Best Skuntank counters

The best Skuntank counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Shadow Groudon, Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Garchomp, Shadow Excadrill, and Therian Forme Landorus. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Skuntank in a 3-Star Raid.

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Rayquaza

Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent

Shadow Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Shadow Excadrill

Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands

Therian Forme Landorus

Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	52.91	2458.0	1	70s	115.0
2.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	47.09	2027.3	1	79s	100.8
3.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	49.84	1310.0	2	75s	96.5
4.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	44.27	1708.7	2	84s	92.7
5.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	45.09	1450.3	2	83s	90.9
6.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	48.77	1042.8	3	78s	90.5
7.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	43.76	1245.9	2	86s	86.1
8.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	46.68	866.9	4	82s	84.2
9.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	41.55	1296.2	2	90s	83.3
10.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	42.82	1122.7	3	88s	82.8
11.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	37.23	1420.2	2	100s	77.7
12.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	40.04	1019.4	3	94s	77.0
13.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	38.36	1131.9	3	98s	76.0
14.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	41.99	730.2	4	91s	74.7
15.	Shadow Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	39.61	882.2	4	95s	74.1
16.	Incarnate Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	37.42	1080.9	3	100s	73.8
17.	Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	37.42	1080.9	3	100s	73.8
18.	Shadow Hippowdon	Sand Attack	Scorching Sands	38.12	988.9	3	99s	73.6
19.	Shadow Ursaluna	Tackle	High Horsepower *	37.19	1057.7	3	101s	73.1
20.	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	38.60	854.4	4	98s	72.1
21.	Shadow Flygon	Sand Attack	Scorching Sands	38.17	877.9	4	99s	71.9
22.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Earthquake	36.00	1064.1	3	104s	71.4
23.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	35.59	1109.4	3	105s	71.3
24.	Shadow Donphan	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	37.85	834.4	4	100s	70.7
25.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	33.74	1219.9	2	110s	69.7
26.	Shadow Golem	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	37.09	777.2	4	102s	68.5
27.	Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	34.35	1040.8	3	109s	68.4
28.	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Scorching Sands	34.76	986.1	3	108s	68.3
29.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	34.48	986.6	3	109s	67.9
30.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Earth Power	32.66	1081.7	3	114s	66.3

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Group size

You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Skuntank in a 3-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Skuntank CP range from Raids

Skuntank can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1278 CP to 1347 CP, with no weather boost
From 1597 CP to 1684 CP with Cloudy and Fog weather boost

Skuntank weaknesses

Skuntank type chart

When fighting Skuntank, keep in mind the that Poison and Dark-type Pokémon are weak to Ground type moves. They take reduced damage from Dark, Ghost, Grass, Poison, and Psychic type moves.

Takes increased damage

Ground	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Dark	62.5%
Ghost	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Skuntank

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Ground	186.0%	Sunny
Fire	44.0%	Sunny
Dragon	42.0%	Windy
Fighting	22.0%	Cloudy
Rock	18.0%	Partly Cloudy
Electric	18.0%	Rain
Flying	16.0%	Windy
Water	16.0%	Rain
Normal	12.0%	Partly Cloudy
Bug	10.0%	Rain
Steel	10.0%	Snow
Fairy	6.0%	Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Skuntank in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Skuntank down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Skuntank counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.