LC Poochyena

[bb skarm]

imma get ya bad guys

Overview
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Poochyena is, overall, a mediocre Pokemon. Although XY gave Poochyena coverage against Fighting-types with Play Rough, and nerfed Steel-types so that Poochyena's Dark-type STAB moves have better coverage, Poochyena still remains on the list of Pokemon that are either used very situationally or just not good in general. This is because Poochyena's best stat is its lackluster base 55 Attack. Poochyena is also very frail, and faints to almost any STAB attack. It is also very susceptible to priority, namely Mach Punch. Poochyena also relies on Quick Feet to outspeed most Pokemon, forcing it to hold a Toxic Orb. You should always consider other options before you use Poochyena, because there are many.

doge (Quick Feet)
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name: Quick Feet
move 1: Crunch
move 2: Play Rough
move 3: Facade
move 4: Fire Fang / Howl
ability: Quick Feet
item: Toxic Orb
evs: 236 Atk / 36 SpD / 236 Spe
nature: Jolly

Moves
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Crunch is Poochyena's main STAB move, dealing the most damage to opposing Pokemon that resist any of Poochyena's other moves. Play Rough is used to provide coverage against Fighting-types and other Dark-types. Facade reaches 140 Base Power with Toxic Orb's poison, hitting neutral threats rather hard. Fire Fang is an option to hit Magnemite and most other Steel-types harder than Crunch, while Howl can boost Poochyena's Attack. Sucker Punch is an option to hit Choice Scarf users, but it is unreliable, and Poochyena already outspeeds most Pokemon.

Set Details
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236 Attack EVs max out Attack with a neutral nature, while 236 Speed EVs in combination with a Jolly nature allow Poochyena to hit 21 Speed with Quick Feet. 36 Special Defense EVs are filler and add a point to Special Defense. A Toxic Orb is held to poison Poochyena, which activates Quick Feet, boosting Poochyena's Speed.

Usage Tips
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Poochyena almost never finds a free turn for Quick Feet to activate or to use Howl, so it's best sent out against a Pokemon that it can check, allowing it to set up, and then finish it off. Poochyena is rather straightforward, however, so attacking is its only main concern.

Team Options
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Hazard setters such as Ferroseed and Dwebble make for great partners, as Poochyena isn't very strong to begin with, so hazard support allows it to score more OHKOs and 2HKOs. Snubull and Spritzee are good partners, as they can help cover up Poochyena's Fighting-type weakness. Scraggy and most other physical wallbreakers can weaken or get rid of physical walls such as Dwebble, Aron, and Ferroseed, which can all take a hit from Poochyena.

Other Options
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Poochyena can use Thief over Crunch to steal items such as Berry Juice, but the power drop is very noticeable. A Life Orb set with Crunch, Sucker Punch, Fire Fang, and Ice Fang has a greater damage output than with Quick Feet. However, Poochyena is too slow to use it, and it will most likely be KOed before it does any major damage. Iron Tail can be used to hit Fairy-type Pokemon, but it is extremely inaccurate. Poison Fang can also be used to hit Fairy-types, but it is very weak. Super Fang can easily slice an opponent's health in half, making it a good option. Yawn can force switches, but Poochyena usually can't find a turn to use it. A RestTalk Heal Bell set can work, but Poochyena is too frail to run it to its best capability.

Checks and Counters
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**Fighting-types**: Pokemon such as Timburr, Machop, and Croagunk all force Poochyena out either by outspeeding with a Choice Scarf, or by OHKOing with priority Fighting-type attacks. They must be wary of Play Rough, however.

**Fairy-types**: Unless Poochyena is running a move such as Iron Tail to hit them, Fairy-types such as Spritzee and Snubull can walk all over Poochyena.

**Hard Hitters**: Life Orb or Choice Band/Specs users can easily KO Poochyena, due to its very low defenses.

**Priority**: Priority moves such as Mach Punch and Vacuum Wave can easily 2HKO Poochyena before it can do major damage.

**Bulky Attackers**: Bulky attackers such as Porygon can take a hit from Poochyena and retaliate with ease.

**Choice Scarf Users**: Choice Scarf users and revenge killers in general can easily outspeed and heavily damage, if not OHKO, Poochyena.

 

[bb skarm]

A couple of things.

Quick Feet is the main and only set because Poochyena is pretty slow (base 35 speed) and none of its other abilities are any better. If I need to add a LO set (highly doubt it) I will.

I'm think about slashing Sucker Punch with Crunch to outprioritize Fletchling.

Facade has a main slash because its pretty powerful with status (140 BP).

Tagging - Rowan Corporal Levi zeriloa

 

[Corporal Levi]

Overview:
Base 55 Attack isn't actually very good. Instead, say that Poochyena is quite weak for a sweeper.

Quick Feet:
36 Def EVs don't do anything, so put them in SpD instead. Reflect this in Set Details.

Team Options:
Gastly isn't a very good check to Fighting-types. I suppose it doesn't really matter hugely if the reader is genuinely looking into using Poochyena, but try saying Fairy-types such as Snubbull instead.

Checks and Counters:
Add bulky attackers; pretty much anything that can take a hit and isn't ridiculously weak can probably take Poochyena out.
Add Choice Scarf users because they can outspeed and almost always OHKO or at least heavily damage Poochyena.

Great work.
QC 1/3

 

[bb skarm]

Implemented, thanks Levi :) This is ready for the second check

 

[tcr]

Show me the Resttalk Heal Bell set in OO I used to run that it was pretty cool. Thief is another option, and could possibly be preferred over Crunch, as it lets you take items and still hits Abra and Gastly, as well as taking things like Berry Juice away.

Reword checks and counters, timburr does not 'outspeed' doge. Reword to like, "Pokemon such as Timburr, Machop, and Croagunk all force Poochyena out with either outspeeding with a Choice Scarf or OHKOing with priority Fighting-type attacks". Mention how theres really no need to run Poochyena, as it is outclassed by Pokemon like Stunky, Houndour, Pawniard, etc.

QC 2/3

 

[bb skarm]

Done, ready for check 3 to write it up.

 

[macle]

3/3 remember when writing this to not hype up doge

 

[bb skarm]

I wrote this up. I did give doge a hard time while writing the overview, but I assume that's fine because analyses are supposed to be an accurate representation of a Pokemon. Corporal Levi could you give it its pre-GP check?

 

[Corporal Levi]

Moves:
Play rough isn't that powerful; just say that it provides coverage against stuff
Ready for GP; content-wise this is great

 

[Legitimate Username]

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Overview
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Poochyena is, overall, is a mediocre Pokemon. Although Generation 6 gave Poochyena coverage against Fighting-types with Play Rough, and nerfed Steel-types so that Poochyena's Dark-type STAB has moves have better coverage, Poochyena still remains on the list of Pokemon that are either used very situationally used or just are not good in general. This is because Poochyena's best stat is its lackluster base 55 Attack stat. Poochyena is also very frail, and faints to almost any STAB attack. That being said, Poochyena It is also very susceptible to priority, namely Mach Punch. Poochyena also relies on Quick Feet to outspeed most Pokemon, forcing it to hold a Toxic Orb. You should always consider your options before you use Poochyena, because. Because there are many.

doge (Quick Feet)
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name: Quick Feet
move 1: Crunch
move 2: Play Rough
move 3: Facade
move 4: Fire Fang / Howl
ability: Quick Feet
item: Toxic Orb
evs: 236 Atk / 36 SpD / 236 Spe
nature: Jolly

Moves
========
Crunch is Poochyena's main STAB move, dealing the most damage to opposing Pokemon that resist any of Poochyena's other moves. Play Rough is provides coverage against Fighting-types and other Dark-types. Facade is at 140 Base Power with Toxic Orb's poison, hitting neutral threats rather hard. Fire Fang is an option to hit Magnemite and most other Steel-types harder than Crunch, while Howl is boosts can boost Poochyena's Attack. Sucker Punch is an option to hit scarfers Choice Scarf users, but it is unreliable, and Poochyena already outspeeds most Pokemon.

Set Details
========

236 Attack EVs max out Attack with a neutral nature, while 236 Speed EVs with a Jolly nature allow Poochyena to hit 21 Speed with Quick Feet. 36 Special Defense EVs are filler EVs and add a point to Special Defense. A Toxic Orb is held to poison Poochyena, which activates Quick Feet, boosting Poochyena's Speed.

Usage Tips
========
Poochyena almost never finds a free turn for Quick Feet to activate or to use Howl, so it's best used on sent out against a Pokemon that it can check, allowing it to set up, and then finish them. Poochyena is rather straightforward, however, so attacking is its only main concern.

Team Options
========
Hazard setters such as Ferroseed and Dwebble make great partners, as Poochyena isn't very strong to begin with, so hazard support allows it to score more OHKOs and 2HKOs. Snubull and Spritzee are good partners, (<== comma add) as they can help cover up Poochyena's Fighting-type weakness. Scraggy and most other physical wallbreakers in general can weaken or get rid of physical walls such as Dwebble, Aron, and Ferroseed, which can all take a hit from Poochyena.

Other Options
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Poochyena can use Thief over Crunch to steal items such as Berry Juices, but the power drop is very noticeable. A Life Orb set with Crunch, Sucker Punch, Fire Fang, and Ice Fang has a higher greater damage output than with Quick Feet. However, Poochyena is too slow to use it, and it will most likely be fainted KOed before it does any major damage. Iron Tail can be used to hit Fairy-type Pokemon, but it is inaccurate. Poison Fang can also be used to hit Fairy-types, but it is very weak. Super Fang can easily slice an opponent's health in half, making it a good other option. Yawn can force switches, but Poochyena doesn't usually can't find a turn to use it. A RestTalk Heal Bell set can work, but Poochyena is too frail to run it to its best capability.

Checks & Counters
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**Fighting-types**: Pokemon such as Timburr, Machop, and Croagunk all force Poochyena out with either by outspeeding with a Choice Scarf or OHKOing with priority Fighting-type attacks. They must be wary of Play Rough, however.

**Fairy-types**: Unless Poochyena is running a move such as Iron Tail to hit fairies them, Fairy-types such as Spritzee and Snubull can walk all over Poochyena.

**Hard-hitters Hard Hitters**: Life Orb users or Choice Band / Specs Band/Specs users can easily faint KO Poochyena, due to its very low defenses.

**Priority**: Priority moves such as Mach Punch and Vacuum Wave can easily 2HKO Poochyena before it does can do major damage.

**Bulky Attackers**: Bulky Attackers attackers such as Porygon can take a hit from Poochyena and easily retaliate.

**Choice Scarf Users**: Choice Scarfers Scarf users and revenge killers in general can easily outspeed and OHKO, if not heavily damage, Poochyena

GP approved 1/2

 

[fleurdyleurse]

hi

check

Overview
########
Poochyena is, overall, a mediocre Pokemon. Although Generation 6XY gave Poochyena coverage against Fighting-types with Play Rough, and nerfed Steel-types so that Poochyena's Dark-type STAB moves have better coverage, Poochyena still remains on the list of Pokemon that are either used very situationally or just not good in general. This is because Poochyena's best stat is its lackluster base 55 Attack. Poochyena is also very frail, and faints to almost any STAB attack. It is also very susceptible to priority, namely Mach Punch. Poochyena also relies on Quick Feet to outspeed most Pokemon, forcing it to hold a Toxic Orb. You should always consider youother options before you use Poochyena, because there are many.
doge (Quick Feet)
########
name: Quick Feet
move 1: Crunch
move 2: Play Rough
move 3: Facade
move 4: Fire Fang / Howl
ability: Quick Feet
item: Toxic Orb
evs: 236 Atk / 36 SpD / 236 Spe
nature: Jolly
Moves
========
Crunch is Poochyena's main STAB move, dealing the most damage to opposing Pokemon that resist any of Poochyena's other moves. Play Rough is used to provides coverage against Fighting-types and other Dark-types. Facade is atreaches 140 Base Power with Toxic Orb's poison, hitting neutral threats rather hard. Fire Fang is an option to hit Magnemite and most other Steel-types harder than Crunch, while Howl can boost Poochyena's Attack. Sucker Punch is an option to hit Choice Scarf users, but it is unreliable, and Poochyena already outspeeds most Pokemon.
Set Details
========
236 Attack EVs max out Attack with a neutral nature, while 236 Speed EVs in combination with a Jolly nature allow Poochyena to hit 21 Speed with Quick Feet. 36 Special Defense EVs are filler and add a point to Special Defense. A Toxic Orb is held to poison Poochyena, which activates Quick Feet, boosting Poochyena's Speed.
Usage Tips
========
Poochyena almost never finds a free turn for Quick Feet to activate or to use Howl, so it's best sent out against a Pokemon that it can check, allowing it to set up, and then finish themit off. Poochyena is rather straightforward, however, so attacking is its only main concern.
Team Options
========
Hazard setters such as Ferroseed and Dwebble make for great partners, as Poochyena isn't very strong to begin with, so hazard support allows it to score more OHKOs and 2HKOs. Snubull and Spritzee are good partners, as they can help cover up Poochyena's Fighting-type weakness. Scraggy and most other physical wallbreakers in general can weaken or get rid of physical walls such as Dwebble, Aron, and Ferroseed, which can all take a hit from Poochyena.
Other Options
########
Poochyena can use Thief over Crunch to steal items such as Berry Juices, but the power drop is very noticeable. A Life Orb set with Crunch, Sucker Punch, Fire Fang, and Ice Fang has a greater damage output than with Quick Feet. However, Poochyena is too slow to use it, and it will most likely be KOed before it does any major damage. Iron Tail can be used to hit Fairy-type Pokemon, but it is extremely inaccurate. Poison Fang can also be used to hit Fairy-types, but it is very weak. Super Fang can easily slice an opponent's health in half, making it a good option. Yawn can force switches, but Poochyena usually can't find a turn to use it. A RestTalk Heal Bell set can work, but Poochyena is too frail to run it to its best capability.
Checks &amp; Counters
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**Fighting-types**: Pokemon such as Timburr, Machop, and Croagunk all force Poochyena out either by outspeeding with a Choice Scarf, or by OHKOing with priority Fighting-type attacks. They must be wary of Play Rough, however.
**Fairy-types**: Unless Poochyena is running a move such as Iron Tail to hit them, Fairy-types such as Spritzee and Snubull can walk all over Poochyena.
**Hard Hitters**: Life Orb or Choice Band/Specs users can easily KO Poochyena, due to its very low defenses.
**Priority**: Priority moves such as Mach Punch and Vacuum Wave can easily 2HKO Poochyena before it can do major damage.
**Bulky Attackers**: Bulky attackers such as Porygon can take a hit from Poochyena and easily retaliate with ease.
**Choice Scarf Users**: Choice Scarf users and revenge killers in general can easily outspeed and OHKO, if not heavily damage, if not OHKO, Poochyena.

GP 2/2

 

[bb skarm]

Poochyena is done