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Poochyena

Poochyena in Emerald.

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#261 · 20 wild locations

Poochyena appears in 20 places in Pokemon Emerald. The best odds are Route 103 (walking in grass or caves, 30% at level 3).

Where to find Poochyena

odds are the game's slot tables
AreaHowLevelOdds
Route 103Walking in grass or caves330%
Route 101Walking in grass or caves325%
Petalburg WoodsWalking in grass or caves520%
Route 101Walking in grass or caves220%
Route 102Walking in grass or caves320%
Route 103Walking in grass or caves220%
Route 104Route104Walking in grass or caves420%
Route 104Route104Walking in grass or caves520%
Route 110Route110Walking in grass or caves1220%
Route 116Walking in grass or caves620%
Route 117Walking in grass or caves1320%
Route 120Walking in grass or caves2520%
Route 121Walking in grass or caves2620%
Route 123Route123Walking in grass or caves2620%
Petalburg WoodsWalking in grass or caves610%
Route 102Walking in grass or caves410%
Route 103Walking in grass or caves410%
Route 117Walking in grass or caves1410%
Route 116Walking in grass or caves74%
Route 116Walking in grass or caves84%

Evolution

2 stages
PoochyenaMightyena

Evolves into Mightyena at level 18.

Evolve now or wait

from the game's learnsets and the relearner rule

Poochyena evolves at level 18. Nothing is lost by evolving straight away: every move Poochyena learns after that, Mightyena learns too.

Rule the game applies: the Move Relearner in Fallarbor Town (he takes a Heart Scale) teaches only the level-up moves of the form you hand him, at or below its current level. Delaying an evolution costs the evolved form's higher base stats for every level you wait; a move you barely use is not worth that.

Poochyena learnset in Emerald

12 level-up moves · 21 machines

By level

1Tackle
5Howl
9Sand Attack
13Bite
17Odor Sleuth
21Roar
25Swagger
29Scary Face
33Take Down
37Taunt
41Crunch
45Thief

Mightyena by level

1Tackle
1Howl
1Sand Attack
1Bite
5Howl
9Sand Attack
13Bite
17Odor Sleuth
22Roar
27Swagger
32Scary Face
37Take Down
42Taunt
47Crunch
52Thief

TMs and HMs it can learn (21)

HM06 Rock Smash, TM05 Roar, TM06 Toxic, TM10 Hidden Power, TM11 Sunny Day, TM12 Taunt, TM17 Protect, TM18 Rain Dance, TM21 Frustration, TM23 Iron Tail, TM27 Return, TM28 Dig, TM30 Shadow Ball, TM32 Double Team, TM41 Torment, TM42 Facade, TM43 Secret Power, TM44 Rest, TM45 Attract, TM46 Thief, TM49 Snatch

Keep going

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Nearby in the Pokedex

Torchic in EmeraldMudkip in EmeraldMightyena in EmeraldZigzagoon in Emerald