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General

Skuntank

Abilities

Stench: If this Pokémon is first on your belt, the chance of a wild encounter drops.
Aftermath: When this Pokémon is fainted by a contact move, this Pokémon that fainted it takes 1/4 its max HP in damage.

Damage Taken

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Dex Numbers

Generation: DPPT
Kanto: 435
Johto: n/a
Hoenn: n/a
Sinnoh: 85

Names

Japanese: スカタンク
Romaji: Sukatanku

Flavor

Height: 3'3.4" or 1 m
Weight: 83.8 lb or 38 kg
Species: Skunk
Color: purple
Cry: mp3 here
Habitat: n/a
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code: n/a

Breeding

Gender: ½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups: 5: Ground
Steps to hatch: 5,120
Compatible with: 63 families; 131 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP: 209 or 0xd1
Capture rate: 60 or 0x3c
Base happiness: 70 or 0x46
Growth rate: medium
Effort points: 2 HP
Wild held items: Pecha Berry (5%)

Evolution Chain

Basic	Stage 1
Stunky Base form	Skuntank Raise to level 34

Stats

Stat	Base	Max Stat		%ile
Stat	Base	L50	L100	%ile
HP	103	210	410	92.5
Attack	93	145	285	76.5
Defense	67	119	233	52.1
Special Attack	71	123	241	59.4
Special Defense	61	113	221	44.4
Speed	84	136	267	71.4
Average	79.8	-	-	67.1

Flavor

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.

Locations

Route 221

Route 225

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area	Section	Level	Method
Route 221		29 - 30	15%
Route 225		51	10%

Move List

See also: Contest list

Skuntank's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Skuntank gets the STAB from and moves.

		Move	PP	Power	Acc.*	Pri.	Description
--	--	Focus Energy	30	--	100%		Increases the critical hit counter by 1 until the user leaves battle.
--	--	Poison Gas	40	--	55%		Poisons the target.
--	--	Scratch	35	40	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
4	4	Poison Gas	40	--	55%		Poisons the target.
7	7	Screech	40	--	85%		Lowers the target's Defense by two levels.
11	10	Fury Swipes	15	18	80%		Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
15	14	SmokeScreen	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Accuracy.
	18	Feint	10	50	100%	2	Goes first. Only works if the target uses Protect or Detect on this turn.
20		Toxic	10	--	85%		Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
25	22	Slash	20	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
	27	Toxic	10	--	85%		Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
31	32	Night Slash	15	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
34	34	Flamethrower	15	95	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
41	42	Memento	10	--	100%		Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by two levels. User faints.
52	52	Explosion	5	250	100%		Inflicts double damage and faints the user.
		Tutored moves
		Swift	20	60	100%		Never misses.
		Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
		Mud-Slap	10	20	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
		Fury Cutter	20	10	95%		Power doubles every turn this move is used in succession after the first, maxing out after five turns.
		Sucker Punch	5	80	100%	1	Goes first. Only works if the target uses a damaging move this turn.
		TMs and HMs
45	45	Attract	15	--	100%		Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
78	78	Captivate	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
H1	H1	Cut	30	50	95%		Inflicts regular damage.
79	79	Dark Pulse	15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
H5	H5	Defog	15	--	0%		Lowers the target's Evade. Cancels the effects of Reflect and Light Screen.
28	28	Dig	10	80	100%		User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
32	32	Double Team	15	--	100%		Raises the user's Evasion.
58	58	Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
64	64	Explosion	5	250	100%		Inflicts double damage and faints the user.
42	42	Facade	20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
38	38	Fire Blast	5	120	85%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
35	35	Flamethrower	15	95	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
21	21	Frustration	20	varies	100%		Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
68	68	Giga Impact	5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
10	10	Hidden Power	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
15	15	Hyper Beam	5	150	90%		User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
23	23	Iron Tail	15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
83	83	Natural Gift	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend on the held berry.
66	66	Payback	10	50	100%		Inflicts double damage if the user receives damage before using this move.
84	84	Poison Jab	20	80	100%		Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
17	17	Protect	10	--	0%	3	Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
18	18	Rain Dance	5	--	0%		Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
44	44	Rest	10	--	100%		User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
27	27	Return	20	varies	100%		Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
05	05	Roar	20	--	100%	-6	Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
H6	H6	Rock Smash	15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
43	43	Secret Power	20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
30	30	Shadow Ball	15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
65	65	Shadow Claw	15	70	100%		Has an increased chance for a critical hit.
82	82	Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
36	36	Sludge Bomb	10	90	100%		Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
49	49	Snatch	10	--	100%	4	Goes first. Steals the target's move, if it is self-targeted.
H4	H4	Strength	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
90	90	Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
11	11	Sunny Day	5	--	0%		Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
87	87	Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
12	12	Taunt	20	--	100%		For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage.
46	46	Thief	10	40	100%		Takes the target's item.
41	41	Torment	15	--	100%		Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle.
06	06	Toxic	10	--	85%		Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.