Poochyena 105/162 · Temporal Forces

Poochyena is Pokédex #261, generation 3 (Hoenn). Poochyena is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 70 HP. The card lists Mightyena, Mightyena (#262) under evolves to.

Poochyena sits at 105/162 in Temporal Forces, position 105 of 218. Before it is 104 Gengar ex, and after it is 106 Mightyena. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on March 22, 2024. The printed size is 162. This checklist is longer, at 218 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Gnaw Off lists 30+ damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 more damage. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A Pokémon with a persistent nature, it chases its chosen prey until the prey becomes exhausted." The regulation mark is H.

Poochyena (#261) has 23 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 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 70 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Miki Tanaka illustrated this one. 19 other cards of Poochyena list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Miki Tanaka. I count 192 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Temporal Forces set binder is where a full Temporal Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Poochyena can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). Themed lists that include this exact card are Dog Pokémon. I still need this card.