Is Mightyena Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityIntimidate on a Dark-type from Hoenn. Transfer-only. The physical/special split helps: Dark moves like MoveCrunch are physical now, matching Mightyena's Attack. Handles Fantina and Lucian if imported. Honchkrow is the native Dark competitor.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Mightyena trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Mightyena trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Mightyena trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Mightyena trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Mightyena's weaknesses hard.
Mightyena trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Mightyena trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Mightyena trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Mightyena on Route 215 (Poké Radar, Lv 20-22, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 20)
- LV 20DarkBitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Volkner
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Victory Road
- LV 62DarkSucker PunchPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Mightyena in Diamond & Pearl
Mightyena chains off the Poke Radar on two Diamond routes, common at level 20 up. Pearl players see none of it and trade instead, since both Poochyena and its evolution sit on the Diamond side.
Wild Mightyena may be holding when caught:
Pecha Berry (5% chance) Held: Consumed when poisoned to cure poison.2 locations to catch Mightyena
Badge 2
Badge 3Where To Catch Mightyena in DP
- Step 1Obtain PoochyenaBREEDINGAvailableLeave Mightyena with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Poochyena egg.
- Step 2Mightyena ✓or evolve from Poochyena (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Mightyena catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Mightyena in Diamond & Pearl
Mightyena roams Route 214 and Route 215 in Diamond, where a PokeRadar chain in that grass hands over its shiny. Compare Shiny Mightyena odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Mightyena Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Mightyena in the Diamond & Pearl Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Mightyena Weakness
Type-wise, Mightyena takes extra damage from Fighting and Bug. Psychic moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Bug |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Mightyena Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Mightyena
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mightyena View Monferno builds →Focus Punch 2x131-155%KO U-turn 2x43-51% | ||
 Kricketune Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mightyena View Kricketune builds →X-Scissor 2x78-92% Brick Break 2x48-57% | ||
 Vespiquen Bug | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Mightyena View Beedrill builds →U-turn 2x69-82% Brick Break 2x49-59% | ||
 Mothim Bug | C | |
 Meditite FightingPsychic | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
 Pineco Bug | C | |
Mightyena Evolutions
Evolved from Poochyena. Mightyena is the final form in this two-stage line. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. HP grew the most through evolution (+35 over Poochyena), and Mightyena peaks at 420 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Mightyena to get Poochyena eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field egg group. Notable egg moves include Astonish, Covet, Fire Fang and 7 more.
DP Mightyena Best Moveset
Physical Dark attacks at 90 Attack and 70 Speed with AbilityIntimidate cutting threats on the switch. The moveset has decent coverage but the stats don't stand out in a field full of stronger Dark types.
Best Build
Mightyena best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Crunch
- Ice Fang
- Fire Fang
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Astonish and Covet give Mightyena options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 9 types already covers a decent range on top of Dark Pulse and Crunch. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
32 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It chases down prey in a pack. It will never disobey the commands of a skilled Trainer.
Mightyena Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Mightyena in Diamond & Pearl can hold Pecha Berry (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Pecha Berry.
In Diamond & Pearl, Mightyena can work for a story run. It rates C-Tier, a middle-of-the-pack pick, so the Dark typing decides whether it earns a team slot.
In Diamond & Pearl, Mightyena plays as a balanced. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Crunch is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Adamant is the go-to nature for Mightyena. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the balanced role.
In Diamond & Pearl, Mightyena pairs best with Kangaskhan, Mantine, and Camerupt. Kangaskhan has Good synergy and covers what Mightyena can't handle on its own.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Mightyena spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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