
Is Stunky Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Breed-only. Poison/Dark with AbilityStench. Skuntank at level 34 handles Morty and Will through Dark. If bred, the coverage is useful. The breeding barrier limits who invests.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's Pokemon outpace and outclass Stunky here.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Stunky has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Bruno's team hits Stunky's weaknesses hard.
Stunky trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Lance's typing presses Stunky's defenses.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- LV 32DarkNight SlashPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- After Clair
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
- LV 44NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Stunky in HeartGold & SoulSilver
No wild encounters for Stunky in HeartGold & SoulSilver. It can be transferred in from Diamond & Pearl.
How to Obtain Stunky in HGSS
Step 1Stunky ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Diamond & PearlAvailableCatch in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 206, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 11. 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
How to Get Shiny Stunky in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Stunky never turns up in HGSS, so catch its shiny in Diamond, where it skulks along Route 214, and trade it in. See every game where Shiny Stunky can be hunted
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
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 take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 150 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Stunky easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Crunch, Double-Edge and 6 more to offspring.
HGSS Stunky Best Moveset
Poison/Dark with only Ground hitting super-effectively, one of the best defensive type profiles available. 63 Attack and 74 Speed can't capitalize at this stage. Evolve to Skuntank.
Best Build
Stunky best EVs are HP and Speed
Bulky Support Moveset
- Explosion
- Sucker Punch
- Pursuit
- Crunch
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 Sludge Bomb and Dark Pulse 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
All 28 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The foul fluid from its rear is so revolting that it can make people feel queasy up to a mile and a quarter away.
Stunky HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
No. Stunky isn't catchable in HeartGold & SoulSilver. Catch one in Diamond, then trade it over.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Stunky has 329 BST and evolves into Skuntank. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Stunky appears in 13 games across 6 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 7Let's Go

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

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