Is Stunky Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Poison/Dark with AbilityAftermath. Skuntank handles Phoebe and Tate and Liza if imported, but Absol and Sharpedo cover Dark natively.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Stunky's defenses.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Stunky in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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 ORAS
Step 1Stunky ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 11 · Horde battle, then trade to the current game via link cable.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 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 |
What is Stunky Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Stunky
 Nincada BugGround | C | |
 Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Flygon GroundDragon | C | |
Krookodile GroundDark | B | |
Rhydon GroundRock | B | |
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Landorus can KO Stunky with Explosion (100-118%).
 Landorus Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Stunky View Landorus builds →Explosion100-118%KO | ||
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
ORAS Stunky Best Moveset
Poison/Dark at 63 Attack. AbilityAftermath damages the attacker that KOs it. AbilityKeen Eye as a hidden ability prevents accuracy drops. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Skuntank one evolution away adds 103 HP and 93 Attack.
Best Build
Stunky best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Foul Play
- Toxic
- Defog
- Flamethrower
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It sprays a foul fluid from its rear. Its stench spreads over a mile radius, driving Pokémon away.
It protects itself by spraying a noxious fluid from its rear. The stench lingers for 24 hours.
Stunky Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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