Appearance
Skuntank is a medium-sized mammal like a skunk with a cat-like face. Its spiky purple fur has tan stripes, and a huge cream-striped tail rests over its back and head.
#435
Skuntank
Skunk Pokémon
PoisonDark
- Height
- 1 m
- Weight
- 38 kg
- Generation
- 4
- Region
- Sinnoh
Skuntank is a Poison / Dark-type Pokémon, No. 435 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh region).
« Sprays a poisonous fluid to take down prey. Sometimes, unable to stomach the stench of its own fluid, it leaves the bested prey uneaten. »
Its story
Lifestyle
It fires a dreadful-smelling fluid from its tail tip, which can open, more than 50 meters. It nests in the woods and evolves from Stunky.
In the anime
Jupiter's Skuntank, her main Pokémon, is about to attack Ash and his friends before Cyrus stops her. Cynthia's Garchomp later defeats it.
Name origin
Its design blends a hog-nosed skunk with a tank, and its foul smell also recalls the honey badger. Skuntank combines skunk, stank, and tank.
Did you know?
- It cannot stand its own odor and often leaves its meal behind.
- The longer the fluid ferments in its belly, the stronger the stench.
- Its stylized tail suggests a pompadour.
Found in the Pokédex of:
SinnohKalosGalarHisuiPaldea
In other languages
Moufflair
スカタンク스컹탱크坦克臭鼬