Poochyena

DarkAdaptability, Intimidate

Route 201 / Verity Lakefront Rowan's Lab Open in the guide Compare

In Platinum Redux: First found in Route 201 / Verity Lakefront (Grass), and in 1 more area. Its type (Dark) is the same as in the official games. Base stats total 400, up from 220; all six changed, most of all Speed (35 → 83). Abilities: it gains Adaptability and Intimidate and loses Run Away, Quick Feet and Rattled. 7 of its 8 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Platinum, including Scratch and Growl.

Level-up moves 8

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Scratch	Normal	Phys	50	100	35
2	Growl Lowers Atk (100%) Does not make contact.	Dragon	Spec	35	100	30
3	Bite Chance to flinch (30%)	Dark	Phys	60	100	25
7	Astonish Chance to flinch (20%)	Ghost	Phys	55	100	30
8	Leer Lowers SpAtk (100%) Does not make contact.	Dark	Spec	35	100	30
10	Quick Attack Priority +1 Goes first (priority +1).	Normal	Phys	50	100	30
12	Distract Chance to confuse (20%) Makes contact.	Dark	Phys	55	100	20
14	Tail Whip Lowers Def (100%) Makes contact.	Fighting	Phys	35	100	30

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 16

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM04	Scam Route 219. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Floaroma Town	Dark	50
TM09	Nasty Plot Route 216. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Victory Road	Dark	—
TM10	Agility Route 215. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Pastoria City	Psychic	—
TM19	Slack Off Oreburgh Tunnel, and you need Surf to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 222	Normal	—
TM23	Dark Pulse Route 212, and you need Surf to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Canalave City	Dark	85
TM41	Flare Blitz Route 212. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 217	Fire	120
TM43	Flame Charge Wayward Cave. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Veilstone City	Fire	55
TM44	Will-O-Wisp Valor Lakefront, and you need Rock Climb to reach it. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Victory Road	Fire	—
TM49	Power Whip Route 211. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Route 217	Grass	110
TM51	Knock Off Great Marsh. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Canalave City	Dark	70
TM65	Shadow Claw Hearthome Gym, once you have beaten Fantina. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Celestic Town	Ghost	75
TM71	Astonish Route 219. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Oreburgh City	Ghost	55
TM75	Flamethrower Ruin Maniac Cave. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Celestic Town	Fire	80
TM88	Sunny Day Oreburgh Tunnel. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Hearthome City	Fire	—
TM90	Rest Route 207. Professor Rowan hands out as many more copies as you want at Veilstone City	Psychic	—
HM08	Rock Climb Route 217	Rock	80

Where to find Poochyena

Area	Method	Level
Route 201 / Verity Lakefront	Grass
Rowan's Lab	Palmer

Other changes in this game

Evolves at Lv. 16. The documentation gives the level but not what it turns into.