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Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
38.00 kg Weight
1.00 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,666
Level 40: 2,358
Level 25: 1,684 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,347 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,010 (Research Tasks)
ATK 184
DEF 132
STA 230

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Poison Jab
Crunch
X
A
Poison Jab
Flamethrower
X
B
Poison Jab
Sludge Bomb
A
A
Bite
Crunch
B
X
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Poison Jab should be paired with Sludge Bomb for decent Poison-type DPS.
  • Bite should be paired with Crunch to counter Psychic- and Ghost-types.
  • Flamethrower shouldn’t be used offensively.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Poison Jab is the superior move on defense.

  • Sludge Bomb and Crunch are both hard to dodge; the latter will be fired more often and can punish Metagross attackers, but not Machamp.

  • Flamethrower doesn’t have great coverage here either.

PVE Overview

This mischievous skunk is actually not exactly a recommended investment. It's a poor Dark attacker, and a usable Poison attacker, though it really doesn't have much going for it that would make it worth the cost of raising it.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Poison Jab
Crunch
Sludge Bomb
A
Poison Jab
Crunch
Flamethrower
A-
Bite
Crunch
Sludge Bomb
A-

PvP Moveset Explanation

Poison Jab or Bite + Crunch and Sludge Bomb or Flamethrower

Poison Jab is usually preferred over Bite due to its significantly greater energy gains, though both gain STAB. 

Crunch is required most of the time due to its lower 45 energy cost, in addition to its respectable STAB damage output. Sludge Bomb takes advantage of STAB to outperform Flamethower from a stats perspective, but the latter can possibly offer more meaningful coverage, including in the mirror match. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3.5 / 5

Skuntank gained attention relatively early in the PvP scene as a Pokemon with decent bulk, a relatively quick and strong moveset, and only a single weakness to Ground-type attacks. This made it quite popular in the Silph Arena's Twilight Cup in the early months of the PvP scene, though Skuntank has struggled to see significant usage outside of that format. Poison-type coverage isn't very valuable in open formats, and Skuntank will find it difficult to apply shield pressure with Bite and unspectacular bulk. 

Ultra League: 3 / 5

Skuntank's Dark typing is quite valuable in a meta that's largely dominated by Giratina. While Poison Jab movesets may struggle to beat Giratina, Bite movesets tend to cause more polarized matchups, especially against Fighting and Fairy-types like Togekiss. Overall not the most impressive pick in Ultra League, and without better results against Giratina as a Dark-type, its rating isn't likely going to improve. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Skuntank barely has enough stats for Ultra League, let alone Master League. 

Fast Moves

10
Poison Jab
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.80
0.60
8.75
12.50
15.63
6
Bite
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
8.00
12.00
15.00

Charge Moves

70
Crunch
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
1.70
0.00
 2.12
21.88
27.34
 46.40
70
Flamethrower
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.20
0.00
 1.40
31.82
39.77
 44.55
80
Sludge Bomb
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.30
1.00
0.00
 1.60
34.78
43.48
 55.65

Exclusive Charge Moves

10
Frustration
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.80
0.00
 0.30
5.00
6.25
 1.52

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 60
Stardust 60,000

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dark Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Poison Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20012833
2001.55868
200288104
2002.5118140
4003149175
4003.5179211
4004209246
4004.5239282
6005270318
6005.5300353
6006330389
6006.5360424
8007390460
8007.5421496
8008451531
8008.5481567
10009511602
10009.5542638
100010572674
100010.5600707
130011629741
130011.5658775
130012686808
130012.5715842
160013743876
160013.5772909
160014801943
160014.5829977
1900158581010
190015.58861044
1900169151078
190016.59441112
2200179721145
220017.510011179
22001810291213
220018.510581246
25001910871280
250019.511151314
25002011441347
250020.511721381
30002112011415
300021.512301448
30002212581482
300022.512871516
35002313151550
350023.513441583
35002413731617
350024.514011651
40002514301684
400025.514581718
40002614871752
400026.515161785
45002715441819
450027.515731853
45002816021887
450028.516301920
50002916591954
500029.516871988
50003017162021
500030.517302038
60003117452055
600031.517592072
60003217732089
600032.517872106
70003318022122
700033.518162139
70003418302156
700034.518452173
80003518592190
800035.518732207
80003618882224
800036.519022240
90003719162257
900037.519302274
90003819452291
900038.519592308
100003919732325
1000039.519882341
100004020022358
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