Stunky (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Stunky Skunk Pokémon スカンプー Skunpuu #0434 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Dark Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Stench or Aftermath Cacophony Cacophony Keen Eye Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 225 (39.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Stunky 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 42.3 lbs. 19.2 kg Stunky 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 79 Gen. IV Unknown IV 66 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Stunky 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Stunky (Japanese: スカンプー Skunpuu) is a dual-type Poison/Dark Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves into Skuntank starting at level 34.

Biology

Stunky is a small, skunk-like Pokémon with dark-purple fur. Its face is large and rounded, with a narrow orange nose, orange-rimmed eyes, and two pairs of somewhat "V"-shaped cream-colored whiskers on the sides of its face. It has two pointed ears that appear orange on the inside. A stripe of cream-colored fur runs along its back from the neck to the tail, with a small tuft protruding from the base of the neck. Its tail is raised high and ends with spiked hair pointed behind it. It has a cream-colored underbelly, and four short legs, that end in paws with three small, white claws.

Stunky can spray a foul-smelling liquid from its rear in order to drive attackers away, which is able to reach up to 16 feet (5 meters) away. It prefers to aim for its target's face. The stench can be smelled from over a mile (2 kilometers) away, and will linger for around 24 hours. The stench can cause memory loss. Stunky can be sighted within swampy terrain.

Evolution

Stunky evolves into Skuntank.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved  Poison  Dark

→

First Evolution Skuntank  Poison  Dark

Game data

Pokédex entries

Stunky in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Games		Held items
Diamond	Pearl	Pecha Berry (5%)
Black 2	White 2
Legends: Arceus		Normal Pecha Berry (35%) Spoiled Apricorn (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy S (100%) Seed of Mastery (10%) Grit items by level

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM026 TM026 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100}}100% 25 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM045 TM045 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM091 TM091 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM172 TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM174 TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM207 TM207 Temper Flare Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM214 TM214 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Stunky Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Stunky Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 Haze Ice Status — —% 30 Leer Normal Status — 100% 30 Slash Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Smog Poison Special 30 70% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Stunky Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Stunky Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Stunky Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: G
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Talk to in Noe Town Connected to: Palpitoad Connection Orb Set: 5 Phrases Normal I can produce this stinky gas from my... What? Stop right there? Okey doke. Low HP (< 50%) My own smell is bothering me to the point that I'd rather just go ahead and faint.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Poison Poké Assist: Poison Field move: (Crush ×1) Browser entry R-144 It scatters poison to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poison Poké Assist: (present) Poison Field move: (present) (Tackle ×1) Poké Assist: (past) Poison Field move: (past) (Tackle ×1) Browser entry R-053/N-149 It attacks by scattering poison gas around itself that makes Pokémon Tired.
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.64 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 70 Base Defense: 46 Base Speed: 60
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Stunky came to check out the Haunted Zone's Haunted House. He's bad to the bone at Dusknoir's Speed Slam.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond PokéPark Pad entry: He feels comfortable in the Tech Area and runs around full of energy every day.
Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #416 Rock Break Destroys one breakable-rock disruption without fail.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 160 Base Attack: 121 Base Defense: 90 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks: Scratch, Bite Charged Attacks: Crunch, Flamethrower, Sludge Bomb, Trailblaze*, Frustration, Return

Evolution data

Unevolved  Poison  Dark

Level 34 →

First Evolution Skuntank  Poison  Dark

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield Legends: Arceus
Cross-Generation HOME

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

Other sprites

Honey in Pokémon Super Contests	Stinky in Pokémon Super Contests

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Stunky debuted in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, under the ownership of Officer Jenny. When Team Rocket tried to make off with the Adamant Orb, Stunky took the orb back for Officer Jenny and scared Team Rocket away with its Stench ability.

In Losing Its Lustrous!, another Stunky and its Officer Jenny were guarding the Adamant Orb while it was being transported to Celestic Town via aircraft, when Team Galactic attacked and stole the orb.

Minor appearances

In The Rise of Darkrai, Darkrai hit a Stunky with Dark Void.

In Lost Leader Strategy!, a Stunky was under Reggie's care.

A Stunky appeared in Enter Galactic!.

In Old Rivals, New Tricks!, a Coordinator's Stunky competed in the Battle Stage of the Sandalstraw Contest.

A Stunky appeared in Battling a Cute Drama!.

A Stunky appeared in Classroom Training!, under the ownership of the Snowpoint Trainers' School.

In Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, a Trainer's Stunky competed in the fake Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle that Team Rocket had set up.

In A Marathon Rivalry!, a Trainer's Stunky competed in the Pokéathlon held in Camellia Town.

A Trainer's Stunky appeared in a flashback in Flint Sparks the Fire!.

A Stunky appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Stunky was living in a forest.

In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a wild Stunky was living at the Nebel Plateau.

A Stunky appeared in Secrets of the Jungle.

A Stunky appeared in The Wild Pair, Friede and Cap!.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Generations

In The New World, a Team Galactic Grunt's Stunky was at the Spear Pillar.

POKÉTOON

A Stunky appeared in PT10, where it seen being defeated by the boy's Primeape.

In the manga

Pocket Monsters DP

A Stunky appeared in PMDP15, under the ownership of Aaron.

Pokémon Adventures

A wild Stunky appears in A Big Stink Over Stunky. Its Stench caused Platinum to faint while riding down Route 206's Cycling Road.

A Stunky appeared in a flashback in Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas.

Multiple Team Star Grunt's Stunky appeared in Raid! The Dark Crew Base!!.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Stunky is one of the Pokémon Charon conditioned into a fighting machine in Charon Must Be Stopped!. It was subdued by Hareta's Minun's Sing.

In the TCG

Main article: Stunky (TCG)

Trivia

• Despite being based on a striped species of skunk, Stunky sprays from a handstand like a spotted skunk, as seen in the episode A Secret Sphere of Influence!.
• Stunky shares its Japanese name with a Bomberman enemy.
• Stunky can be seen as a parallel to Glameow. Stunky is exclusive to Pokémon Diamond and Black 2, while Glameow is exclusive to Pokémon Pearl and White 2, and their evolved forms are used by Team Galactic Commanders Jupiter and Mars, respectively. Also, they both belong to the Field Egg Group and a two-stage evolutionary line, and they both cannot be found in Pokémon Platinum.

Origin

Stunky is based on a skunk, likely a hog-nosed skunk. It also bears a resemblance to a cat of some sort. Its Japanese name and its cry make reference to flatulence, and its face resembles the form of buttocks. Its moves Self-Destruct and Explosion, as well as its Ability Aftermath, are likely derived from gas bombs, flatulence, or skunks releasing all of their spray at once.

Name origin

Stunky may be a combination of skunk or stunk and stinky.

Skunpuu may be a combination of skunk and プー pū (onomatopoeia for the sound of flatulence).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese スカンプー Skunpuu From skunk and プー pū French Moufouette From moufette and fouetter Spanish Stunky Same as English name German Skunkapuh From Skunk and puh Italian Stunky Same as English name Korean 스컹뿡 Skunbbung From skunk and 뿡 ppung Mandarin Chinese 臭鼬噗 Chòuyòupū From 臭鼬 chòuyòu and 噗 pū Cantonese Chinese 臭鼬噗 Chauyauhpok From 臭鼬 chauyauh and 噗 pok

More languages Hindi स्कंकीबू Skunkyboo From skunk and बू boo Thai สกังพู Sakangphu Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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