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Poochyena ポチエナ Pochiena
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Type	Dark
Species	Bite Pokémon
Height	1′08″ (0.5m)
Weight	30.0 lbs. (13.6kg)
Abilities	Run Away
	Quick Feet
Egg group	Ground
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	1 Atk
Exp. yield	55 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Gray
Catch rate	255
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Poochyena (Japanese: ポチエナ Pochiena) is a Dark-type Pokémon found early in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Pokémon Emerald. In Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, you must choose a Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip to stop one of these Pokémon from chasing Professor Birch.

Poochyena comes with the ability Run Away, which guarantees that you can always run from a wild Pokémon as long it does not have an ability or use a move that prevents escaping.

Poochyena evolves via level into Mightyena starting at Level 18.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the TCG 4 Game data 4.1 NPC appearances 4.2 Pokédex entries 4.3 Game locations 4.3.1 In side games 4.4 Base stats 4.5 Type effectiveness 4.6 Learnset 4.6.1 By leveling up 4.6.2 By TM/HM 4.6.3 By breeding 4.6.4 Special moves 4.7 Side game data 4.8 Evolution 4.9 Sprites 4.10 Trivia 4.10.1 Origin 4.10.1.1 Name origin 4.11 In other languages 5 External links

Biology

Physiology

Poochyena's body is gray, with black coloration on its face and feet. This coloration is swapped when it evolves.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Poochyena is an omnivore.

In the anime

When Prof. Birch got separated from Ash Ketchum in Get the Show on the Road, he was attacked by a pack of these Bite Pokémon (similar to what happens in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire).

One of the Badge Thieves from The Blue Badge of Courage had a Poochyena.

In A Bite to Remember, Max befriended a Poochyena and helped it to evolve.

Poochyena appeared in both Disaster of Disguise, and Disguise de Limit. It first appeared under the the ownership of a young girl. Later, during Mrs. Grimm's flashback, it was revealed that she owned one as a child.

In the TCG

Main article: Poochyena (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Three Poochyena form Team Poochy. They specialize in catching criminals. The brothers chase their target until they are tired and then finish them.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	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	It has a very tenacious nature. Its acute sense of smell lets it chase a chosen prey without ever losing track.
	LeafGreen	It has a very tenacious nature. Its acute sense of smell lets it chase a chosen prey without ever losing track.
IV	Diamond	A Pokémon with a persistent nature, it chases its chosen prey until the prey becomes exhausted.
	Pearl	A Pokémon with a persistent nature, it chases its chosen prey until the prey becomes exhausted.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Uncommon	Routes 101, 102, 103
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Routes 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 116, 117, 121, 123, Petalburg Woods
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Gateon Port (Shadow)
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	None	Breed Mightyena
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Plains
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 16 Endless Level 33 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Thunderwave Cave (1F-3F) Howling Forest (1F-8F)

Base stats

HP:	35
Attack:	55
Defense:	35
SpAtk:	30
SpDef:	30
Speed:	35

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Fighting: 2× Bug: 2×	Ghost: ½× Psychic: 0× Dark: ½×	Normal: 1× Flying: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Steel: 1× Grass: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1×

If Miracle Eye is used, the effectiveness of Psychic becomes 1×.

Learnset

Poochyena is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation III Lv. Move Type Start Tackle 5 Howl 9 Sand Attack 13 Bite 17 Odor Sleuth 21 Roar 25 Swagger 29 Scary Face 33 Take Down 37 Taunt 41 Crunch 45 Thief

Generation IV Lv. Move Type Cat. Start Tackle 5 Howl 9 Sand Attack 13 Bite 17 Odor Sleuth 21 Roar 25 Swagger 29 Assurance 33 Scary Face 37 Taunt 41 Embargo 49 Sucker Punch 53 Crunch

By TM/HM

#	Generation III	Generation IV
TM05	Roar	Roar
TM06	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12	Taunt	Taunt
TM17	Protect	Protect
TM18	Rain Dance	Rain Dance
TM21	Frustration	Frustration
TM23	Iron Tail	Iron Tail
TM27	Return	Return
TM28	Dig	Dig
TM30	Shadow Ball	Shadow Ball
TM32	Double Team	Double Team
TM41	Torment	Torment
TM42	Facade	Facade
TM43	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract
TM46	Thief	Thief
TM49	Snatch	Snatch
TM58		Endure
TM63		Embargo
TM66		Payback
TM78		Captivate
TM79		Dark Pulse
TM82		Sleep Talk
TM83		Natural Gift
TM87		Swagger
TM90		Substitute
HM06		Rock Smash

By breeding

• Astonish
• Covet
• Feint
• Fire Fang
• Ice Fang
• Leer
• Poison Fang
• Sucker Punch
• Thunder Fang
• Yawn

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Poochyena knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Hold as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Heal Bell after being purified.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	Friend Area: Wild Plains
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Grr... I smell foes!
26%-50% HP	Grr... My health is halfway down.
1%-25% HP	I'm feeling down-and-out... I can't even manage a yip...
Level Up	Grrr... I leveled! My nose grew even more sensitive!

Evolution

Basic Poochyena

Level 18 Mightyena

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 261.png			Image:Spr 3f 261.png
	Image:Spr 3r 261 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 261 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 261 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 261 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl				Back
	Image:Spr 4d 261.png
						Image:Spr b g4 261 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Poochyena images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

It shares some similarities with both wolves and hyenas.

Name origin

Poochyena's name, a misspelling of its Japanese name, may be a combination of pooch, a nickname for a dog, and hyena.

In other languages

• German: Fiffyen
• French: Medhyena
• Korean: 포챠나 Pochyana - Similar to the word 'pooch', which is pronounced the same in Korean as it is in English.

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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