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poochyena
Generation III

poochyena

Bite Pokémon

dark

Poochyena is an omnivore—it will eat anything. A distinguishing feature is how large its fangs are compared to its body. This Pokémon tries to intimidate its foes by making the hair on its tail bristle out.

0.5 m

Height

13.6 kg

Weight

56

Base XP

255

Capture Rate

70

Base Happiness

♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Gender

Base Stats

HP35
Attack55
+1 EV
Defense35
Sp. Atk30
Sp. Def30
Speed35
Total220

Abilities

Run Away
Slot 1Generation III

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

“Enables a sure getaway from wild Pokémon.”

Quick Feet
Slot 2Generation IV

Increases Speed to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

“Boosts the Speed stat if the Pokémon has a status condition.”

Rattled
Slot 3HiddenGeneration V

Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a Dark, Ghost, or Bug move.

“The Pokémon gets scared when hit by a Dark-, Ghost-, or Bug-type attack or if intimidated, which boosts its Speed stat.”

Evolution Chain

poochyena

poochyena

#261

Lv. 18
mightyena

mightyena

#262

Breeding

Ground

Egg Groups

15 cycles

Hatch Counter

Grassland

Habitat

Medium

Growth Rate

Quadruped

Shape

No

Gender Diff.

Moves (77)

Level Up (11)

Lv.MoveTypeClassPwrAccPP
1
Tackle

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

Changed in: Black White, Sun Moon

normalphysical40100%35
4
Howl

Raises the user’s Attack by one stage.

User And Allies

Changed in: Sword Shield

normalstatus——40
7
Sand Attack

Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.

Changed in: Gold Silver

groundstatus—100%15
10
Bite

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

Changed in: Gold Silver

darkphysical60100%25
13
Leer

Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.

All Opponents

normalstatus—100%30
13
Odor Sleuth

Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost.

normalstatus——40
19
SwaggerTM87

Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.

Changed in: Sun Moon

normalstatus—85%15
22
AssuranceTM58

Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.

Changed in: X Y

darkphysical60100%10
28
HeadbuttTM02

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

normalphysical70100%15
34
Yawn

Target sleeps at the end of the next turn.

normalstatus——10
40
Sucker Punch

Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.

Changed in: Sun Moon

darkphysical70100%5

TM / HM (55)

Take DownDouble EdgeRoarDigToxicDouble TeamRestSuper FangSubstituteThiefSpiteProtectScary FaceMud SlapEndureCharmAttractSleep TalkReturnFrustrationIron TailHidden PowerRain DanceSunny DayCrunchShadow BallRock SmashUproarTormentFacadeTauntHelping HandEndeavorSecret PowerHyper VoiceNatural GiftPaybackEmbargoDark PulseNasty PlotThunder FangIce FangFire FangCaptivateFoul PlayRoundIncinerateRetaliateSnarlPlay RoughConfidePsychic FangsLash OutTera BlastTrailblaze

Egg Moves (4)

Poison FangAstonishCovetMe First

Tutor (6)

Body SlamCounterMimicSnorePsych UpSnatch

Xd Purification (1)

Heal Bell

Sprites (13)

poochyena Back defaultBack default
poochyena Back shinyBack shiny
poochyena Front defaultFront default
poochyena Front shinyFront shiny
poochyena Other dream world front defaultOther dream world front default
poochyena Other home front defaultOther home front default
poochyena Other home front shinyOther home front shiny
poochyena Other official Artwork front defaultOther official Artwork front default
poochyena Other official Artwork front shinyOther official Artwork front shiny
poochyena Other showdown back defaultOther showdown back default
poochyena Other showdown back shinyOther showdown back shiny
poochyena Other showdown front defaultOther showdown front default
poochyena Other showdown front shinyOther showdown front shiny

Cries

Latest

Legacy

Encounter Locations

Sinnoh Route 214 Area

PlatinumWalk Lv.2322%

Kanto Route 1 Area

HeartgoldWalk Lv.240%
SoulsilverWalk Lv.240%

Petalburg Woods Area

EmeraldWalk Lv.530%

Hoenn Route 101 Area

RubyWalk Lv.210%
SapphireWalk Lv.210%
EmeraldWalk Lv.245%
Omega RubyHorde Lv.25%
Alpha SapphireHorde Lv.25%

Hoenn Route 102 Area

RubyWalk Lv.315%
SapphireWalk Lv.315%
EmeraldWalk Lv.330%

Hoenn Route 103 Area

RubyWalk Lv.230%
SapphireWalk Lv.230%
EmeraldWalk Lv.260%
Omega RubyHorde Lv.235%
Alpha SapphireHorde Lv.235%

Hoenn Route 104 Area

EmeraldWalk Lv.440%

Hoenn Route 110 Area

EmeraldWalk Lv.1220%

Hoenn Route 116 Area

EmeraldWalk Lv.628%

Hoenn Route 117 Area

EmeraldWalk Lv.1330%

Hoenn Route 120 Area

EmeraldWalk Lv.2520%

Hoenn Route 121 Area

EmeraldWalk Lv.2620%

Hoenn Route 123 Area

EmeraldWalk Lv.2620%

Gateon Port Lighthouse Top

XdSnag Lv.10100%

Game Appearances

Ruby#286Sapphire#286Emerald#286Firered#286Leafgreen#286Diamond#261Pearl#261Platinum#261Heartgold#261Soulsilver#261Black#261White#261Black 2#261White 2#261

Held Items

Pecha Berry
Ruby: 5%Sapphire: 5%Emerald: 5%Firered: 5%Leafgreen: 5%Diamond: 5%Pearl: 5%Platinum: 5%Heartgold: 5%Soulsilver: 5%Black: 5%White: 5%Black 2: 5%White 2: 5%

Pokédex Numbers

#261

National

#10

Hoenn

#44

Kalos Mountain

#7

Kitakami

#10

Updated Hoenn

Names in Other Languages

포챠나

Korean

Medhyèna

French

Fiffyen

German

Poochyena

Spanish

Poochyena

Italian

ポチエナ

Japanese

Pal Park

Field

Score: 30Rate: 50

Meta

#359

Order

Yes

Default Form

Generation III

Generation

Gray

Color