Shadow Poochyena

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

At first sight, Poochyena takes a bite at anything that moves. This Pokémon chases after prey until the victim becomes exhausted. However, it may turn tail if the prey strikes back.

Dex No

#261

Shadow Poochyena Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Poochyena is a Dark type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Dark Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	160%
Bug	160%
Fairy	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Psychic	39.1%
Ghost	62.5%
Dark	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Poochyena in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Poochyena.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Snarl	Return	63.09	200.51
Snarl	Crunch	39.34	194.56
Tackle	Crunch	36.25	174.43
Snarl	Dig	34.37	168.55
Tackle	Return	60.00	163.82
Snarl	Poison Fang	33.68	154.14
Tackle	Dig	31.28	151.67
Tackle	Poison Fang	30.59	131.10
Snarl	Frustration	18.09	92.65
Tackle	Frustration	15.00	78.77

All Moves for Shadow Poochyena

Below are all the moves that Shadow Poochyena can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Crunch	Charged	70	26.25	3200ms	-33
Dig	Charged	100	21.28	4700ms	-50
Poison Fang	Charged	35	20.59	1700ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Tackle	Quick	5	10	500ms	5
Snarl	Quick	12	13.09	1100ms	14

Shadow Poochyena Evolution

Poochyena

Requires
50x Candy

Mightyena

Best Shadow Poochyena Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Poochyena Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Poochyena in a raid.