Skuntank (Pokémon)

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Skuntank (Japanese: スカタンク Skutank) is a dual-type introduced in Generation IV.
It evolves from starting at level 34.
==Biology==
Skuntank is a medium-sized mammalian that resembles a skunk with a cat-like face. It has purple, spiky fur with several tan stripes. The whiskers present on its pre-Evolution have since vanished or have been replaced by furry purple tufts on the sides of Skuntank's face. Its legs are tan, and the tan coloration of its underside now forms a spiky pattern. Its nose is larger than its pre-Evolution. Its massive tail, which has a cream-colored stripe, sits on top of its back and head.
Skuntank is known for its noxious fluid which smells dreadful. It can spray this fluid over 160 feet (50 meters), and the longer it allows the liquid to ferment within its belly, the more powerful the smell. Unlike its pre-Evolution and real-life skunks, which spray fluids from their rears, Skuntank sprays its fluid from its tail tip, which can open. The stench of Skuntank's fluid varies depending on its diet. Skuntank prefers to nest in large, prickly bushes in heavily wooded areas and digs holes in the ground to make its nest. While Skuntank can use its poisonous fluids to take down prey, ironically it cannot handle the smell of its own stench, abandoning potential defeated meals as a result.
===Evolution===
Skuntank evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky: Skuntank is the leader of , a band of thieves. When he first appears, he uses his stench to knock out the player. With , 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.
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Skuntank in the
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
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====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
 	 	Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Skuntank debuted in Double Team Turnover!, under the ownership of Jupiter. It is her main Pokémon. In Unlocking the Red Chain of Events!, it guarded Looker and . In The Needs of the Three!, Jupiter prepared to attack and with it before Cyrus stopped them, and in The Battle Finale of Legend!, it was defeated by Cynthia's Garchomp.
In Classroom Training!, Jeremiah owns a Skuntank. In Sliding Into Seventh!, it used its Ability to force Team Rocket out of a shed where they had hidden themselves.
In A Little Rocket R & R!, a 's Skuntank attacked the Resort Area. It reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares! and A Midsummer Night's Light!.
An Alternate World Team Rocket Grunt's Skuntank appeared in Showdown at the Gates of Warp!.
====Minor appearances====
In Last Call — First Round!, a 's Skuntank and competed in a Double Performance in the Sinnoh Grand Festival.
A Skuntank appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad, a Skuntank was living in a forest.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
A Skuntank appeared in flashbacks in The Rival under the ownership of Jupiter. She first used it in a battle against and his at Lake Acuity when she was attempting to capture and won thanks to its . Later, the two had a rematch at the Spear Pillar where Barry's fully evolved put up a much stronger fight and defeated Skuntank.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia===
A Skuntank appeared in PRV4 as one of the Pokémon Kincaid controlled.
===Phantom Thief Pokémon 7===
A Skuntank appeared in P7-14, under the ownership of Yazawa.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I, s used an army of Skuntank and to battle Paka and Uji in Veilstone City so that they could find their client, , and use her for a ransom. They were defeated by the combined efforts of Paka, Uji, , and .
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Like in the and , Jupiter has a Skuntank, but it was only seen after being defeated by Mitsumi in The Battle Rages On.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Due to the censor that prevents Pokémon with offensive nicknames from being traded on the GTS, an English-language Skuntank cannot be traded on the GTS without a nickname in .
===Origin===
Skuntank is based on a and a tank. Its appearance and notoriety of being incredibly foul-smelling is a trait also similar to the . Its stylized tail bears similarity to a , a hairstyle that is commonly associated with Japanese delinquents. It also bears similarities to s. Its face resembles the form of buttocks, both on its front and below. Its learning , as well as its ability is likely derived from s, flatulence or skunks releasing all of their spray at once if hit by moving cars. Its name, the ability to learn the move naturally, and the way it shoots up projectiles from the tip of its tail in front of its body may be derived from s and expands on warfare theme from 's s.
====Name origin====
Skuntank and Skutank may be a combination of , stank (past tense of stink), and .
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Team Skull (Mystery Dungeon)
==External links==
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