Is Stunky Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Transfer only. Poison/Dark with AbilityStench sometimes causing flinch. Skuntank at 34 is the destination. If imported, the Poison/Dark typing handles Shauntal and Caitlin with only Ground weakness.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Stunky's weaknesses hard.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Stunky's weaknesses hard.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Grimsley's team hits Stunky's weaknesses hard.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Stunky's weaknesses hard.
Iris's team hits Stunky's weaknesses hard.
Stunky cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Stunky in Black 2 & White 2
No wild encounters for Stunky in Black 2 & White 2. Bring Stunky over from Diamond & Pearl, X & Y, or Sword & Shield, then level through the stages. Each step in the chain is laid out below.
How to Obtain Stunky in B2W2
Step 1Stunky ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 206. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 11 · Horde battle. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · North Lake Miloch · Intense Sun. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Skuntank
Stunky Weakness
Type-wise, Stunky takes extra damage from Ground. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. The Poison/Dark typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Poison, Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Stunky Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Stunky
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Steelix SteelGround | B | |
Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
In Black 2 & White 2, Landorus can KO Stunky with Earthquake (153-180%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Stunky View Landorus builds →Earthquake 2x153-180%KO U Turn36-42% Stone Edge51-60% | ||
Stunky Evolutions
Stunky is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Skuntank. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
B2W2 Stunky Best Moveset
Poison/Dark at 63 Attack and 74 Speed. AbilityAftermath damages the attacker on KO. The moveset fires dual TermStab at pre-evolution levels. Skuntank one evolution away adds HP and Attack for the lower tiers.
Best Build
Stunky best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sucker Punch
- Pursuit
- Explosion
- Memento
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Astonish and Crunch aren't available any other way for Stunky, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Foul Play and Sludge Bomb for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It sprays a foul fluid from its rear. Its stench spreads over a mile radius, driving Pokémon away.
Stunky Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, For a casual playthrough, Stunky works as a placeholder. Poison/Dark coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Skuntank. That's where the stats start mattering.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Stunky appears in 13 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves