AttackShadow Bind
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn.
Poochyena 65/109 · Ruby & Sapphire
Ruby & Sapphire is a set in the EX series. It was released on July 1, 2003. The printed size is 109, and the checklist is the same length. Poochyena is 65/109, in position 65 of 109 on this checklist. Before it is 64 Poochyena, and after it is 66 Ralts. The listed rarity is Common.
Poochyena is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 50 HP. In the Pokédex this is Poochyena (#261), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Mightyena, Mightyena (#262) under evolves to.
Naoyo Kimura illustrated this card. The same name is on 256 other cards in the catalog.
Poochyena (#261) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2026. The earliest other card is Poochyena 63/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 40 HP, and this one lists 50 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Naoyo Kimura illustrated this one. 15 other cards of Poochyena list a different HP.
The attack Shadow Bind lists 10 damage. The cost is Darkness. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat until the end of your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -30. Retreat cost is 1.
I keep a set binder for Ruby & Sapphire, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Ruby & Sapphire set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Poochyena can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.
Card facts
- Number
- 65/109
- Series
- EX
- Released
- July 1, 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- Supertype
- Pokémon
- Subtypes
- Basic
- HP
- 50
- Type
- Darkness
- Illustrator
- Naoyo Kimura
- Pokédex
- Poochyena (#261)
- Evolves to
- Mightyena
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Resistance
- Psychic -30
- Retreat
- 1
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Questions about this card
Which set is Poochyena from?
Ruby & Sapphire, in the EX series. It was released on July 1, 2003. The printed size is 109.
What is the collector number?
65/109. It is entry 65 of 109 in this checklist.
Who illustrated it?
Naoyo Kimura. The catalog lists 256 other cards with that illustrator.
What rarity is listed?
Common.
What Pokédex number does the card use?
Poochyena #261, generation 3 (Hoenn).
Which attacks are printed?
Shadow Bind (10).