Poochyena 95/189 · Astral Radiance

Poochyena is Pokédex #261, generation 3 (Hoenn). Poochyena is a Basic Darkness Pokémon with 60 HP. The card lists Mightyena, Mightyena (#262) under evolves to.

Poochyena sits at 95/189 in Astral Radiance, position 95 of 216. Before it is 94 Hisuian Sneasler V, and after it is 96 Mightyena. The set belongs to the Sword & Shield series. It was released on May 27, 2022. The printed size is 189. This checklist is longer, at 216 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Gnaw lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Slight Intrusion is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This Pokémon also does 10 damage to itself. Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It has a very tenacious nature. Its acute sense of smell lets it chase a chosen prey without ever losing track." The regulation mark is F.

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 60 HP. Both list the rarity Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Poochyena list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads KIYOTAKA OSHIYAMA. I count 31 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Astral Radiance set binder is where a full Astral Radiance 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). I still need this card.