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Skuntank

Skunk Pokémon

Sprays a poisonous fluid to take down prey. Sometimes, unable to stomach the stench of its own fluid, it leaves the bested prey uneaten.

In Pokémon GO · 2358 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height1.0 m

Weight38.0 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium

Base EXP168

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.

Egg groups: Field

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

103

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

479

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Utility

Moves

Item

Rocky Helmet / Black Glasses / Heavy-Duty Boots

AbilityAftermath

Nature{"Jolly","Adamant"}

TeraDarkGhost

EV spread

Atk252

Def4

Spe252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Skuntank

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Diamond

Route 221 Route 225

Sword

Dusty Bowl Lake of Outrage North Lake Miloch South Lake Miloch

Shield

Dusty Bowl Lake of Outrage North Lake Miloch South Lake Miloch

Evolution

#0434Stunky

Lv. 34

#0435Skuntank

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Skuntank can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
0	Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100	15
1	Feint Hits through Protect and Detect.	Normal	Physical	30	100	10
1	Poison Gas Poisons the target.	Poison	Status	—	90	40
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Smokescreen Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	20
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
6	Acid Spray Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.	Poison	Special	40	100	20
12	Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	18	80	15
15	Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
18	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
21	Venoshock Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.	Poison	Special	65	100	10
24	Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	85	40
25	Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
27	Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90	10
30	Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100	5
33	Memento Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints.	Dark	Status	—	100	10
34	Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
38	Night Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Physical	70	100	15
43	Belch Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry.	Poison	Special	120	90	10
43	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
48	Explosion User faints.	Normal	Physical	250	100	5
48	Venom Drench Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	Poison	Status	—	100	20