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Poochyena

Delta Species · #79 · Common · 2005

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$1.20

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Card facts

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Set position: 79 / 114
Release year: 2005
Rarity: Common
HP: 50
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Mightyena
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Sachiko Adachi
Pokédex #: 261
Series: EX

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 10 damage; 5 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Poochyena plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
Its main attack (Ambush) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.

How to beat Poochyena

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.

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About this card

HP: 50Type:DDarknessSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Mightyena

CRoar

Your opponent switches the Defending Pokémon with 1 of his or her Benched Pokémon, if any.

DCAmbush — 10+

Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage.

Weakness:F×2

Resistance:P-30

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

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Updated 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.86	$1.23	$19.98	$1.20	—
Reverse Holofoil	$49.98	$51.99	$75.00	$19.39	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.09
7-day average	€0.23
30-day average	€0.51
Low	€0.02
Trend price	€0.44
Low (excellent+)	€0.10
Reverse holo low	€2.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€2.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€10.41
reverseHoloSell	€14.49
averageSellPrice	€0.53
Reverse holo 30-day	€6.05
Reverse holo trend	€8.60

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Poochyena is real?

Poochyena is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Poochyena worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Poochyena is $1.20; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Poochyena from?

Poochyena is from the Pokémon set "Delta Species" in the EX series, released in 2005.

What rarity is Poochyena?

Poochyena is a Common card in the Delta Species set.