Stunky (Pokémon)


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Stunky (Japanese: スカンプー Skunpuu) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation IV.

It evolves into starting at level 34.

Biology
Stunky is a small, skunk-like Pokémon with dark-purple fur. Its face is large and rounded, with a narrow red nose, red-rimmed eyes, and two pairs of somewhat "V"-shaped cream-colored whiskers on the sides of its face. It has two pointed ears that appear red on the inside. A stripe of cream-colored fur runs along its back from the neck to the tail, with a small tuft protruding from the base of the neck. Its tail is raised high, and ends with spiked hair pointed behind it. It has a cream-colored underbelly, and four short legs, that end in paws with three small, white claws.

Stunky can spray a foul-smelling liquid from its rear in order to drive attackers away. The stench can be smelled from over a mile away, and will linger for around 24 hours.

Major appearances
Stunky debuted in A Secret Sphere of Influence!, where it belonged to Officer Jenny. When stole the Adamant Orb, Stunky managed to scare them off with its poison.

Another Stunky was shown to be under the command of a different Officer Jenny in Losing Its Lustrous!. It was guarding the Adamant Orb while it was being transported to Celestic Town via aircraft, when Team Galactic attacked and stole the orb.

Minor appearances
A Stunky made a cameo appearance in The Rise of Darkrai as one of the Pokémon hit with a.

A Stunky was seen under Reggie's care in Lost Leader Strategy!.

A Stunky appeared in Enter Galactic!.

A 's Stunky was used in the Battle Stage of the  in Old Rivals, New Tricks!.

A Stunky appeared in Battling a Cute Drama!.

A Stunky was owned by one of the students of Snowpoint Trainers' School in Classroom Training!.

A 's Stunky appeared in Beating the Bustle and Hustle!, where it was seen participating in the fake Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle that had set up.

A Stunky appeared in A Marathon Rivalry!, under the ownership of a competitor in the Pokéathlon held in Camellia Town.

A Trainer's Stunky appeared in a flashback in Flint Sparks the Fire!.

A Stunky appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

A Stunky appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad. It was among the Pokémon residing in a forest.

A Stunky appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, as one of the Pokémon residing at Nebel Plateau.

In Pokémon Generations
A Stunky appeared in The New World, under the ownership of a at the Spear Pillar.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A wild Stunky appears in A Big Stink Over Stunky. Its caused  to faint while riding down 's Cycling Road.

A Stunky appeared in a flashback in Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga
Stunky is one of the Pokémon Charon conditioned into a fighting machine in Charon Must Be Stopped!. It was subdued by Hareta's Minun's.

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Trivia

 * Despite being based on a striped species of skunk, Stunky sprays from a handstand like a spotted skunk, as seen in the episode The Secret Sphere of Influence.

Origin
It is based on a, likely a hog-nosed skunk. It also bears resemblance to a of some sort, which is fitting as baby skunks are called kits or kittens.

Name origin
Stunky is a combination of  or stunk and stinky.

Skunpuu is a combination of skunk and pyoo (what someone says when something stinks).