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Poochyena's Type

DARK

Poochyena's Pokédex #s

National #: 261

Poochyena's Base Stats

HP:: 35

Attack:: 55

Defense:: 35

Sp. Atk:: 30

Sp. Def:: 30

Speed:: 35

Total:: 220

Misc. Info

Height:: 1'8" (0.5m)

Weight:: 30 lbs. (13.6 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Attack

Base EXP:: 56

Catch Rate:: 255

Base Happiness:: 70

Poochyena's Abilities

Here are what abilities Poochyena can possibly have, along with their effects.

Run Away: Poochyena can always run from a wild Pokémon battle, regardless of Speed or other trapping effects.

Quick Feet: Raises Poochyena's Speed by 50% while it is affected by a major status condition, and it has no Speed penalty from paralysis.

Rattled: Raises Poochyena's Speed by one stage after each hit it takes from a Bug-, Ghost-, or Dark-type move.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Poochyena's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIGHTING

BUG

FAIRY

½: GHOST

DARK

immune: PSYCHIC

Poochyena's Evolution Line

Poochyena does not evolve into any other known or available Pokémon.

Poochyena's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Poochyena can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Poochyena learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
4	Howl Raises all allies' Attack by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	40	All Allies
7	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
10	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
13	Mud-Slap 100% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	20	100%	10	One Target
16	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
19	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
22	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
25	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
28	Headbutt Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	NORMAL	70	100%	15	One Target
31	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
34	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
37	Yawn Makes the target fall asleep at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
40	Take Down Poochyena takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
43	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
46	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poochyena can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM05	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM12	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Poochyena from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM23	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM30	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Poochyena's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM41	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Poochyena is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Poochyena restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM63	Nasty Plot Raises Poochyena's Special Attack by two stages.	DARK	--	--	20	User
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Poochyena attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM78	Snarl 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Sp. Atk by one stage.	DARK	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM79	Dark Pulse Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Poochyena's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Poochyena's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Poochyena can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Poochyena.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Astonish Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	GHOST	30	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Poison Fang Has a 50% chance of badly poisoning the target.	POISON	50	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Covet Damages the target and steals its held item.	NORMAL	60	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Yawn Makes the target fall asleep at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
EGG	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Ice Fang Has a 10% chance to freeze the target. Has a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.	ICE	65	95%	15	One Target
EGG	Fire Fang Has a 10% chance to burn the target. Has a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.	FIRE	65	95%	15	One Target
EGG	Thunder Fang Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target. Has a separate 10% chance to make the target flinch.	ELECTRIC	65	95%	15	One Target
EGG	Play Rough 10% chance of lowering the target's Attack by one stage.	FAIRY	90	90%	10	One Target

Poochyena's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Poochyena's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Poochyena's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Poochyena is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	180	211	243	274	35
Attack	115	146	178	209	55
Defense	75	106	138	169	35
Sp. Atk	65	96	128	159	30
Sp. Def	65	96	128	159	30
Speed	75	106	138	169	35
Total					220

Where to Find Poochyena in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Poochyena in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Poochyena

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

A Pokémon with a persistent nature, it chases its chosen prey until the prey becomes exhausted.

Y

It has a very tenacious nature. Its acute sense of smell lets it chase a chosen prey without ever losing track.

Omega Ruby

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.

Alpha Sapphire

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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

A Pokémon with a persistent nature, it chases its chosen prey until the prey becomes exhausted.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond Pearl Platinum

A Pokémon with a persistent nature, it chases its chosen prey until the prey becomes exhausted.

HeartGold SoulSilver

It chases its prey until the victim becomes exhausted. However, it turns tail if the prey strikes back.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby

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.

Sapphire

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.

Emerald

It savagely threatens foes with bared fangs. It chases after fleeing targets tenaciously. It turns tail and runs, however, if the foe strikes back.

FireRed LeafGreen

It has a very tenacious nature. Its acute sense of smell lets it chase a chosen prey without ever losing track.