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

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scizor's Bullet Punch hits Poochyena for 64-75%. Blaziken threatens a KO with Close Combat (429-505%). Lucario's Aura Sphere also KOs at 265-312%.

Scizor
Scizor
BugSteel
A
Recommended Build
AbilityTechnician
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • Bullet Punch
  • Knock Off
  • RoostRecovery
  • Swords Dance
Damage vs Poochyena
Bullet Punch
64-75%
Knock Off
34-40%
View Scizor builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl 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 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Covet, Fire Fang and 7 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
10moves
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosrhydondewgongarbokquagsirenidorinofarfetchdflaaffy
12 of 131·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Poochyena Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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

Moves

Without breeding, Poochyena misses out on Astonish and Covet. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Crunch and Dark Pulse, with coverage across 10 types rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 4
Howl
D——40Normal
Lv 7
Sand Attack
D—10015Ground
Lv 10
Bite
D6010025Dark
Lv 13
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
Lv 16
Roar-6
C——20Normal
Lv 19
Swagger
D—8515Normal
Lv 22
Assurance
—6010010Dark
Lv 25
Scary Face
——10010Normal
Lv 28
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Lv 31
Taunt
C—10020Dark
Lv 34
Crunch
C8010015Dark
Lv 37
Yawn
C——10Normal
Lv 40
Take Down
D908520Normal
Lv 43
Sucker Punch+1
D701005Dark
Lv 46
Play Rough
D909010Fairy

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM79
Dark Pulse
D8010015Dark
TM28
Dig
D8010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM23
Iron Tail
D1007515Steel
TM63
Nasty Plot
C——20Dark
TM66
Payback
D5010010Dark
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM98
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM30
Shadow Ball
D8010015Ghost
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM78
Snarl
D559515Dark
TM90
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM12
Taunt
C—10020Dark
TM46
Thief
D6010025Dark
TM41
Torment
D—10015Dark

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Astonish
—3010015Ghost
Egg
Covet
D6010025Normal
Egg
Fire Fang
D659515Fire
Egg
Ice Fang
D659515Ice
Egg
Leer
D—10030Normal
Egg
Play Rough
D909010Fairy
Egg
Poison Fang
D5010015Poison
Egg
Sucker Punch+1
D701005Dark
Egg
Thunder Fang
D659515Electric
Egg
Yawn
C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Poochyena can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Poochyena Locations

A solid number of locations for Poochyena with moderate rates across endgame routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Best Locations to Catch Poochyena in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

10 walking encounters at Lv. 58-63 for Poochyena across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Dazzling Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Dazzling Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Glacial Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Glacial Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Icy Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Ice
Post
Post-game
Icy Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Ice
Post
Post-game
Spacious Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Spacious Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Stargleam Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Stargleam Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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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