Is Stunky Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Brilliant Diamond route encounter. Skuntank is Poison/Dark with no Psychic weakness (AbilityAftermath damages on KO). Handles Fantina and Lucian. A solid BD-specific pick.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Skuntank has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Skuntank trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Skuntank has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Skuntank trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Skuntank trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Skuntank trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Skuntank trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Skuntank has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Skuntank trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Stunky on Route 206 (walking, Lv 14-16, common).
Your Stunky should hit Level 34 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Stunky in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Stunky is available from early-game routes onward at decent spawn rates. 8 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Stunky in BDSP
To get Stunky, start by catching Stunky through walking encounters at Lv. 14-51. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
Step 1Stunky ✓Route 206Lv.14-16GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 25%Route 221Lv.28GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 20%Route 214Lv.23-24GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 15%Grassland CaveLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires StrengthRiverbank CaveLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires StrengthSpacious CaveLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires StrengthStill-Water CavernLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires StrengthSunlit CavernLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires Strength
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SkuntankRoute 221Lv.29-30GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 15%Grassland CaveLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires StrengthRiverbank CaveLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires StrengthSpacious CaveLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires StrengthStill-Water CavernLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires StrengthSunlit CavernLv.25-29CaveBrilliant DiamondRequires StrengthRoute 225Lv.51GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 10%or evolve from Stunky (Step 1)
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 |
What is Stunky Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Stunky
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Landorus's Rock Slide hits Stunky for 57-68%.
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySheerforce ItemLife Orb NatureNaive Moves
Damage vs Stunky View Landorus builds →Rock Slide57-68% | ||
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
BDSP Stunky Best Moveset
Poison/Dark typing with hidden AbilityKeen Eye preventing accuracy drops. 63/63 offenses at 74 Speed give the pre-evo some identity. The moveset can't compete. One evolution from Skuntank where 103 HP and 93 Attack give the dual TermStab real output.
Best Build
Stunky best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Crunch
- Play Rough
- Sucker Punch
- Toxic
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 Belch and Foul Play 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
Base Stats
It protects itself by spraying a noxious fluid from its rear. The stench lingers for 24 hours.
It sprays a nose-curling, stinky fluid from its rear to repel attackers.
Stunky Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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