#261
Poochyena
Bite Pokémon
Dark
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.
Base Stats
HP 35
Attack 55
Defense 35
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 30
Speed 35
Total 220
Type Effectiveness
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Details
Category Bite Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 13.6 kg
Base Exp 56
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
lc Usage: 0.0%
Z-Howl
Item
Normalium Z
Ability
Rattled
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 236
SpD 36
Spe 236
Strategy Overview
Poochyena is a mediocre Pokemon. Even with boosts, Poochyena cannot do any damage, is very slow, is easily revenge killed due to its poor bulk, and has a poor movepool to boot. Being heavily outclassed by Vullaby and Pawniard as a Dark-type is not doing Poochyena any favors as well. Since it lacks much offensive and defensive utility, Poochyena should never be used on a serious team.
Most Used Moves
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc