#0261 · Generation 3

Poochyena

Dark

Poochyena has 220 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (55) and a Speed of 35. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 100, which makes it a balanced physical attacker.

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What Poochyena is weak to

Weak to: Fighting, Bug, Fairy. Resists: Ghost, Dark. Immune to: Psychic (×0).

Attacking typeDamage taken
Fighting×2
Bug×2
Fairy×2
Ghost×0.5
Dark×0.5
Psychic×0

Base stats

HP35
Atk55
Def35
SpA30
SpD30
Spe35
Total220

Best teammates for Poochyena

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Poochyena: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists bug, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists bug, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists bug, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, rock super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  4. Celesteela SteelFlying

    Resists bug, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  5. Corviknight FlyingSteel

    Resists bug, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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  6. Skarmory SteelFlying

    Resists bug, fairy, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Poochyena

  1. Pheromosa

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Poochyena super effectively and it resists everything Poochyena can hit it with by type.

  2. Iron Valiant

    Fairy and Fighting STAB hits Poochyena super effectively and it resists everything Poochyena can hit it with by type.

  3. Buzzwole

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Poochyena super effectively and it resists everything Poochyena can hit it with by type.

  4. Slither Wing

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Poochyena super effectively and it resists everything Poochyena can hit it with by type.

  5. Heracross

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Poochyena super effectively and it resists everything Poochyena can hit it with by type.

  6. Ribombee

    Bug and Fairy STAB hits Poochyena super effectively and it resists everything Poochyena can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Poochyena

Poochyena is in the regional Pokédex of 3 games we cover:

EmeraldX and YOmega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire