What does Poochyena evolve into?

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

At what level does Poochyena evolve?

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

Should I use Poochyena?

In X & Y, 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.

Where can you catch Poochyena?

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

Poochyena - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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

Attack55

Defense35

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def30

Speed35

Total220

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight13.6 kg

Base XP56

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fighting, Bug, Fairy
0.5x (Resist)	Ghost, Dark
0x (Immune)	Psychic

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fighting Bug Fairy

½xResist

Ghost Dark

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Psychic

STAB (2)

Psychic Ghost

How to Beat Poochyena in X & Y (Best Counters)

In X & Y, Hitmontop can KO Poochyena with Close Combat (366-431%). Volcarona's Flamethrower also KOs at 193-227%.

Hitmontop Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemEjectbutton NatureAdamant Moves Fake Out Wide Guard Close Combat FeintPriority Damage vs Poochyena Close Combat 2x 366-431%KO Feint 31-36% View Hitmontop builds →
Whimsicott GrassFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves TailwindUtility EncoreUtility TauntUtility SafeguardUtility View Whimsicott builds →
Volcarona BugFire	B
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Giga Drain Bug Buzz FlamethrowerSTAB Damage vs Poochyena Giga Drain 107-127%KO Flamethrower 193-227%KO View Volcarona builds →
Scizor BugSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Bullet Punch U Turn Superpower Knock Off Damage vs Poochyena Bullet Punch 114-134%KO U Turn 2x 397-468%KO Superpower 2x 454-535%KO Knock Off 62-73% View Scizor builds →
Lucario FightingSteel	C
Recommended Build AbilitySteadfast ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Extreme Speed Aura Sphere Flash Cannon Damage vs Poochyena Close Combat 2x 479-564%KO Extreme Speed 107-126%KO Aura Sphere 2x 265-312%KO Flash Cannon 133-156%KO View Lucario builds →

X & Y 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

#261Poochyena

Level 18

#262Mightyena

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Poochyena

Dark

Mightyena

Dark

70+35

ATK

90+35

DEF

70+35

SP.ATK

60+30

SP.DEF

60+30

SPE

70+35

BST

220D-Tier

420C-Tier+200

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Poochyena easily with 200 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)

X & Y Poochyena Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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

D5010035Normal

Lv 5

Howl

———40Normal

Lv 9

Sand Attack

——10015Ground

Lv 13

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 17

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Lv 21

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 25

Swagger

——9015Normal

Lv 29

Assurance

D6010010Dark

Lv 33

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 37

Taunt

C—10020Dark

Lv 41

Embargo

——10015Dark

Lv 45

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 49

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Lv 53

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

TM97

Dark Pulse

D8010015Dark

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—6010015Fire

TM66

Payback

—5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

—701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

—4010015Fighting

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

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Astonish

—3010015Ghost

Egg

Covet

—6010025Normal

Egg

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Egg

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Egg

Leer

——10030Normal

Egg

Me First

———20Normal

Egg

Play Rough

D909010Fairy

Egg

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Egg

Snatch+4

———10Dark

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Egg

Thunder Fang

—659515Electric

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 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 3

Psych Up

D——10Normal

How to Get Poochyena in X & Y

No wild encounters for Poochyena in X & Y. It's available in Ruby, Emerald, or Brilliant Diamond and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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

Catch in the wild in:

Omega RubyWalking · Route 103 · Horde battle

Then trade to X & Y.

Also found in:

Ruby Emerald Platinum HeartGold White Brilliant Diamond

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 X & Y, 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 X & Y. 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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