# Poochyena (Japanese) #016 — XY Beginning Set

## Summary

Poochyena has always been the Pokémon players meet first and forget fastest, the pesky Hoenn biter who shows up on every early route, yet its dark-type grit keeps it oddly lovable. On this Japanese XY Beginning Set card, released in November 2013 alongside the English Kalos Starter Set, it crouches on a red rock ledge with grey fur bristling against snowy peaks. A plain basic, it is bulk with charm. A $0.50 modelled guide with no copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and a PSA 10 would fetch about $70 against $85 in grading fees, so the only money in this card is finishing a set, not a slab.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | XY Beginning Set |
| Language | Japanese |
| Number | 016 |
| Rarity | None |
| Era | jp-xy |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Release date | 2013-11-08 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | JA |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.50** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-08T20:28:10.977Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-08T20:28:10.977Z
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 0/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-08T20:28:10.977Z — 1 of 11 inputs · 7% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-11-08T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon-japan/xy-beginning-set/poochyena)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~pokemon-japan%3Ajp-23983-016%3AJA%3ANORMAL~NM)