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skuntank
#435

Skuntank

Skunk Pokémon

PoisonDark

It sprays a vile-smelling fluid from the tip of its tail to attack. Its range is over 160 feet.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

skuntank Skuntank Lv. 34

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Skunk Pokémon
Height 1.0 m
Weight 38.0 kg
Base Exp 168
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

skuntank Front Front
skuntank Back Back
skuntank Front Shiny Front Shiny
skuntank Back Shiny Back Shiny
skuntank Official Art Official Art
skuntank Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 5.2%
Trapper
Item
Life Orb / Leftovers
Ability
Aftermath
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Wallbreaker
Moves
Crunch / Pursuit / Return
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Aftermath
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Skuntank is often overlooked in favor of its more defensive Dark / Poison counterpart, Drapion, or more powerful Dark-types like Absol. However, Skuntank has a few unique qualities that set it apart, most notably its access to Explosion and an odd but awesome Speed stat. With base 103 HP, Skuntank also lacks the utter frailty of the other offensively oriented Dark-types in UU. Then when Skuntank does go down, its ability, Aftermath, does 25% damage to the attacking Pokemon if it KOed Skuntank with a contact attack. These factors, coupled with Skuntank's neutrality to the Fighting-type attacks commonly carried by fragile Psychic- and Ghost-types, allow it to reliably switch in on and KO these Pokemon. Skuntank's ability to absorb Toxic Spikes, take down faster threats with Sucker Punch, and explode on enemy walls makes it a useful and unique addition to any UU team.

Most Used Moves

Pursuit
100.0%
Explosion
100.0%
Crunch
97.7%
Taunt
13.7%

Most Used Items

Lum Berry
25.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc