What is a good competitive moveset for Skuntank? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Skuntank is a stupendous Poison and Dark-typed Pokemon. Skuntank is a pretty common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Skuntank's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Species: Skuntank Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb Ability: Aftermath Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Moveset: - Foul Play / Night Slash - Double-Edge / Slash - Poison Jab - Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Skuntank (Aftermath)
Skuntank is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Skuntank recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Aftermath, if Skuntank is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp.
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ◆ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-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). ◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Species: Skuntank 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 spectacular Double Wall for single battles. It's meant 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. With a Black Sludge equipped to it, each turn, if Skuntank is a poison type, restores 1/16 max hp; loses 1/8 if not.
◆ Hone Claws is a status move (raises your Skuntank's attack and accuracy by 1 stage). ◆ 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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Skuntank Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb Ability: Aftermath Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Moveset: - Foul Play / Night Slash - Double-Edge / Slash - Poison Jab - Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Skuntank (Aftermath)
Skuntank is a decent Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. 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. The Shell Bell item option is to help Skuntank recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Aftermath, if Skuntank is koed with a contact move that move's user loses 1/4 its max hp.
◆ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation). ◆ Night Slash is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil). ◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-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). ◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Skuntank can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Skuntank
Moves: Swagger + Foul play
Moves: Swagger + Screech
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Feint, Sucker Punch
Moves that Break Screens: Defog
Moves that inflict status (and combo with the move Hex): Toxic, Burning Jealousy
Moves that boost Skuntank's stats
Hone Claws
Nasty Plot
Most notable and possible best moves for Skuntank
Protect
Rest
Snarl
Taunt
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Skuntank in Sword and Shield
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