's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Skuntank is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	316	347	379	410	103
Attack	191	222	254	285	93
Defense	139	170	202	233	67
Sp. Atk	147	178	210	241	71
Sp. Def	127	158	190	221	61
Speed	173	204	236	267	84
Total					479

Where to Find Skuntank in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Skuntank, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Skuntank in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Skuntank

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Skuntank in the Wild

Dusty Bowl

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	40%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	Lv. 40-45

Lake of Outrage

Random Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	Sword 33% Shield 30%	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	Lv. 50-52

Getting Skuntank By Evolution

Evolves from Stunky at level 34.

Location information on where to find Skuntank in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Skuntank

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

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.

Shield

It digs holes in the ground to make its nest. The stench of the fluid it lets fly from the tip of its tail is extremely potent.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It sprays a vile-smelling fluid from the tip of its tail to attack. Its range is over 160 feet.

Y Alpha Sapphire

It sprays a stinky fluid from its tail. The fluid smells worse the longer it is allowed to fester.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

It attacks by spraying a horribly smelly fluid from the tip of its tail. Attacks from above confound it.

Generation 4 Pokédex 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 SoulSilver

It attacks by spraying a repugnant fluid from its tail, but the stench dulls after a few squirts.