Is Poochyena Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Wild Dark-type with stats too low to matter beyond the first few routes. Mightyena is marginally better but still outclassed by every other Dark option in Alola.
Poochyena trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Hala's team hits Poochyena's weaknesses hard.
Poochyena trades roughly evenly with Lana's team.
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Kiawe's team hits Poochyena's weaknesses hard.
Mallow's team hits Poochyena's weaknesses hard.
Poochyena trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Poochyena trades roughly evenly with Sophocles's team.
Poochyena trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Nanu's typing presses Poochyena's defenses.
Poochyena trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Poochyena trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's team hits Poochyena's weaknesses hard.
Olivia's team hits Poochyena's weaknesses hard.
Poochyena has the type edge here and should clean up Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Poochyena's weaknesses hard.
Kukui's team hits Poochyena's weaknesses hard.
Poochyena cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Poochyena in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Poochyena isn't available in the wild in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Start by transferring Poochyena from Ruby & Sapphire, Emerald, or Scarlet & Violet. The evolution path from Poochyena to Poochyena is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Poochyena in USUM
- Step 1Poochyena ✓LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Route 103. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Route 103. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Pokeradar · Route 214. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 1 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Swarm · Route 9 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire via Walking · Route 103. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
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
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Crabrawler Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Makuhita Fighting | C | |
 Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x264-311%KO Infestation 2x28-33% | ||
 Golisopod BugWater | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Wimpod (Dividing Peak Tunnel Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Golisopod builds →First Impression 2x241-285%KO Brick Break 2x134-158%KO | ||
 Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Passimian builds →Brick Break 2x194-229%KO U-turn 2x120-143%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x304-358%KO U-turn 2x119-141%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x260-306%KO X-Scissor 2x139-163%KO | ||
 Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x257-303%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x330-389%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x270-318%KO U-turn 2x105-124%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x308-364%KO U-turn 2x120-142%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x264-310%KO X-Scissor 2x141-166%KO | ||
Hariyama Fighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x308-364%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scrafty builds →High Jump Kick 2x261-308%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x335-394%KO | ||
Scrafty DarkFighting | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scrafty builds →Focus Punch 2x313-369%KO | ||
Bewear NormalFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodHauoli City Interact Encounter | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x339-399%KO X-Scissor 2x150-177%KO | ||
Passimian Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Passimian builds →Close Combat 2x319-375%KO U-turn 2x125-147%KO | ||
Pangoro FightingDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Pangoro builds →Hammer Arm 2x273-321%KO X-Scissor 2x146-173%KO | ||
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Lucario can KO Poochyena with Close Combat (196-231%). Scizor threatens a KO with U-turn (226-266%). Clefable's Moonblast also KOs at 102-121%.
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x196-231%KO Extreme Speed44-52% Flash Cannon81-95% | ||
 Scizor BugSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Scizor builds →Bullet Punch65-77% U Turn 2x226-266%KO Knock Off35-41% | ||
 Clefable Fairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Poochyena View Clefable builds →Moonblast 2x102-121%KO | ||
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
USUM Poochyena Best Moveset
Dark at 55 Attack with AbilityRun Away and AbilityRattled raising Speed from Dark, Bug, and Ghost hits as a hidden ability. The moveset at pre-evolution stats has no function. Mightyena one evolution away adds 90 Attack and AbilityIntimidate.
Best Build
Poochyena best EVs are Attack and Sp. Def
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Play Rough
- Fire Fang
- Crunch
- Foul Play
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Poochyena misses out on Astonish and Covet. That's 13 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Foul Play and Crunch, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
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
Base Stats
Poochyena Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra 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.
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