Skuntank (Pokémon)

Skuntank スカタンク Skutank

Artwork from D/P

Types Species  Poison  Dark  Skunk Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Stench or Aftermath 1,000,000 Pokédex National #435 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #085 Browser Fiore R— Almia R-145 Height Weight 3'03" 83.8 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Purple 60 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Ground 21 (5355 steps) EV yield HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 209 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Skuntank (Japanese: スカタンク Skutank) is a dual-type Poison/Dark Pokémon.

It evolves from Stunky starting at level 34.

Biology

Physiology

Skuntank are medium sized mammalian Pokémon that are a dark purple with a white stripe running down their backs. Their cheeks, now tan in coloration, are now not as large, giving its face a somewhat cat-like appearance, with Skuntank also having small fangs. The whiskers present on its pre-evolution have since vanished or have been replaced by a furry purple tufts on the sides of Skunank’s face. Skuntank’s legs are tan, and the tan coloration of its underside now forms a spiky pattern. Skuntank’s most notable and obvious feature, however, is that their tails are much longer and are often laid out on their backs and over their face.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Skuntank are known for their noxious fluid which not only smells dreadfully disgusting, but is possibly flammable and explosive. It can spray this fluid over 160 feet. Unlike its pre-evolution and real-life Skunks, Skuntank spray this from their tail tip instead of the base.

Behavior

It is likely that like Stunky, it uses its foul smelling spray to defend itself.

Habitat

Skuntank prefer to nest in large, prickly bushes in heavily wooded areas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Skuntank in the anime

Jupiter has a Skuntank which she first used in Double Team Turnover!.

A Skuntank also appeared in Classroom Training! under the ownership of Jeremiah who studies in the Snowpoint Trainers' School. It appeared again in Sliding Into Seventh!.

In the TCG

Main article: Skuntank (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness: Skuntank is the leader of Team Skull, a band of thieves. When he first appears, he uses his stench to knock out the player. With Koffing, he can perform a noxious gas combo attack, and uses that to knock out the player's team with a horrible stench several times over the course of the game, but this fails against Wigglytuff later on. Toward the end of the game when he steals the Relic Fragment, his team's lives are saved by the player's team and he gives the relic back.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 0.5%	IQ Group: G
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Poison	Poké Assist: ( Poison )	Field Move: (Stink)
"It lets loose poison gas while it walks. It attacks by spitting up a poisonous fluid."

Evolution

Unevolved Stunky  Poison  Dark

Level 34 →

First evolution Skuntank  Poison  Dark

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Skuntank images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Skuntank weighs 83.8 lbs, which is the same as the male player in Diamond and Pearl. This trait is shared with Fearow, Togekiss, Yanma and Sudowoodo.
• To date, Skuntank is the only non-Fire-type Pokémon to learn Flamethrower naturally.
• In the Galactic Hideout in Eterna City, Jupiter has an underleveled Skuntank. It is is level 20 (Diamond and Pearl)/21 (Platinum), but Stunky evolves at level 34.
• Skuntank's color palette was changed slightly in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, despite it being a non-Johto Pokémon. This also happened to Stunky, Registeel, Torterra, Chimchar, Glameow, Purugly, and Chatot.

Origin

Skuntank is based on a hog-nosed skunk. Its face being cat-like is likely based off of polecat, a nickname for skunks.

Name origin

Skuntank's name appears to be a combination of tank, skunk, and stank, the past tense of stink. Skutank is the same, just with one less letter due to character limits.

In other languages

• German: Skunktank
• French: Moufflair - From moufette (striped skunk) and flair (smelling).
• Korean: 스컹탱크 Seukeongtaengkeu

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