Poochyena
No. 0261
Type: Dark
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.
Base stats
| HP | 35 |
|---|---|
| Attack | 55 |
| Defense | 35 |
| Sp. Attack | 30 |
| Sp. Defense | 30 |
| Speed | 35 |
Total 220
What to answer with
Attacking types that hit what hits it hard, and the best move of each one it learns.
- Flying — Cover 2 weaknesses (Fighting, Bug) — It learns nothing of that type
- Fairy — Covers 1 weakness (Fighting) — Play Rough
- Fire — Covers 1 weakness (Bug) — Fire Fang
- Poison — Covers 1 weakness (Fairy) — Poison Fang
- Psychic — Covers 1 weakness (Fighting) — Psychic Fangs
- Rock — Covers 1 weakness (Bug) — It learns nothing of that type
Abilities
- Run Away
- Quick Feet
- Rattled (Hidden)
Evolution line
Moves
- Assurance
- Astonish
- Bite
- Charm
- Covet
- Crunch
- Dark Pulse
- Dig
- Double-Edge
- Endeavor
- Endure
- Facade
- Fire Fang
- Foul Play
- Helping Hand
- Howl
- Hyper Voice
- Ice Fang
- Lash Out
- Leer
- Mud-Slap
- Nasty Plot
- Play Rough
- Poison Fang
- Protect
- Psychic Fangs
- Rain Dance
- Rest
- Roar
- Sand Attack
- Scary Face
- Shadow Ball
- Sleep Talk
- Snarl
- Spite
- Substitute
- Sucker Punch
- Sunny Day
- Super Fang
- Swagger
- Tackle
- Take Down
- Taunt
- Tera Blast
- Thief
- Thunder Fang
- Trailblaze
- Uproar
- Yawn
What the optimizer would run
Rules: Gen 9 OU (singles)
- Role
- Speed control
- Ability
- Quick Feet
- Item
- Life Orb
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
- Moves
- Double-Edge, Scary Face, Foul Play, Sucker Punch