Poochyena 16/39 · Kalos Starter Set

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 16/39 in Kalos Starter Set, position 16 of 39. Before it is 15 Clauncher, and after it is 17 Mightyena. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on November 8, 2013. The printed size is 39, and the checklist is the same length.

The attack Bite lists 20 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "A Pokémon with a persistent nature, it chases its chosen prey until the prey becomes exhausted."

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. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mizue illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Poochyena list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mizue. I count 184 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Kalos Starter Set set binder is where a full Kalos Starter Set 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.