Pokémon · EX

Poochyena

Deoxys · #70 · Common · 2005

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Market reference

$1.88

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Card facts

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Set position: 70 / 108
Release year: 2005
Rarity: Common
HP: 50
Subtype: Basic
Evolves to: Mightyena
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Aimi Tomita
Pokédex #: 261
Series: EX

Card analysis

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Primary role: Disruption
Damage efficiency: 20 damage; 10 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Attacker

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 (Sharp Fang) 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.

Illustrated by Aimi Tomita

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About this card

HP: 50Type:DDarknessSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Mightyena

CSurprise

Choose 1 card from your opponent's hand without looking. Look at the card you chose, then have your opponent shuffle that card into his or her deck.

DCSharp Fang — 20

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.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.68	$1.45	$19.38	$1.88	$1.99
Reverse Holofoil	$26.50	$85.87	$199.00	$29.95	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/19

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.78
7-day average	€0.97
30-day average	€0.56
Low	€0.05
Trend price	€0.72
Low (excellent+)	€0.10
Reverse holo low	€2.00
reverseHoloAvg1	€40.00
Reverse holo 7-day	€10.37
reverseHoloSell	€5.78
averageSellPrice	€0.43
Reverse holo 30-day	€8.09
Reverse holo trend	€9.23

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 $1.88; 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 "Deoxys" in the EX series, released in 2005.

What rarity is Poochyena?

Poochyena is a Common card in the Deoxys set.