Physical
Balanced
DTier
35Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Poochyena's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Attack EV, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats
Below
HP35
F
Attack55
D
Defense35
F
Sp. Atk30
F
Sp. Def30
F
Speed35
F
Total220
Details
Catch Rate
Guaranteed255 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.5 m
1'08"Tiny
Weight13.6 kg
30.0 lbsFeather
Base XP56
Low Yield
Abilities
Run Away
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
Quick Feet
Increases Speed to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
RattledHA
Raises Speed one stage upon being hit by a dark, ghost, or bug move.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source
Pokedex Entries
No Sun Moon entries available

A Pokémon with a persistent nature, it chases its chosen prey until the prey becomes exhausted.

Poochyena Weakness

Fighting, Bug, and Fairy moves hit Poochyena for super-effective damage. The upside? Psychic-type moves can't touch it at all. 3 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Poochyena Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting, Bug, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)Psychic
Type ChartAvg
3Weak
2Resist
1Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
FightingBugFairy
½xResist
GhostDark
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Psychic
STAB (2)
PsychicGhost
How to Beat Poochyena in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)
Scizor
Scizor
BugSteel
S
Bug is super effective against PoochyenaView Scizor →

Sun & Moon Evolution

Poochyena evolves into Mightyena. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 200 total stats over Poochyena. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Poochyena
#261Poochyena
18
Level 18
Mightyena
#262Mightyena
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Poochyena
Dark
Mightyena
Dark
HP
35
70+35
ATK
55
90+35
DEF
35
70+35
SP.ATK
30
60+30
SP.DEF
30
60+30
SPE
35
70+35
BST
220D-Tier
420C-Tier+200
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Poochyena easily with 218 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Covet, Fire Fang and 10 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Ground
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
13moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 218·

Sun & Moon Poochyena Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Without breeding, Poochyena misses out on Astonish and Covet. That's 13 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Crunch and Dark Pulse, with coverage across 9 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tackle
—4010035Normal
Lv 4
Howl
———40Normal
Lv 7
Sand Attack
——10015Ground
Lv 10
Bite
D6010025Dark
Lv 13
Odor Sleuth
———40Normal
Lv 16
Roar-6
C——20Normal
Lv 19
Swagger
D—8515Normal
Lv 22
Assurance
D6010010Dark
Lv 25
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Lv 28
Embargo
——10015Dark
Lv 31
Taunt
C—10020Dark
Lv 34
Crunch
C8010015Dark
Lv 37
Yawn
C——10Normal
Lv 40
Take Down
—908520Normal
Lv 43
Sucker Punch+1
D701005Dark
Lv 46
Play Rough
D909010Fairy

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM100
Confide
D——20Normal
TM97
Dark Pulse
D8010015Dark
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM63
Embargo
——10015Dark
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM66
Payback
—5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM48
Round
D6010015Normal
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM88
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM95
Snarl
D559515Dark
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM41
Torment
——10015Dark
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Egg
Covet
D6010025Normal
Egg
Fire Fang
D659515Fire
Egg
Ice Fang
D659515Ice
Egg
Leer
——10030Normal
Egg
Me First
D——20Normal
Egg
Play Rough
D909010Fairy
Egg
Poison Fang
D5010015Poison
Egg
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
Egg
Snatch+4
D——10Dark
Egg
Sucker Punch+1
D701005Dark
Egg
Thunder Fang
D659515Electric
Egg
Yawn
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Poochyena can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen
Gen 3
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Gen 4
Captivate
——10020Normal
Gen 3
Counter-5
D—10020Fighting
Gen 6
Dig
D8010010Ground
Gen 3
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Gen 4
Endure+4
C——10Normal
Gen 4
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Gen 6
Incinerate
—6010015Fire
Gen 3
Mimic
D——10Normal
Gen 4
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Gen 4
Natural Gift
——10015Normal
Gen 3
Psych Up
C——10Normal
Gen 6
Retaliate
D701005Normal
Gen 6
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
Gen 6
Secret Power
—7010020Normal

How to Get Poochyena in Sun & Moon

Poochyena doesn't appear in Sun & Moon. Transfer it from Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Poochyena is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

RubyEmeraldPlatinumHeartGoldWhiteOmega Ruby

Poochyena Guide

  • Get Poochyena to Mightyena at level 18. At 220 BST, Poochyena is just the starting point.

  • Level 18 gets you Mightyena. Quick enough that Poochyena barely slows you down.

  • In Sun & Moon, Poochyena does the job early-game if you need a Dark type on your team. Evolve it into Mightyena before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

  • You can find Poochyena in Sun & Moon. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Poochyena first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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