Welcome back, Trainers! In this installment of Generation Preparation we'll take a look at the Skunk Pokémon, Skuntank.

STUNKY

• CATEGORY: Skunk Pokémon
• PRONOUNCED: STUNK-ee
• TYPE: Poison / Dark
• HEIGHT: 1' 04"
• WEIGHT: 42.3 lbs.

ATTACK:  121

DEFENSE:  93

STAMINA:  126

MAX  CP:  1048

Stunky is expected to be found in 5KM Eggs. We also expect it and Skuntank to take 3KM to find a Candy as a Buddy.

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SKUNTANK

• CATEGORY: Skunk Pokémon
• PRONOUNCED: SKUN-tank
• TYPE: Poison / Dark
• HEIGHT: 3' 03"
• WEIGHT: 83.8 lbs.

ATTACK:  184

DEFENSE:  135

STAMINA:  206

MAX  CP:  2262

PLACE IN THE META: Unfortunately, Skuntank is projected to be just another Pokédex-filler. While it does have a very good typing, its stats are just average. It should be easily outclassed as a Dark-type by Tyranitar, and Muk as a Poison-type. Speaking of Muk, the Alolan form of Muk shares Skuntank's typing and has much better stats. If you need a Poison-and-Dark-type, go with Alolan Muk instead.

Skuntank is a Poison- and Dark-type. This makes it weak to Ground-type attacks, as well as resistant to Grass-, Ghost-, Dark-, and Poison-type attacks.

​LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Skuntank:

• Bite
• Shadow Claw

Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Skuntank:

• Flamethrower
• Night Slash
• ​Shadow Ball
• Sludge Bomb

Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Skuntank's movepool:

• Explosion
• Pursuit

LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 4, Skuntank gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution.

Thanks for reading, Trainers!

SOURCE: Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook, The Official National Pokédex: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition, Stats Calculated by Serebii | IMAGE CREDIT: The Pokémon Company