#261 Poochyena
- ATTACK (LV 100)
- 27
- CATCH CHANCE
- 63% (Poké Ball)
- EGG STEPS
- 600
- BASE EXP
- 56
- GROWTH RATE
- Medium Fast
- CARD RARITY
- common
- HOME REGION
- Hoenn
Where to find it
You can only get a Hoenn Pokémon once you have reached Hoenn. It fights at full strength at home and at part of it elsewhere (see regional attack).
Route 101 Wild · 33% of encounters Route 103 Wild · 33% of encounters Route 102 Wild · 14% of encounters Route 104 Wild · 20% of encounters Route 116 Wild · 17% of encounters Route 110 Wild · 17% of encounters Route 117 Wild · 14% of encounters Route 120 Wild · 13% of encounters Route 121 Wild · 14% of encounters Route 123 Wild · 14% of encounters 
Petalburg Woods Dungeon · wild · 13% of wild fights Gateon Port Trainers A trainer here uses it as a Shadow Pokémon, and you can catch it from them (Gateon Port) Evolution
MightyenaLevel evolutions happen by themselves when the Pokémon reaches the level: you get the evolved Pokémon and keep the one you had. Stones and other evolution items are used from the bag on a Pokémon you own.
Base stats
HP 35
Attack 55
Defense 35
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 30
Speed 35
Total220
Its attack in the game is worked out from all six stats (see Game mechanics).
Type matchups
How much damage Poochyena takes from each attacking type (only the ones that aren't ×1).
Immune: psychic
Trading card
Its card in Hoenn Set 1 is common. Owning the card raises Poochyena's attack: +2% (normal), +5% (gold), +10% (animated), +20% (shiny), and up to +40% once graded by TAPMARK.
Used in battles by
- Team Aqua Grunt (Petalburg Woods)
- Team Aqua Grunt (Rusturf Tunnel)
- Magma Admin Tabitha (Mt. Chimney Crater)
- Team Aqua Grunt (Weather Institute)
- Pokémon Breeder Gabrielle (Mt. Pyre)
- Team Aqua Grunt (Mt. Pyre)
- Team Magma Grunt (Magma Hideout)
- Team Aqua Grunt (Aqua Hideout)
- Team Aqua Grunt (Seafloor Cavern)
- Cipher Peon Ertlig (Phenac City Trainers)
- Rider Rions (Snagem Hideout)
- Bodybuilder Kilen (Gateon Port Trainers)