#0262 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Mightyena

Bite Pokémon · Dark-type

Mightyena is a Dark-type Pokémon, the Bite Pokémon, number 262 (#0262) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1 m tall and weighs 37 kg.

Mightyena is the Bite Pokémon that hunts in coordinated packs of around ten, and the Pokédex says it never lets targeted prey escape. It will obey only Trainers it recognises as skilled.

How to pronounce Mightyena

Mightyena is pronounced my-tee-EN-uh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Mightyena said out loud:

In Japanese it is グラエナ (Graena).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Mightyena resembles a wolf crossed with a hyena, 1 m tall and 37 kg. Its short fur is mostly grey, broken by black on the lower legs and tail and by two thick, shaggy black strips that run back from behind its eyes along its body. It has red eyes with yellow whites, dark triangular streaks below them, diamond-shaped ears and a red nose.

Behaviour

Before it attacks, Mightyena growls deeply and flattens its body, giving fair warning. It lives in a strict pack and, the Emerald Pokédex says, never defies its leader's orders. Bulbapedia adds that, as shown in the film Zoroark: Master of Illusions, it likes to lick the faces of people it is fond of.

Habitat

The Pokédex lists grasslands, and Bulbapedia adds savannas. In Scarlet and Violet it is found across Kitakami in The Teal Mask, including four-star Tera Raid Battles.

Powers

Intimidate lowers a foe's Attack as Mightyena enters battle, Quick Feet raises its Speed with a status condition, and the hidden Ability Moxie raises Attack after a knockout. It learns Snarl on evolving, and Crunch, the three Fangs, Sucker Punch and Play Rough in Scarlet and Violet. With 90 base Attack it hits harder than Poochyena but is middling elsewhere.

Name origin

Mightyena may combine 'mighty' and 'hyena'. The Japanese name is Graena (グラエナ), which may mix 'grand', 'growl' and 'hyena'.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia reads Mightyena as a hyena, perhaps a brown hyena, with a mane that may come from the striped hyena's dorsal mane. Dog breeds such as the German Shepherd may also have influenced it. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Mightyena evolves from Poochyena at level 18 and has no further evolution.

In the games

Players can find Mightyena with the Poké Radar on Routes 214 and 215 in Brilliant Diamond. It debuted in Ruby and Sapphire as the evolved form of Poochyena, the wild Pokémon that attacks Professor Birch at the start, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Katrina's four Mightyena debuted in 'A Bite to Remember', and from 'A Three Team Scheme!' onwards Team Magma Grunts used several as their main Pokémon. In Zoroark: Master of Illusions, Joe's Mightyena helped Tammy's Tangrowth catch Zorua.

Fun facts

• In 'All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!', a Mightyena dressed up as Suicune for the Pokémon Dress-Up Contest.
• Hodge's Mightyena beat Goh's Scyther and Scorbunny in the Flute Cup's first round in 'Serving Up the Flute Cup!', then lost to Ash's Pikachu.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Contest-obsessed Ruby is jealous of the shiny gleam on the fur of the wild Mightyena that attack Professor Birch.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Mightyena (Pokémon) · Serebii: Mightyena (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 70
• Attack: 90
• Defense: 70
• Sp. Atk: 60
• Sp. Def: 60
• Speed: 70

Mightyena’s base stat total is 420. Its highest stat is Attack.

Type matchups

What is Mightyena weak to?

Mightyena takes extra damage from Fighting (2×), Bug (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Ghost (½×), Dark (½×).

It is immune to Psychic moves.

Evolution

What does Mightyena evolve from?

Mightyena evolves from Poochyena at level 18.

Mightyena is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Poochyena, Mightyena.

Abilities

• Intimidate: Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
• Quick Feet: Increases Speed to 1.5× with a major status ailment.
• Moxie (hidden ability): Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.

Moves

Moves Mightyena learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

“Evo” means Mightyena learns the move the moment it evolves: Snarl.

TM moves (41)

Mightyena can learn 41 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Mud-Slap, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Thief, Trailblaze, Facade, Snarl, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Foul Play, Psychic Fangs, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Rest, Taunt, Dark Pulse, Substitute, Crunch, Shadow Ball, Hyper Voice, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Nasty Plot, Giga Impact, Hyper Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Spite, Super Fang, Uproar, Lash Out, Double-Edge, Endeavor, Throat Chop.

Egg moves (3):Astonish, Covet, Poison Fang.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 127 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
• Base experience yield: 147.

Pokédex entries

Mightyena travel and act as a pack in the wild. The memory of its life in the wild compels the Pokémon to obey only those Trainers that it recognizes to possess superior skill. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

Mightyena gives obvious signals when it is preparing to attack. It starts to growl deeply and then flattens its body. This Pokémon will bite savagely with its sharply pointed fangs. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

It chases down prey in a pack of around ten. They defeat foes with perfectly coordinated teamwork. (HeartGold, SoulSilver, Y)

It will always obey the commands of a skilled Trainer. Its behavior arises from its living in packs in ancient times. (FireRed, LeafGreen, X)

It chases down prey in a pack. It will never disobey the commands of a skilled Trainer. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2)

In the wild, Mightyena live in a pack. They never defy their leader's orders. They defeat foes with perfectly coordinated teamwork. (Emerald)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 47% of all Pokémon (1 m).
• Heavier than 59% of all Pokémon (37 kg).
• Base stat total 420, ranked #562 of 1,025.
• One of 69 Dark-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 107 gray Pokémon.
• Number 11 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
• Can learn 53 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 127: about 16.6% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 6 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Mightyena (Pokémon), Serebii: Mightyena (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (my-tee-EN-uh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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