#261 · Pokémon Mirror Gold · changed in this game
Poochyena
DarkRun Away, Quick Feet
In Mirror Gold: First found in Bell Tower 7F (Grass (Night), Lv 30-34), and in 2 more areas. Its type (Dark) and base stats (total 220) are the same as in the official games. Abilities: it loses Rattled. 2 of its 16 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver: Yawn and Play Rough.
Level-up moves 16
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Phys | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Howl Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 40 |
| 7 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Stat | — | 100 | 15 |
| 10 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Phys | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Odor Sleuth Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 40 |
| 16 | Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 19 | Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target. | Normal | Stat | — | 85 | 15 |
| 22 | Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Phys | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Embargo Target cannot use held items. | Dark | Stat | — | 100 | 15 |
| 31 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Stat | — | 100 | 20 |
| 34 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Phys | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 10 |
| 40 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Phys | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 43 | Sucker Punch Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move. | Dark | Phys | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 46 | Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Phys | 90 | 90 | 10 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs 40
| # | Move · where to get it | Type | Pow |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR02 | Toxic Goldenrod Department Store Lower 2F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Poison | — |
| TM005 | Roar | Normal | — |
| TM010 | Hidden Power | Normal | 60 |
| TM011 | Sunny Day | Fire | — |
| TM014 | Play Rough Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Fairy | 90 |
| TM017 | Protect Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TM018 | Rain Dance | Water | — |
| TR20 | Endeavor Lavender Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | — |
| TM021 | Frustration Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TR26 | Endure Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | — |
| TM027 | Return Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM028 | Dig Celadon Department Store 3F | Ground | 80 |
| TM030 | Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 |
| TR31 | Iron Tail Blackthorn / Battle Frontier Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Indigo Plateau) | Steel | 100 |
| TR32 | Uproar Lavender Mart (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Normal | 90 |
| TR33 | Hyper Voice Celadon Department Store Upper 2F | Normal | 90 |
| TR37 | Taunt Goldenrod Department Store 4F (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F) | Dark | — |
| TM038 | Helping Hand Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | — |
| TR38 | Foul Play Celadon Department Store Upper 2F (also at Fuchsia Mart) | Dark | 95 |
| TM041 | Torment Goldenrod Department Store Upper 2F (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Dark | — |
| TM042 | Facade | Normal | 70 |
| TM043 | Secret Power | Normal | 70 |
| TM044 | Rest | Psychic | — |
| TM045 | Attract | Normal | — |
| TM046 | Thief | Dark | 60 |
| TR47 | Nasty Plot Union Cave B1F (hidden) (also at Celadon Department Store Upper 2F, Viridian Mart) | Dark | — |
| TM049 | Snatch | Dark | — |
| TM052 | Crunch Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Dark | 80 |
| TM063 | Embargo | Dark | — |
| TM066 | Payback | Dark | 50 |
| TM078 | Captivate Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM079 | Dark Pulse Celadon Department Store 3F | Dark | 80 |
| TM082 | Sleep Talk | Normal | — |
| TM087 | Swagger Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM090 | Substitute | Normal | — |
| TM097 | Psychic Fangs Saffron Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Psychic | 85 |
| TM135 | Spite Violet City Mart (also at Celadon Department Store 3F) | Ghost | — |
| TM141 | Super Fang Celadon Department Store 3F | Normal | — |
| TM156 | Double-Edge Goldenrod Department Store 5F | Normal | 120 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | 40 |
Where to find Poochyena
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Tower 7F | Grass (Night) | 30-34 | |
| Route 33 | Grass (Night) | 8-10 | |
| Route 43 | Grass (Night) | 25-28 |
Other changes in this game
- Evolves into Mightyena — at level 32
- Egg moves: Astonish, Poison Fang, Covet, Leer, Yawn, Sucker Punch, Ice Fang, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Me First
- Tutor moves: Body Slam, Counter, Covet, Dark Pulse, Double-Edge, Endure, Foul Play, Headbutt, Hyper Voice, Iron Tail, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Psych Up, Sleep Talk, Snatch, Snore, Spite, Substitute, Sucker Punch, Super Fang, Swagger, Uproar
- A wild one can rarely hold Pecha Berry.