Skuntank
PoisonDark
Best attacking moveset: Bite and Sludge Bomb, worth 10.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Skuntank can learn 8 combinations. Bite with Sludge Bomb does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Skuntank has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,666 at level 50, 2,358 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,347 CP at level 20, or 1,684 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,278 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 184 attack · 132 defense · 230 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1 m and 38 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Skuntank does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Ghost.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 16.5 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 16.5 |
| Ghost | Bite + Crunch | 14.7 |
| Psychic | Bite + Crunch | 14.7 |
| Ground | Bite + Trailblaze | 11.6 |
| Rock | Bite + Trailblaze | 11.6 |
| Bug | Bite + Flamethrower | 11.6 |
| Steel | Bite + Flamethrower | 11.6 |
| Water | Bite + Trailblaze | 11.6 |
| Ice | Bite + Flamethrower | 11.6 |
| Normal | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 | |
| Fire | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Electric | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Dragon | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Fighting | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Dark | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.4 |
| Poison | Bite + Flamethrower | 9.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Skuntank is actually for.
Counters: what beats Skuntank
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 35.3 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 33.5 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 33.3 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 33.0 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 31.8 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 31.8 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 31.5 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 31.4 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 30.9 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 30.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Skuntank's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.