Skuntank

Skuntank
Current
Information
Type	Poison /  Dark
Gender	50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Abilities	Regular Stench, Aftermath Hidden Keen Eye
Species	Skunk Pokémon
Height and Weight	Height 1.0 m / 3'03" Weight 38.0 kg / 83.8 lbs.
Introduced in	Generation IV
Evolution	Evolves from Stunky
Body, Footprint, Color, Egg group, and Cry	Body Footprint Color Purple Egg group(s) Field Cry
Pokédex
National Pokédex	0435
Kanto	N/A / N/A (PE)
Johto	N/A / N/A (HGSS)
Hoenn	N/A / N/A (ORAS)
Sinnoh and Hisui	Sinnoh 085 / N/A (Pt) Hisui 111
Unova	N/A / N/A (B2W2)
Kalos	Central Kalos N/A Coastal Kalos 103 Mountain Kalos N/A
Alola	N/A / N/A (USUM)
Galar	131 / N/A (TIoA) / N/A (TCT)
Paldea, Kitakami and Blueberry	Paldea 227 Kitakami N/A Blueberry N/A
In other languages
Japanese	Name スカタンク Sukatanku
Japanese	Name スカタンク Sukatanku
English	Name Skuntank
English	Name Skuntank

Skuntank (Japanese: スカタンク, Hepburn: Sukatanku) (SKUN-tank) is a Poison/Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

Biology

Physiology

Skuntank resembles a fat white and purple skunk. It has a tail that covers its humped back and head, a plump belly, orange outlining near its eyes, an orange nose, and small fangs coming out of the side of its mouth. Its ears resemble cat ears.

Behavior

Skuntank cannot see upwards very well, and are thus very susceptible to aerial attacks. Skuntank dig their nests into flat ground, marking the surrounding area to warn intruders of their presence. Skuntank are distrustful Pokémon. They dislike humans in their territory and will try to stay away if possible. Skuntank have been known to ignite their sprays to break apart walls of Combee and access valuable Honey. They may either fight or flee when they sense danger.

Natural abilities

Skuntank have scent glands on the tips of their tails rather than the bases. This enables them to aim at foes much better, since they can actually see where they are shooting. Skuntank can spray their noxious fluids from a distance of over 160 feet (50 meters). Unlike Stunky, however, the smell doesn't wear off after a day or so; instead, it only worsens the longer the liquid is allowed to fester on its target. The exact odor varies based on the Skuntank's diet. The fluid produced by their scent glands is highly flammable; Skuntank can ignite the spurts of liquid that they spray in order to use the move Flamethrower in battle, much to the surprise of many opponents.

Evolution

Skuntank is the evolved form of Stunky. Stunky will evolve into Skuntank starting from level 34.

Game info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Diamond and Pearl	Routes 221, 222 and 225(Diamond Only)	Uncommon
Platinum	Trade	None
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Trade	None
Black and White	Trade	None
Black 2 and White 2	Trade	None
X and Y	Evolve Stunky	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None
Sun and Moon	Transfer	None
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Transfer	None

Side Game Locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Mystifying Forest (B1-B13)Mystery Jungle (B1-B29), Shimmer Hill (1F-17F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Oil Field Hideout

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

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

• SoulSilver

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

• Black

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

• White

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

• Black 2

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

• White 2

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

• 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.

• 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.

Stats

Stats
HP	103
Attack	93
Defense	67
Sp. Atk	71
Sp. Def	61
Speed	84
Total	479

Learnset

Leveling

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
1	Poison Gas	—	90%	40	Poison	Status
1	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
Evo	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
3	Poison Gas	—	90%	40	Poison	Status
7	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
9	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical
13	Smokescreen	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
15	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical
19	Acid Spray	40	100%	20	Poison	Special
21	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
25	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
27	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
31	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical
33	Memento	—	100%	10	Dark	Status
37	Venom Drench	—	100%	20	Poison	Status
39	Sucker Punch	70	100%	5	Dark	Physical
43	Belch	120	90%	10	Poison	Special
45	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
1	Poison Gas	—	90%	40	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
4	Poison Gas	—	90%	40	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
7	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
10	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
14	Smokescreen	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥	3 ♥
18	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
22	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
27	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
32	Acid Spray	40	100%	20	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
34	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
41	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
51	Memento	—	100%	10	Dark	Status		8 ♥	0 ♥
56	Belch	120	90%	10	Poison	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
61	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical		8 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
1	Poison Gas	—	80%	40	Poison	Status
4	Poison Gas	—	80%	40	Poison	Status
7	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status
10	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical
14	SmokeScreen	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
18	Feint	30	100%	10	Normal	Physical
22	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
27	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
32	Acid Spray	40	100%	20	Poison	Special
34	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special
41	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical
51	Memento	—	100%	10	Dark	Status
61	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
1DP 1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
1DP 1	Focus Energy	—	—%	30	Normal	Status		0 ♥
1DP 1	Poison Gas	—	55%	40	Poison	Status		3 ♥
4DP 4	Poison Gas	—	55%	40	Poison	Status		3 ♥
7DP 7	Screech	—	85%	40	Normal	Status		2 ♥
11DP 10	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
15DP 14	SmokeScreen	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
N/ADP 18	Feint	50	100%	10	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
20DP 27	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
25DP 22	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
31DP 32	Night Slash	70	100%	15	Dark	Physical		3 ♥
34DP 34	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special		2 ♥
41DP 42	Memento	—	100%	10	Dark	Status		0 ♥
52DP 52	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	90	100%	15	Fire	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	110	85%	5	Fire	Special		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM46	Thief	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM59	Incinerate	60	100%	15	Fire	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical		8 ♥	0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock SmashXY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret PowerORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM97	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock SmashORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation V
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM09	Venoshock	65	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM59	Incinerate	30	100%	15	Fire	Special
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM18	Rain Dance	—	—%	5	Water	Status		2 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM23	Iron Tail	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		1 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	80	100%	15	Ghost	Special		2 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM35	Flamethrower	95	100%	15	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM36	Sludge Bomb	90	100%	10	Poison	Special		2 ♥
TM38	Fire Blast	120	85%	5	Fire	Special		2 ♥
TM41	Torment	—	100%	15	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM46	Thief	40	100%	10	Dark	Physical		0 ♥
TM49	Snatch	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		0 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM64	Explosion	250	100%	5	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
TM65	Shadow Claw	70	100%	15	Ghost	Physical		2 ♥
TM66	Payback	50	100%	10	Dark	Physical		1 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM79	Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special		2 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM84	Poison Jab	80	100%	20	Poison	Physical		2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
HM01	Cut	50	95%	30	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM05DPPt	Defog	—	—%	15	Flying	Status		2 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Skuntank can learn, refer to Stunky.

Tutoring

• Generation VII
• Generation VI
• Generation V
• Generation IV

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Defog USUM	—	—%	15	Flying	Status
Foul Play USUM	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Iron Tail USUM	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Snatch USUM	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Throat Chop USUM	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
Foul Play ORAS	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Tail ORAS	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Snatch ORAS	—	—%	10	Dark	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Dark Pulse	80	100%	15	Dark	Special
Foul Play	95	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Iron Tail	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
Fury Cutter	10	95%	20	Bug	Physical		2 ♥
Headbutt HGSS	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
Mud-Slap	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		2 ♥
Snore	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
Sucker Punch	80	100%	5	Dark	Physical		2 ♥
Swift	60	—%	20	Normal	Special		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Appearances

Anime

• Jupiter's Skuntank
• Jeremiah's Skuntank

Trivia

• Skuntank and its pre-evolution Stunky are the only Dark-type Pokémon with the ability Stench.
• Skuntank is Jupiter's signature Pokémon. This may be a visual pun on the term "gas giant" (the type of planet Jupiter's namesake is), as Skuntank is a rather large, plump skunk Pokémon, and skunks are generally associated with bad odors and related things such as flatulence.

Origin

Skuntank is based on a skunk, a honey badger (a mustelid with a similar plump appearance and ability to spray unpleasant-smelling liquid from glands in its rump), and a pompadour, a hairstyle often associated with Japanese delinquents, which could be why it has the Dark typing.

Etymology

Skuntank and Sukatanku come from skunk, tank (referring to its stomach as a storage for its spray, its stout, large-bellied build, and its attack power), and stank. Sukatanku may also come from scat (animal feces).

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See also

• Pokémon.com Pokédex
• Legendary Pokémon data
• The Pokémon Database
• Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
• Psypokes Psydex data