No. 261 · Hoenn · Dark
Poochyenacards
Poochyena is a Dark-type Pokémon introduced in Hoenn, number 261 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 2003 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 24
- Sets
- 18
- Printed
- 2003–2026
- Illustrators
- 17
- Sightings
- 1
Start here
The strongest Poochyena art
01/06Poochyena
Rare
02/06Team Magma's Poochyena
Common
03/06Team Aqua's Poochyena
Common
04/06Poochyena
Common
05/06Team Aqua's Poochyena
Common
06/06Team Aqua's Poochyena
Common
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Which is the better picture?
Two Poochyena cards, side by side.
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Poochyena by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Poochyena cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Poochyena gets drawn
Poochyena is usually drawn fierce and tense, often growling, in dim light.
Across 23 Poochyena artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
2003–2026
Poochyena through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
2003 Ruby & Sapphire- 2004 Team Magma vs Team Aqua
2005 Deoxys
2006 Holon Phantoms
2007 Power Keepers
2008 Legends Awakened
2009 Platinum
2013 Kalos Starter Set
2014 Phantom Forces- 2015 Double Crisis
2019 Team Up
2020 Vivid Voltage
2022 Astral Radiance- 2023 Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery
- 2024 Twilight Masquerade
2026 Ascended Heroes
Evolves into
- Poochyenathis page · 24 cards
Mightyena24 cards
Poochyena sightingsspotted in 1 other card
Cards where Poochyena turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding.
Every Poochyena card
24 cards, strongest artwork first.
Poochyena in numbers
- Cards
- 24
- Sets
- 18since Ruby & Sapphire
- Illustrators
- 17most by Shin-ichi Yoshikawa
- Printed
- 2003–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 1in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 40–70
They span 18 sets, from Ruby & Sapphire to Ascended Heroes. 17 illustrators have drawn it, most often Shin-ichi Yoshikawa, Kouki Saitou and Ken Sugimori.
Who draws Poochyena
17 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
18 sets, by how many Poochyena cards each holds.
- Team Magma vs Team Aqua4
Ruby & Sapphire3- Double Crisis2
Ascended Heroes1
Astral Radiance1- Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery1
Delta Species1
Deoxys1
Holon Phantoms1
Kalos Starter Set1
Legends Awakened1
Phantom Forces1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Poochyena cards are there?
- There are 24 Poochyena cards, printed between 2003 and 2026 across 18 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Poochyena card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Poochyena art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Poochyena cards?
- 17 illustrators have drawn Poochyena. Shin-ichi Yoshikawa has done the most at 4, followed by Kouki Saitou and Ken Sugimori.
- What was the first Poochyena card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Ruby & Sapphire, released in 2003. 22 of its 24 cards are Common.
