Stench (Ability) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

Publish date: 2024-02-09

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This article is about the Ability Stench. For the field move Stink, see Field Move (Ranger).

Stench

あくしゅう

Stench

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Generation VII
By releasing stench when attacking, this Pokémon may cause the target to flinch.

Generation VIII
By releasing stench when attacking, this Pokémon may cause the target to flinch.

Generation IX
By releasing a stench when attacking, the Pokémon may cause the target to flinch.

Stench (Japanese: あくしゅう Stench) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature Ability of Grimer and Muk.

Effect

In battle

Generations III and IV

Stench has no effect in battle.

Generation V onward

Stench has a 10% chance of making the target flinch when hit by a damaging move used by the Pokémon with this Ability. Stench does not stack with King's Rock or Razor Fang, nor does it stack with moves that already have a chance to flinch. Each strike of a multi-strike move has an independent chance of causing the target to flinch.

Outside of battle

If a Pokémon with Stench is in the first place in the party (even if fainted), the chance of encountering a wild Pokémon is decreased by 50%. It shares this effect with Quick Feet, White Smoke and Infiltrator (since Generation VIII).

Generation III

In the Battle Pyramid, the encounter rate is decreased by 25%.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield only, this Ability instead decreases the chance of hidden encounters by 87.5%.

Generation IX

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet this Ability has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Stench

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

If a Pokémon with Stench is attacked by an adjacent Pokémon, the attacker may become terrified for a short time.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	May terrify an attacking foe.
MDTD S	May terrify an attacking foe.
BSL	こうげきしてきたポケモンをおびえさせる
MDGtI	May inflict the Terrified status condition when the Pokémon is hit by a direct attack.* When the Pokémon is hit with a direct attack like Tackle or Scratch, the attacker is sometimes afflicted with the Terrified status condition!*
SMD	When the Pokémon is hit with a contact move like Tackle or Scratch, it sometimes makes the attacker terrified.
MDRTDX	When the Pokémon is attacked by an enemy next to it, it sometimes makes the attacker Terrified.

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Stunky The smell
The Pokémon releases a horrible smell from its body.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Stunky turns around and releases a small seed from its behind towards the opponent. When the seed hits the ground, it releases a horrible smell all around the battlefield. The smell lasts for twenty-four hours.
A wild Stunky	A Big Stink Over Stunky	Debut

Trivia

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