#0435

Skuntank

Skunk Pokémon

About

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

Legends: Arceus 1 of 7

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 Eye Hidden ability

Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Height: 1.0 m 3′03″
Weight: 38.0 kg 83.8 lb
Gender: ♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	103	316–410
Attack	93	171–313
Defense	67	125–256
Sp. Atk	71	132–265
Sp. Def	61	114–243
Speed	84	155–293
Total	479

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: Ground
Resists ½×: GrassPoisonGhostDark
Immune: Psychic

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: GrassPsychicGhostFairy

Evolution

#0434 Stunky PoisonDark

Level 34

#0435 Skuntank PoisonDark

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Evo.	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
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 STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
21	Venoshock STAB 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
27	Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
30	Sucker Punch STAB 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
38	Night Slash STAB Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Dark	Physical	70	100%	15
43	Belch STAB Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry.	Poison	Special	120	90%	10
48	Explosion User faints.	Normal	Physical	250	100%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Acid Spray STAB Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.	Poison	Special	40	100%	20
Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Burning Jealousy Burns the target if it had a state stage raise this turn.	Fire	Special	70	100%	5
Crunch STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Dark Pulse STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s.	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fire Blast Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
Fire Spin Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Fire	Special	35	85%	15
Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
Foul Play STAB Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Gunk Shot STAB Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	120	80%	5
Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	Ghost	Special	65	100%	10
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Knock Off STAB Target drops its held item.	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Lash Out STAB Power doubles if the user had a stat stage lowered this turn.	Dark	Physical	75	100%	5
Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage.	Fairy	Physical	90	90%	10
Poison Jab STAB Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
Poison Tail STAB Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	50	100%	25
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Shadow Claw Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sludge Bomb STAB Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
Sludge Wave STAB Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	95	100%	10
Snarl STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Super Fang Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP.	Normal	Physical	—	90%	10
Swift Never misses.	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Temper Flare Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.	Fire	Physical	75	100%	10
Tera Blast 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.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief STAB Takes the target’s item.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Throat Chop STAB Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.	Poison	Status	—	—	20
Trailblaze The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.	Grass	Physical	50	100%	20
Venoshock STAB Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned.	Poison	Special	65	100%	10

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 2 HP
Catch rate: 60
Base friendship: 70
Base experience: 168
Growth rate: Medium
Wild held items: Pecha Berry

Breeding

Egg groups: Ground
Egg cycles: 20 (about 5,140 steps)