Is Poochyena Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
First route catch in Hoenn. Dark typing and AbilityRun Away for easy early game. Mightyena at level 18 picks up AbilityIntimidate and handles Phoebe and Tate and Liza. Falls behind by the E4, but it gets the job done early.
Poochyena has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Poochyena trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Mightyena trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Mightyena resists most of Tate & Liza's coverage and hits back hard.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Mightyena trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Mightyena resists most of Phoebe's coverage and hits back hard.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Mightyena has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Catch Poochyena on Route 101 (walking, Lv 2, common).
Your Poochyena should hit Level 18 before you reach Wattson, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Poochyena in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Poochyena is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 10 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Poochyena in ORAS
The path to Poochyena starts with Poochyena at Lv. 2-3 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Poochyena ✓Route 103Lv.2-3GrassRate 40%Route 103Lv.2GrassRate 35%Horde battleRoute 101Lv.2GrassRate 20%Route 102Lv.2-3GrassRate 20%Route 101Lv.2GrassRate 5%Horde battle
Step 2Evolve into Mightyena
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Ghost, Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Poochyena Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Poochyena
 Timburr Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Timburr builds →Wake-Up Slap 2x122-145%KO | ||
 Ninjask Bug | B | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Makuhita builds →Vital Throw 2x100-119%KO | ||
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x315-371%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x172-203%KO | ||
 Throh Fighting | C | |
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x322-379%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x176-208%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
 Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x222-263%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x328-387%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hariyama builds →Vital Throw 2x178-209%KO | ||
Throh Fighting | C | |
Sawk Fighting | C | |
Scraggy DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scraggy builds →High Jump Kick 2x224-264%KO | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x323-381%KO Megahorn 2x323-381%KO | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x265-312%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x339-399%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x339-399%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x277-327%KO U-turn 2x108-128%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x307-362%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x320-376%KO Megahorn 2x320-376%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x265-312%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x332-391%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x332-391%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scrafty builds →Focus Punch 2x313-369%KO | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x342-402%KO X-Scissor 2x153-180%KO | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x356-420%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x321-378%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x331-390%KO Megahorn 2x331-390%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Clefable can KO Poochyena with Moonblast (209-246%). Lucario threatens a KO with Close Combat (479-564%). Scizor's Superpower also KOs at 454-535%.
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x209-246%KO | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x479-564%KO Extreme Speed107-126%KO Aura Sphere 2x242-284%KO Flash Cannon121-142%KO | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch114-134%KO U Turn 2x397-468%KO Superpower 2x454-535%KO Knock Off62-73% | ||
Poochyena Evolutions
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
ORAS Poochyena Best Moveset
Dark at 55 Attack. AbilityQuick Feet boosts Speed under status. AbilityRattled as a hidden ability raises Speed when hit by Bug, Dark, or Ghost moves. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power. Mightyena one evolution away adds AbilityIntimidate.
Best Build
Poochyena best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Facade
- Crunch
- Play Rough
- Fire Fang
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Poochyena's movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Foul Play and Crunch gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
At first sight, Poochyena takes a bite at anything that moves. This Pokémon chases after prey until the victim becomes exhausted. However, it may turn tail if the prey strikes back.
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.
Poochyena Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
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
- 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 7LGPE
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