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Poochyenain Pokémon Modern Emerald
dark
Front
Normal
ShinyAnimated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Dark
Dex
#286
Abilities
Makes escaping easier.
Growth Rate
mediumfast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
255
Base Exp
55
EV Yield
1 Attack
Wild Held Items
Weak To
fighting ×2bug ×2fairy ×2
Resists
ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5
Immune To
psychic
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
You can catch Poochyena in Petalburg Woods (uncommon), in Route 101 (uncommon), and in Route 102 (uncommon), among eight other areas. Wild ones range from level two to 26.
Wild Encounters (11)
Level Up Moves (15)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TackleLevel: 1Tackle | normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| Charges the foe with a full- body tackle. | ||||||
| HowlLevel: 5Howl | normal | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Howls to raise the spirit and boosts Attack. | ||||||
| Sand AttackLevel: 9Sand Attack | ground | 0 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Reduces the foe's accuracy by hurling sand in its face. | ||||||
| BiteLevel: 13Bite | dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching. | ||||||
| Odor SleuthLevel: 17Odor Sleuth | normal | 0 | 100 | 40 | ||
| Negates the foe's efforts to heighten evasiveness. | ||||||
| RoarLevel: 21Roar | normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Makes the foe flee to end the battle. | ||||||
| SwaggerLevel: 25Swagger | normal | 0 | 85 | 15 | ||
| Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises Attack. | ||||||
| Scary FaceLevel: 29Scary Face | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed. | ||||||
| Dark PulseLevel: 30Dark Pulse | dark | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching. | ||||||
| Take DownLevel: 33Take Down | normal | 90 | 85 | 20 | ||
| A reckless charge attack that also hurts the user. | ||||||
| TauntLevel: 37Taunt | dark | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Taunts the foe into only using attack moves. | ||||||
| CrunchLevel: 41Crunch | dark | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense. | ||||||
| ThiefLevel: 45Thief | dark | 50 | 100 | 25 | ||
| While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item. | ||||||
| Play RoughLevel: 48Play Rough | fairy | 90 | 90 | 10 | ||
| Plays rough with the foe. May lower Attack. | ||||||
| YawnLevel: 50Yawn | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Lulls the foe into yawning, then sleeping next turn. |
Related Guides
Egg Moves (11)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AstonishAstonish | ghost | 30 | 100 | 15 | |
| An attack that may shock the foe into flinching. | |||||
| Play RoughPlay Rough | fairy | 90 | 90 | 10 | |
| Plays rough with the foe. May lower Attack. | |||||
| Poison FangPoison Fang | poison | 65 | 100 | 15 | |
| A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe. | |||||
| CovetCovet | normal | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe. | |||||
| LeerLeer | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense. | |||||
| YawnYawn | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| Lulls the foe into yawning, then sleeping next turn. | |||||
| AstonishAstonish | ghost | 30 | 100 | 15 | |
| An attack that may shock the foe into flinching. | |||||
| Poison FangPoison Fang | poison | 65 | 100 | 15 | |
| A sharp-fanged attack. May badly poison the foe. | |||||
| CovetCovet | normal | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| Cutely begs to obtain an item held by the foe. | |||||
| LeerLeer | normal | 0 | 100 | 30 | |
| Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense. | |||||
| YawnYawn | normal | 0 | 100 | 10 | |
| Lulls the foe into yawning, then sleeping next turn. |
TM/HM Moves (21)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoarRoar | normal | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM05TM05 | |
| Makes the foe flee to end the battle. | ||||||
| ToxicToxic | poison | 0 | 70 | 10 | TM06TM06 | |
| Poisons the foe with an intensifying toxin. | ||||||
| The effectiveness varies with the user. | ||||||
| Sunny DaySunny Day | fire | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM11TM11 | |
| Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| TauntTaunt | dark | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM12TM12 | |
| Taunts the foe into only using attack moves. | ||||||
| ProtectProtect | normal | 0 | 0 | 10 | TM17TM17 | |
| Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession. | ||||||
| Rain DanceRain Dance | water | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM18TM18 | |
| Boosts the power of Water- type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| FrustrationFrustration | normal | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM21TM21 | |
| An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked. | ||||||
| Iron TailIron Tail | steel | 100 | 75 | 15 | TM23TM23 | |
| Attacks with a rock-hard tail. May lower Defense. | ||||||
| ReturnReturn | normal | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27TM27 | |
| An attack that increases in power with friendship. | ||||||
| DigDig | ground | 80 | 100 | 10 | TM28TM28 | |
| Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn. | ||||||
| Shadow BallShadow Ball | ghost | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30TM30 | |
| Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's Sp. Def. | ||||||
| Double TeamDouble Team | normal | 0 | 0 | 15 | TM32TM32 | |
| Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. | ||||||
| TormentTorment | dark | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM41TM41 | |
| Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move. | ||||||
| FacadeFacade | normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42TM42 | |
| Boosts Attack when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | ||||||
| Secret PowerSecret Power | normal | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM43TM43 | |
| An attack with effects that vary by location. | ||||||
| RestRest | psychic | 0 | 0 | 5 | TM44TM44 | |
| The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status. | ||||||
| AttractAttract | normal | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender less likely to attack. | ||||||
| ThiefThief | dark | 50 | 100 | 25 | TM46TM46 | |
| While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item. | ||||||
| SnatchSnatch | dark | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM49TM49 | |
| Steals the effects of the move the target uses next. | ||||||
| Rock SmashRock Smash | fighting | 40 | 100 | 15 | HM06HM06 | |
| A rock-crushing attack that may lower Defense. |
Pokédex Entry
Bite Pokémon
It savagely threatens foes with bared fangs. It chases after fleeing targets tenaciously. It turns tail and runs, however, if the foe strikes back.
Poochyena in Pokémon Modern Emerald
Poochyena is #286 in the Pokédex for Pokémon poochyena. This page covers its dark typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 58 encounter locations.