#262

Mightyena

Bite Pokémon

Dark

It will always obey the commands of a skilled Trainer. Its behavior arises from its living in packs in ancient times.

Base Stats

HP 70

Attack 90

Defense 70

Sp. Atk 60

Sp. Def 60

Speed 70

Total 420

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

fighting 2x bug 2x fairy 2x

Resistant to

ghost ½x dark ½x

Immune to

psychic 0x

Abilities

Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie (Hidden)

Held Items

Pecha Berry 5%

Evolution Chain

Poochyena

→

Mightyena Lv. 18

Moves

Locations

Kalos Route 15

Details

Category Bite Pokémon

Height 1.0 m

Weight 37.0 kg

Base Exp 147

Growth Rate Medium

Capture Rate 127

Base Happiness 70

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat Grassland

Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 1.8%

PU ZU

Life Orb Cleaner

Moves

Item

Life Orb

Ability

Moxie

Nature

Adamant

EVs

Atk 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Mightyena is a good cleaner that is hard to stop once it gets going; its access to STAB Sucker Punch and Moxie allow it to deal with faster Pokemon rather well, as well as letting it pose quite a threat once it has KOed a foe. Mightyena also has access to Play Rough, a great coverage move that can be an amazing asset in beating would-be counters, such as Vullaby. Dark is also a strong offensive typing, being resisted by few types. Unfortunately, Mightyena has very low base stats, with none of them being over 90. This means Mightyena needs a lot of entry hazard support to sweep, and it can be overly reliant on Sucker Punch and Moxie boosts to clean effectively. Also, Mightyena's frailty, in combination with Life Orb recoil, means that it can have trouble surviving for long.