Skuntank has the Poison/Dark Typing, giving it just one weakness. This typing has many resistances and a Psychic immunity. Skunktank also has a high Attack stat with decent Special Attack and Speed. While its Defense and Special Defense aren’t terrible, its Typing makes it pretty bulky. It has access to many good Physical and Special moves, making Natures that decrease Attack or Special Attack less desirable. That being said, a fully Physical Skuntank will deal lots of damage, and a Neutral or offensive-stat-boosting Nature will be the best for it.
Natures
Skuntank’s natural bulk and diverse movepool give players many options for how to use it. These are the pros and cons for its best Natures.
Neutral Natures
Bashful, Docile, Hardy, Serious, and Quirky Natures all increase and decrease the same stat by 10 percent, making no change to a Pokémon’s stats. These are arguably the best Natures for Skuntank as it has both Physical and Special moves in its Learnset and moves learned from Zisu. Lowering its Defense or Special Defense only increases the chance of being knocked out in battle and lowering either is Attack or Special Attack lower its offensive capabilities. With a Neutral Nature, Skuntank can use any of its damaging moves, increasing its coverage. This includes Physical moves such asNight SlashorPoison Jaband Special moves such asFlamethrowerorShadow Ball. With the moves Night Slash, Poison Jab,Play Rough, and Flamethrower, Skuntank has coverage for Psychic, Ghost, Grass, Fairy, Steel, Ice, Bug, Fighting, and Dragon Type Pokémon.
Offensive Natures
When deciding on an offensive Nature, it can be difficult to figure out which stat to decrease. Lowering Skuntank’s Speed stat makes it more likely that opposing Pokémon will move twice in a row. That said, it might be the only stat that players want to lower if they run a mixed Skuntank with both Physical and Special moves. Otherwise, players can choose Natures likeAdamantorModestfor a purely Physical or purely Special Skuntank, respectively. Adamant Nature increases Attack and decreases Special Attack by 10 percent, whereas the Modest Nature increases Special Attack and decreases Attack by 10 percent.
For a purely Physical Skuntank with an Adamant Nature, the movesPoison Jab,Night Slash,Play Rough,Shadow Claw,Iron Tail,Double Edge, andGiga Impactwill deal more damage. For a purely Special Skuntank with a Modest Nature, the movesDark Pulse,Flamethrower,Hyper Beam,Sludge Bomb, andShadow Ballwill deal more damage.
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Speed Natures
Rather than increasing Skuntank’s Attack or Special Attack, increasing its Speed will give it the edge it needs against Pokémon with similar Base Speeds. This runs into the same issues that both Adamant and Modest Natures do, however, as Natures that decrease Skuntank’s defensive stats aren’t usually a good option. This leaves justJollyorTimidNature as Natures that increase a Pokémon’s Speed. Jolly Nature increases Speed while lowering Special Attack by 10 percent, and Timid Nature increases Speed while lowering Attack by the same amount. Whichever stat is lowered will determine what moves will do more damage, so if players prefer Skuntank’s Physical moves, Jolly is preferable, and if players prefer its Special moves, then Timid is preferable.
Skuntank’s Stats And Moves
Poison/Dark is a very good defensive Type because of how many resistances it has. Skuntank is resistant to Poison, Ghost, Grass, and Dark with an immunity to Psychic moves. With a large diversity of moves, Skuntank covers many Pokémon Types.
Stats
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Learnset
Learned From Zisu
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