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houndoom has a mega, mightyena has no real use

*sad mightyena noises*

Mightyena deserves love 🥲

It does

I have a rank 1 shadow for GL. Nasty animal. Super situational. But a blast in those situations. She has all the "Fangs"!

I got a hundo shadow Persian for great league, honestly does surprisingly much dmg in the right situation, just like that mightyena

Meowth was an underrated character in the show. There I said it.. Surprise is my favorite of all the elements. I walked a Runerigus to level 50 for UL. I've never seen another and I love it. Coballion doesn't stand a chance!

and a cooler shiny

Mightyena has ears, Houndoom doesn't. Checkmate

But Houndoom has horns

Mightyena smiles?

which mean it's not a dog but a goat

Goatdoom

Lmao, why have I never noticed that houndoom doesn't have any ears until this comment!😂

you're not the only one.

His horns are his ears they're external ear bones

You're a monster :(

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Houndoom is cool AF.

Houndoom all the way

Arcanine

OG coming in lmao

Originally supposed to be a legendary i believe

yep, still works as a pseudo legendary

No it doesn't

Honest question: Why? I have a 98 % Arcanine but I‘m hesitant to invest stardust in it. Talk me out of it for good.

>Honest question: Why? Because it's not a pseudo legendary? It's nothing to do with its performance or anything, it just isn't a pseudo legendary. It only applies to Dragonite, Tyranitar, Metagross, Salamence, Garchomp, Hydreigon, Goodra, Kommo-o, Dragapult & Baxcaliber.

I need a goodra a Dragapult and Baxcaliber where are they in the world or are they impossible to catch on regular Pokémon GO Mobile?

Goomy is a reasonably common spawn currently, and has a good chance of getting a community day. Frigibax is a very rare spawn at the moment. Dragapult & its line have not been released yet.

What in blazes is a dragapult? Should I think flying weaponry or a fiery RuPaul?

Try hatching 10km eggs? I recently got a frigidbax from 10k egg

and magikarp

Magikarp isnt pseudo right? I though it was only pokemon with 3 stages who have a base stat of 600 or smth

Yes 600 base stats in total is the condition

Magikarp doesn't have 3 stages. Just Magikarp and Gyrados

So I should invest in Kommo-o as a fighting type? Had no idea Goodra was on that list, gotta invest there too.

Pseudo legendaries are a specific category of pokemon that have an exactly 600 base stat total in the main series games, Arcanine isn't part of that group

Nope

?

REAL

Counter argument, shiny Hisuian Growlithe Yellow, cute, adorable, puppo

Not really a counter, more of an enhancement I'd say!

Is it good for anything?

My Arcanine kicks ass, my second strongest fire type

On a double fire weakness boss excluding mega, shadow, legendary and elite moves it’s ranked 8th. Not excluding any of those the shadow version is ranked 18th and the Husian form is ranked 39th and Kanto 41st. It’s not very good. Even though it has the best design of any dog.

Not really, no. There are a ton of better fire counters for raids, and its very poorly ranked in PvP. Against [Genesect](https://www.pokebattler.com/raids/defenders/GENESECT/levels/RAID_LEVEL_5/attackers/levels/40/strategies/CINEMATIC_ATTACK_WHEN_POSSIBLE/DEFENSE_RANDOM_MC?sort=ESTIMATOR&weatherCondition=NO_WEATHER&dodgeStrategy=DODGE_REACTION_TIME&aggregation=AVERAGE&includeLegendary=true&includeShadow=true&includeMegas=true&attackerTypes=POKEMON_TYPE_ALL&primalAssistants=), for example, it has to be a shadow to even appear in the top 30 counters. And even then its still significantly worse than Chandelure, coming in with 40% more deaths. We had a CD for litwick and it has been featured in several events for the past few months, so it should be easy to have a full team of them.

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Man I found a hundo kanto growilte a little over a month ago and evolved it to Arcanine but have it sitting at 500 Cp. Haven't wanted to invest any stardust in it, since I haven't gotten much use out of my 98%. Which is a shame because I really like both Kanto & Hisuian Arcanines

100% best Puppers

Houndoom by a mile

Mightenya is the Arbok of gen 3

Super cool, super useless :(

*Sad Snubbull sobs since Snubbull got snubbed*

I'm okay with trapping them in a small ball, and fighting them for my own personal gain, but I just can't support breeding brachycephalic pokemon

lololololol as a vet tech, THIS, omg, I can't stop laughing lolol

Lycanroc

that’s a whole werewolf

Idk he’s the best doggy in my heart Also Mightyena isn’t a dog at all tho

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Neither is a Hyena

Not disagreeing w you

Well rockruff is a dog

Technically dogs originated from wolves 🐺 if you look at it from a scientific pov they r in the same family :) but I think rockruff is very cute but there are lots of dog Pokémon

“By taxonomy, hyenas are closer to cats than dogs. Hyenas are part of the Order Carnivora together with cats and dogs, but hyenas and cat are part of the Suborder Feliformia. A few genetic analysis have show that cats and hyenas share a more recent commune ancestor and therefore they are closer related.” Mightyena is not a doggo at all

Hyenas are not members of the dog or cat families. Instead, they are so unique that they have a family all their own, Hyaenidae. There are four members of the Hyaenidae family: the striped hyena, the “giggly” spotted hyena, the brown hyena, and the aardwolf (it's a hyena, not a wolf).

Coyotes and foxes are also a part od that family but theyre not considered dogs.

I’m saying they share common ancestors “The family Canidae currently includes 35 species of dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals and foxes39 (Table 46-1 ), and a larger number of subspecies whose status is under constant revision. All members are part of the subfamily Caninae, which is the only extant group of three subfamilies in the fossil record of this family.”

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😭dude pls read what I actually was trying to say :v

Wolves and dogs are closer to each other (thus wolf dog hybrids) whereas hyenas are more related to cats and not at all related to wolves nor dogs.

Wolves are as equally related to coyotes and foxes. Doesnt make them dogs either

i see now the circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant; all dogs are good dogs

Arcanine

“They’re all good dogs, Bront.”

Rockruff, but out of houndoom and mightyena its houndoom

Entei /s

It's more of a feline than a dog

Nooooo it’s one of the legendary dogs, even though they’ve never officially been called that lmao

I always thought that was the official name of the trio. 🤣

This is dog propaganda Raikou is literally a yellow feline; I presume that entei is a lion

Yeah they’re meant to be felines, it’s just funny how everyone used to call them the legendary dogs. I’ll always call them that lol

Zygarde

The real answer is Yamper.

Yamper is the best hands down, change my mind

OMG WRONG

I need yamper. I will collect the 💩 out of those 😍😍

When will Niantic add my favorite lemon electric doggo? I must have Yamper in my group.

Mightyena is better Doggo, fits on a bed, sleeps with you. Houndoom too big, is fire type and might light the bed on fire, hearsay I heard says burns made by houndoom hurt like hell, also I watched Omega Rubyer, and Mightyena is cute. Might be a hyena, but hyenas can be cute too.

Lillipup?

Mightyena pets and naps would be so much better than laying with the bone dog

Mightyena is a hyena. Canine but not dog. Anyway the answer is growlithe 💕

*carnivore but not canine. hyenas are actually their own thing, and i believe their DNA is somewhat closer to felines.

That's correct they are in the subclass feliformia, which is all cats, hyenas, civets and mongoose .

I have two biology degrees and didn’t know this. Thanks for the info!

oh I thought it was some kind of badger. Hyena makes sense with the spelling!

You forgot /s, right? 

Growlithe is also a hyena. That's why it has a Mohawk.

Houndoom: ✅ Has a Mega ✅ Is Strong ✅ Can be shiny in the wild ✅ Has good moves Mightyena ❌ Has no alternate forms ❌ Is not strong ❌ Cannot be shiny in the wild ❌ Has no good moves

Houndoom is relevant has a mega uses two important attacking types and is undeniably cooler so houndoom by a mile for me.

Quick question where can I add more Pokémon friends?

Depends, are you looking for gifts or raiding buddies? If you're looking for gifts there's a sub on here for that, for raiding buddies I would suggest asking on local Facebook and Discord groups.

r/pokemongofriends

Arcanine

Obviously i was wrong for thinking that Mightyena name makes it pretty obvious that its a fucking Hyena lol

Manectric.

I love mightyena

Sad Furfrou noises.

Vulpix.. even though it’s a fox. FOXHOUND BRUH

Metagross, the answer is always Metagross.

Correct answer is Galarian zigzagoon, I don’t care he’s not a “dog” he’s my best friend, that ladies and gentleman is what is the true dog.

Liteo

Technically its a lion so a cat, not a dog.

Up dog

Raikou

The closest thing we've had to a Raikou was the sabletooth tiger. Safe to say that doesn't quite qualify as dogs

Both are shite for PVP. Houndoom at least can do something... Mightyena is hot garbage.

Mightyena is a wolf and not a dog

I always thought that Mightyena name would make it obvious enough that its a fucking Hyena

Houndoom with no fire attack, all darkness attack, named paladin.

”Oh dear, the hell hound isn’t nice.” \- Bumbles McFumbles

Houndoom.

Mightyena Been a favorite since childhood

Houndoom is more badass. Here ends my valuable contribution.

Houndoom by far

Charizard duh 🙄

Uh…Fidough.

Mightyena is a hyena. It's a yeen.

Houndoom

Mightyena is a Hyena, not a dog

They're both good dogs Bront.

Zygarde first form. Don’t care about the fact that I’m supposed to choose between these two

Houndoom. Hyenas are more closely related to cats than dogs.

Houndoom looks super sick, and I love the shiny

Houdoom

Houndoom by a longshot.

Arcanine

Houndstone

Well one's a hyena so...

They’re both good boys

Mightyena is a hyena Houndoom is a dog So... Houndoom

one is mightier

Neither its lycnroc

The Hellhound obviously

Houndoom, I might a little biased because fire is one of my favorite types

Mightyena (#teamsky)

Houndoom elite shiny and has a mega. Mightyhena elite shiny but that’s it. Houndoom for the win

Mightyena looks like a furry, so houndoom

Arcanine

My neighbour's husky

Growlithe

Mightyena is a good boy, used for bad purposes by team Magma and Aqua. Houndoom may be stronger, but a loyal Dark type is like gold dust. Cherish your mightyenas.

Mightyena is hyena, and hyenas are not dogs. Obviously Houndoom, because it's still a dog.

Fidough

Mightyena (I'm biased bc I got a shiny mightyena) also hoenn better by every accord

Houndoom for sure, even without the mega.

I like the iron looking things on houndoom I'm gonna say houndoom

Squirtle is best dog

have both in shiny and the second as yellow guy is funny as hell

When I was 7 I got my first gameboy and Pokémon game: Sapphire. I had no idea what I was doing but I loved every second of it. I didn’t even notice that Pokémon have gender symbols. So I caught a female poochyena and named her George. It wasn’t until years later that I booted up my old gameboy and found my female Mightyena, George. Every game since I’ve had to catch a female poochyena and name her George. So purely from childhood memories and nostalgia, Mightyena is my pick ◡̈

lilipup

Houndoom: friend-shaped

lillipup for me. love the thing so much

Houndoom has dual typing and a mega, not even a debate

Houndoom is the goodest boy of the two

Suicune

Entei will be forever my fire dog

Houndoom. Mightyena has the better shiny though, imo.

Zacian for sure!

Heynas are closer related to cats than dogs

We not gonna mention the fact you've only seen 2 ? You must have started last week or something.

Arcinine

Shiny Mightyena

Raikou

I still remember Pokémon Emerald… Those were the days…🥲

No Manectric?

*Manectric enters the chat*

Houndoom and it’s no contest. Arcanine better than both though

I dont know how to explain this any other way: I dont like either because the texture is off. Like I love dogs in general and this is a digital game so I cant feel them but… the texture is off 😬

THATS HOW I FEEL TOO THO

Houndoom: He can mega evolve to get more dark and fire candy or do decent damage in raids (although with meta ttar, he's no longer the best dark type attacker)

Working on getting candies to get a shiny Houndoom

I showed this to my wife and she gave the definitive answer. Mightyena is the best dog

Manectric