Competitive Information for Skuntank [Black/White]
Poison / Dark
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Skuntank? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Skuntank is an extraordinary Poison and Dark-typed Pokemon. Skuntank are common Pokemon to see in the BW metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Skuntank's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Life Orb / Black Glasses
Ability: Aftermath
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Crunch / Sucker Punch
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Poison Jab
- Shadow Claw / Astonish
Physical Sweeper Skuntank (Aftermath)
Skuntank is popular Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Skuntank from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Skuntank's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aftermath, if Skuntank is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp.
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Black Sludge
Ability: Aftermath
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 213 Hp / 200 Def / 97 SpD
Moveset:
- Hone Claws
- Night Slash
- Poison Jab
- Iron Tail
Skuntank Double Wall (Physical Smell)
Skuntank is a sensational Double Wall. This moveset attempts to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. With Aftermath, if Skuntank is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp.
♦ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Iron Tail is a physical 100-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Skuntank? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Black Glasses
Ability: Aftermath
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Crunch / Sucker Punch
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Poison Jab
- Shadow Claw / Astonish
Doubles Physical Sweeper Skuntank (Aftermath)
Skuntank is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Skuntank from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Skuntank's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aftermath, if Skuntank is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp.
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Astonish is a physical 30-base power Ghost-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Skuntank learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Skuntank can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Skuntank
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Feint, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Skuntank's stats
- Hone Claws
Most notable and possible best moves for Skuntank
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Skuntank in Black and White
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