#0434 · Sinnoh · Generation 4

Stunky

Skunk Pokémon · Poison/Dark-type

Stunky is a Poison/Dark-type Pokémon, the Skunk Pokémon, number 434 (#0434) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 19.2 kg.

Stunky is the Skunk Pokémon, a Poison and Dark type whose spray is so foul that the Pokédex says one whiff can cause memory loss. It lifts its tail, aims for your face, and the smell lingers for a day.

How to pronounce Stunky

Stunky is pronounced STUNK-ee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Stunky said out loud:

In Japanese it is スカンプー (Skunpuu).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Stunky is 0.4 m tall and 19.2 kg, with dark purple fur, a cream stripe down its back, an orange nose and a raised tail ending in spiky hair. It sprays from its rear and, the Pokédex says, can hit targets from over 5 m (16 ft) away. One entry says the stench lingers for 24 hours.

Behaviour

Stunky uses its spray to defend itself. A Pokédex entry warns that a Stunky raising its tail and turning its back is about to soak you, and another says the stench drives other Pokémon away.

Habitat

Bulbapedia says Stunky can be sighted in swampy terrain. In Scarlet it lives in South Province and West Province, and Serebii says Violet players must trade for it.

Powers

Its Abilities are Stench, which gives its hits a 10% chance to make a target flinch, and Aftermath, which hurts an attacker that knocks it out with a contact move; Keen Eye is hidden. Its moves include Poison Gas, Acid Spray, Sucker Punch, Night Slash and Explosion. With Speed 74 and Attack 63 it is a modest early attacker.

Name origin

Stunky may combine 'skunk' or 'stunk' with 'stinky'. The Japanese name is Skunpuu (スカンプー), which may mix 'skunk' with pū, a comic sound for a toot.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia reads Stunky as a skunk, most likely a hog-nosed skunk, with some cat in its looks. It suggests that Explosion and the Ability Aftermath may come from gas bombs, or from skunks emptying all their spray at once.

Evolution notes

Stunky evolves into Skuntank at level 34.

In the games

Stunky roams the Crimson Mirelands and Coronet Highlands in Legends: Arceus, having first appeared on Routes 206, 214 and 221 of Diamond. It cannot be found in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Officer Jenny's Stunky debuted in 'A Secret Sphere of Influence!', where it took the Adamant Orb back from Team Rocket and scared them away with its Stench. Another Stunky and its Officer Jenny guard the orb in 'Losing Its Lustrous!' when Team Galactic attacks.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia calls Stunky and Glameow parallels: Stunky is exclusive to Diamond and Black 2, Glameow to Pearl and White 2, their evolutions belong to Jupiter and Mars, and neither can be found in Platinum.
• Bulbapedia notes that in 'A Secret Sphere of Influence!' Stunky sprays from a handstand, as real spotted skunks do, despite being based on a striped skunk.
• Stunky shares its Japanese name with an enemy from the Bomberman games.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Stunky (Pokémon) · Serebii: Stunky (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 63
• Attack: 63
• Defense: 47
• Sp. Atk: 41
• Sp. Def: 41
• Speed: 74

Stunky’s base stat total is 329. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Stunky weak to?

Stunky takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.

It resists Grass (½×), Poison (½×), Ghost (½×), Dark (½×).

It is immune to Psychic moves.

Evolution

How does Stunky evolve?

Stunky evolves into Skuntank at level 34.

The whole family: Stunky, Skuntank.

Abilities

• Stench: Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.
• Aftermath: Damages the attacker for 1/4 its max HP when knocked out by a contact move.
• Keen Eye (hidden ability): Prevents accuracy from being lowered.

Moves

Moves Stunky learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (45)

Stunky can learn 45 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Scary Face, Protect, Acid Spray, Thief, Trailblaze, Facade, Poison Tail, Hex, Snarl, Swift, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Shadow Claw, Foul Play, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Poison Jab, Rest, Taunt, Toxic Spikes, Dark Pulse, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Crunch, Shadow Ball, Flamethrower, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Nasty Plot, Fire Blast, Sludge Bomb, Tera Blast, Roar, Haze, Toxic, Knock Off, Lash Out, Double-Edge, Temper Flare, Sludge Wave, Throat Chop.

Egg moves (6):Astonish, Double-Edge, Haze, Leer, Slash, Smog.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 225 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 66.

Pokédex entries

The poison that gushes from its aft end is accompanied by an utterly evil-smelling odor with such potency that one whiff can induce memory loss. (Legends: Arceus)

If it lifts its tail and points its rear at you, beware. It's about to spray you with a fluid stinky enough to make you faint. (Shield)

From its rear, it sprays a foul-smelling liquid at opponents. It aims for their faces, and it can hit them from over 16 feet away. (Sword)

It protects itself by spraying a noxious fluid from its rear. The stench lingers for 24 hours. (Diamond, Y, Alpha Sapphire)

It sprays a foul fluid from its rear. Its stench spreads over a mile radius, driving Pokémon away. (Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)

The foul fluid from its rear is so revolting that it can make people feel queasy up to a mile and a quarter away. (HeartGold, SoulSilver)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Lightest Dark type in Gen 4: 19.2 kg.
• Shortest Dark type in Gen 4: 0.4 m.
• Lowest base stat total among Dark types in Gen 4: 329.
• Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
• Heavier than 41% of all Pokémon (19.2 kg).
• Base stat total 329, ranked #757 of 1,025.
• One of 4 Pokémon that are both Poison and Dark.
• One of 87 purple Pokémon.
• Number 48 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 62 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 225: about 29.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 7 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Stunky (Pokémon), Serebii: Stunky (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (STUNK-ee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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