Poochyena 53/119 · Phantom Forces

Phantom Forces is a set in the XY series. It was released on November 5, 2014. The printed size is 119. This checklist is longer, at 124 cards. Poochyena is 53/119, in position 54 of 124 on this checklist. Before it is 52 Honchkrow, and after it is 54 Mightyena. The listed rarity is Common.

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

5ban Graphics illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,629 other cards in the catalog.

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 5ban Graphics illustrated this one. 18 other cards of Poochyena list a different HP.

The attack Bite lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. Lunge is another attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Darkness, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. 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."

I keep a set binder for Phantom Forces, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Phantom Forces 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.