These Pokemon are NOT what you think...

[@Gnoggin]

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[@smb-c3po]

Daddy Austin, no more selling out to the corporate sponsorships, especially if your videos already have intrusive ads.

[@SochiTheCat2]

@@smb-c3powhat the f*sh

[@haydoge]

Ad Ratio'ed

[@smb-c3po]

@@haydoge Everyone should just skip ahead past the corporate shills anyway, they take away from the video viewing experience.

[@lexruptor]

There is no meow, it's a canid. Technically it's a mustelid, but same dif tbh. Poochyena, POOCH

[@JJJs]

Little correction, wolverines and badgers are mustelids, that makes them caniformes. So they are eqully releted to hyenas as dogs are. Closer relatives of hyenas are mangoos, meercats and that thing which poops expensive coffe beans

[@powersurge_beast]

That's true but looking at the phylogenetic tree maybe hyenas are a smidge closer to mustelids

[@lucazanellaterradeoliveira7582]

its a civet? hope im right

[@TieYourLaurenDown]

@@powersurge_beastthat’s not how phylogeny works.

[@JJJs]

​@powersurge_beast that not how you read phylogenetic tree, you have to look where the tree branches out, branches that connect dogs and mustelids are later than ones with whole feliformes. It' s like you and your brother being equally related to your cousin

[@JJJs]

​@@lucazanellaterradeoliveira7582 yes

[@EpicRandomness555]

Hyenas actually “laugh” when they’re afraid, more than anything else. Less when they’re hunting and stuff. The “laugh” is just like us shrieking in fear.

[@alliestevens5264]

I laugh when I'm afraid or get nervous, so Hyenas are my spirit animal

[@EpicRandomness555]

@@alliestevens5264 Yes exactly. I do that sometimes too.

[@Samsen_]

Fun fact the only hyenas that laugh are the spotted the other hyena species do not have that laugh and are usually very quiet.

[@EpicRandomness555]

@@Samsen_ That makes sense actually

[@leandraferesthogar7249]

​@@EpicRandomness555it's easier to be vocal when you are a social species after all

[@ethandollarhide7943]

Fun Fact: Lions actually steal more food from Spotted Hyenas than Spotted Hyenas do from them.

[@emanuelrojas2]

And lions kill hyenas on site if they encounter any.

[@katarinadreams6955]

God bless Casual Geographic

[@maykonbrasileiro761]

​@@emanuelrojas2hyenas will do the same to any weak, sick or infant lion they find

[@Thedawg2604]

​@@maykonbrasileiro761 thats just most carnivores

[@FoxxyFire-HellFrost]

​@@emanuelrojas2Hyenas will do the same if they have the numbers advantage.

[@julien827]

mustelids, seals and bears are all closer to dogs than any feliform is

[@HeythGaming]

!!

[@YaminoMizu]

Technically, it's closer to being a mongoose! A feliform, sure, but not a cat. Actually telling people hyenas are closely related to mongooses sounds even more bizarre than to cats ngl.

[@noahberan6498]

Gumshoos has a new friend

[@viktormadzov5286]

Same things goes for the Fosa of Madagascar. There also more cloaely related to mongooses then to cats

[@SuperbGorilla]

I think he meant more related to cats than dogs not the closest relative

[@viktormadzov5286]

@@SuperbGorilla Yeah but that doesnt say as much as people think it does. Aftet all, sea lions are more related to dogs then they are to lions...but that doesnt mean the're all that much more similar to wolfs then they are to big cats. There are 16 family's of carnivors, of which cats and dogs only make 2 Since the first split in the carnivora order also has dogs and cats on differsnt sides, we devide the other 14 famelies as being on the side with the dogs or cats. Thats all that Caniforms and Feliforms means really, nothing more.

[@metrux321]

I mean, hyenas are not evil, and ganging up is a evil wya to describe the power of friendship xD Hyenas get so much crap when they're not nearly the worst out there... They're just trying to survive.

[@KenjiShiratsuki]

Yes, whenever my gnolls use Pack Tactics on my players it's called The Power of Friendship(TM)

[@metrux321]

@@KenjiShiratsuki oh my god, that IS evil xD I love it

[@JohannaA.5013]

Even though I'm a Brazillian, I never saw a Maned-Wolf or Lobo Guará. But it is proudly appearing in our 200 Reais Banknote. Unfortunately, I only got copies of them signed by our disastrous former Economy Minister. Language Fact: The plural of "Real" is "Reais", so... One Real, 2/5/10/20/50/100/200 Reais. And this "Real" stands not for Real, but for "Royal".

[@Chaoscatgamer]

How a day ago

[@JohannaA.5013]

@@Chaoscatgamer, I was the first to join the member team.

[@lucazanellaterradeoliveira7582]

wait you did not see a live picture of the lobo guará?

[@PERSONII3331PERSONIIEVER]

@@lucazanellaterradeoliveira7582 lobo guara é brabo.

[@PERSONII3331PERSONIIEVER]

@@lucazanellaterradeoliveira7582 não sabia que o lobo guará era unico do seu meio.

[@dracone4370]

Fun fact about hyenas, the Giant Hyena (Pachycrocuta) is said to resemble the Spotted Hyena in appearance but is still considered Megafauna due to be much bigger physically. And on the subject of actual canines, genetic research on the Dire Wolf is actually more closely related to Jackals, Extinct Zoo did video on that a while back. Now that I think about it, we've never really gotten a Jackal Pokemon yet, have we?

[@argentum1738]

Isn't Lucario a jackal?

[@dracone4370]

@@argentum1738 Technically yes, but also no. Lucario and Riolou are based on Anubis, who is interpreted as a Jackal in modern day due to his black coloration and the simplistic-like design of Egyptian hieroglyphic art, but archeological studies show Anubis is more based on the Golden Wolf (a now rare, possibly extinct) canid that lives/lived in Egypt.

[@tetravega567]

I always thought Abra/Kadabra were Jackals, just with a thick dino tail for some reason.

[@leandraferesthogar7249]

​@@tetravega567Cause G1 weirdness

[@leandraferesthogar7249]

​@@dracone4370wait wait wait, you're telling me the modern views got screwy cause we don't have the proper frame of reference anymore??

[@seanmcfadden3712]

I was expecting that warning about how spotted hyenas give birth, because... OUCH!

[@dynojackal1911]

Correction: wolverines and badgers are mustelids (weasels), which are Caniform carnivorans, so wolverines and badgers are closer to dogs than to cats or hyenas.

[@justinn8541akaDrPokemon]

So you're telling me there can be a regional form of Mightyena that is like Salazzle.

[@powersurge_beast]

That should be its evolution it always deserved :(

[@Jfam11638]

@@justinn8541akaDrPokemon god please, I desperately want a regional Poochyena/Mightyena

[@cerobathetalllady]

​@@Jfam11638 I need a regional form for Liepard as well as an evolution. The poor kitty deserves love.

[@powersurge_beast]

NO POKEMON DESERVES A SUPER POWERFUL FEMALE ONLY EVOLUTION MORE

[@bennu547]

That’s a gross idea. This is coming from a female. That wouldn’t add anything but stroke your own fragile ego

[@powersurge_beast]

Drawin it. Gonna be a totally masculine monster Chad Pokemon with 100% female rate. And your beloved male mightyena from your 2004 copy of emerald has the choice to evolve into her just like how marills work :)

[@BuNnyDuDeDaRoO]

That'll be big clit energy

[@PurgatoryProductions1]

@@powersurge_beasti love this idea and i’d totally use one

[@phlogistinatorpb]

​@@powersurge_beast tag me when finished tho

[@brianmoyachiuz905]

Catwoman from The Batman taught me that the hyenas are technically cats, thanks Selina

[@harry.t9523]

Wasn’t it always Harley who liked to keep them as pets?

[@justintimes3265]

@@harry.t9523 He meant the 2004 animated series

[@LarkManEXE]

@@harry.t9523 Though Harley is more associated with the hyenas, it was the Joker who had them first. Once Harley was introduced to the mythos, he left the care of the pets to her, so she has the stronger bond. Which makes SO MUCH sense because of their matriarchal nature

[@harry.t9523]

@@justintimes3265 Okay. I still remember that being Harley though.

[@EpicRandomness555]

@@brianmoyachiuz905 That’s where I learned it first too!

[@Jfam11638]

Poochyena happens to be my favorite little doggo And now it’s my favorite catto Well, it’s the best of both worlds

[@Enderpig124]

This is the legendary "dog" trio all over again. I love cats, so this is fine.

[@Sweetroll_Wolfie]

This is *exactly* why they should be referred to as the "Legendary Beast Trio" and *never* the "Legendary Dog Trio".

[@novastarlight3802]

@@Sweetroll_Wolfieactually they did! It was a Pokémon short on the pokemon KZbin leading up to sword and shield release! They have “dog” like pokemon that LOOK LIKE MIGHTYANTAS! All three of them!

[@novastarlight3802]

@@Sweetroll_Wolfiecross that, my memory was a lie! It was Pokémon Generation, episode 6….. they look NOTHING like any pokemon besides from the Beta sprites….

[@madnessarcade7447]

8:38 in Arabic slang we call people hyenas as an insult when they’re being mean or illmannered

[@mrlinnet96]

Really wish that Mightyena get's a new evolution soon. Preferably that the female can only evolve into.

[@shiruotakuno28]

My thoughts exactly.

[@misterzygarde6431]

I could totally see a hypothetical Mightyena evolution have different stat spreads depending on gender. Like the females have a higher attack compared to the males.

[@PuppyLuver256]

To quote some random Tumblr post I can't remember (and thus unfortunately can't properly attribute a more specific source), hyenas are dog software run on cat hardware :P

[@torazely]

Does that make them the opposite of foxes then?

[@Beefaroni_Bert]

the og post wasnt technically about hyenas it was about foxes, they're cat software running on dog hardware with dolphin soundfonts installed. but yes hyenas are the opposite with dolphin soundfonts installed lol.

[@PuppyLuver256]

@@torazely Yeah, I remember someone saying the reverse with foxes in either a comment on that post or in a separate post alluding to it :D

[@jdrmanmusiqking]

Not sure if Clint's Reptiles would agree with this. Mustelids like wolverines and badgers are on the canindae side but as you said, also have feline traits Ive always thought of them like the real-life Cat-dog but i need to go rewatch Clint's Hyena video now

[@blackoutdemon666]

Wasn't expecting someone from the Clint's reptile channel 👀

[@EpicRandomness555]

@@jdrmanmusiqking I was kinda questioning that too. Thought badgers were caniform

[@dragodracon7785]

@@EpicRandomness555 They are. Mustelids belong in the Caniforme group along with seals, bears, and dogs. Just because they have supposed “feline” traits doesn’t mean anything. That’s like saying a Gharial is related to dolphins because they both got big schnoz’s used for catching fish.

[@Dremag_Gaming]

Despite being based on hyenas, their canine-like features make them more often seen as "dogs" than cats. (and as you mentioned, it didn't help by them them naming the 1 stage a canine-sounding name)

[@bennu547]

Your point? They’re still not related to dogs. Koala bears look like bears but they’re not. Just because an animal looks like another animal it doesn’t mean they share the same family tree

[@Dremag_Gaming]

@@bennu547 you do know this is a fictional world and most real world animals, aside background ones in older media, do not exist. I never said they were dogs, that some will still see it as a "dog" or wolf, due to it's design looking like one than that of a hyena (which don't have the extra furry appeance and fluffy tail and such) Perhaps you should also go and ask Pokemon Co why Ratatta went from being a Rat to a Mouse despite it still being a rat and retaining "rat" in it's name.

[@Samsen_]

@@bennu547 except pokemon are based off of various things like eevee and its eeveelutions for example. Mightyena can be based off of both dogs and hyenas. It doesn't have to biologically make sense

[@FuzzySumasshu]

Foxes are cat software running on dog hardware and Hyenas are dog software running on cat hardware.

[@rorimeclipse8228]

Canine compadres, Lockstin! It was right there! You were so close!

[@mikeleddyphoto]

I think about fakemon artist Mykel Ryan’s Mightyena evolution often. This line needs a third stage, like, yesterday lol

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

Babe, wake up, there's a new Lockstin video.

[@smb-c3po]

And hopefully someday he'll finally learn to embrace his homosexuality.

[@spartan8696]

Most poketubers are gay.

[@powersurge_beast]

Not gonna mention Poochyena's tasmanian devil traits or how the split mane, red nose and laugh are inspired by clowns? (Another banger and strike against hyena hate🧡)

[@mk_gamíng0609]

Hyena hierarchy is not as cutthroat as suggested, There was one Hyena who formed a alliance with other low ranking females, Overthrew the Matriarch and then when in power she made sure the females who helped were taken care of. Something ive noticed in Matriarchal animals, Its more about Social skills than pure strength most of the time Male Hyenas are significantly less social than the females Elephants, The herds are matriarchal while the adult males are often wandering alone Orca pods are lead by females and males are often only allowed on the outer most parts of the pod , unless there babies You can even see this is Patriarchal animals, Female lions are a lot more social than male lions

[@nashawnlivingston2965]

Yep. Hyena clan structure is more based on social interactions/connections than raw power or aggression.

[@rafal.qwerty]

If we're talking about kinship, it's true that Hyenas are more closely related to Felidae than to Canidae. But within the Feliforms, they are closer related to Mongooses than to true cats. Basically, you could say that hyenas are like overgrown meerkats.

[@akiradkcn]

Lol

[@deathsyth8888]

Convergent evolution in action.

[@q-miiproductions878]

0:50 I think Lockin confused behavior for phylogeny here, because - although one is feliform and the other is caniform - both hyenas and wolverines are bone-crushing predators.

[@himboghost629]

HYENA APPRECIATION TIME!!! My favourite animal :3💖 Edit: African wild dogs are also called painted dogs they are super cute too :3

[@Spanklemank]

12:25, I already know, I watch Casual Geographic 😔

[@patrickogwala6054]

I see you are a person of culture as well.

[@Light_2461]

Casual Geographic 🔥🔥🔥

[@KratonWolf]

I watched this video just for the bit where you showed an adorable wolf looking around while sitting pretty. :3

[@elecmagpulse7385]

I really like Mightyena’s design. It’s admittedly a bit more on the simpler side, but I still find it really aesthetically pleasing.

[@DigitalinDaniel]

Don't forget the female hyena have a pseudo-weenie and pseudo-balls. :') Striped hyenas are so pretty, especially when their manes get long and mohawk like. Mighyena is cool, but I really want a more hyena-like Pokemon. A red-wolf Pokemon would also be cool... and maybe some new berry or fruit Pokemon based on the fruit they eat.

[@MunchyMakesStuff]

Fun Fact: hyenas do what they do because they evolved to fill the niche that dogs have in other areas. In the world of cats, there used to be no dogs. None whatsoever. Dogs originate in North America. So, the hyena filled the roll, since they originate in central Eurasia. Their claws can't retract and are used for running, not for hunting. They hunt more like dogs, having adapted for endurance rather than for speed. They were the only dog-like canids on that land mass until the land bridge connected the Americas with Eurasia. Not to be like....advertising other youtubers in the comments...but....if you want a LOT more info on this subject you should check out "Carnivora - In a World With Cats, How Do Dogs Survive?" by Clint's reptiles

[@purplepango8866]

I've always thought of the carnivora families in a line, ranging from dogs to cats: Dogs, Foxes and relatives Bears Raccoons and relatives Mustelids Mongeese, Civets and relatives Hyenas Cats

[@ryanbester5181]

man I love telling people hyenas are not dogs

[@harry.t9523]

Even though the Act more like dogs, they Look more like dogs and they Come Across more like dogs.

[@Samsen_]

pseudo dogs

[@tetravega567]

@@harry.t9523 Like how Foxes are Dogs, but act like Cats, thus making people think they were Feline.

[@NightFuryLover31]

I actually watched some videos on actual hyenas a couple moths ago. The hierarchy and even physiology (yes, I know about that). Anyway, this is another MIGHTY cool video!

[@user-AADZ]

12:23 this line is wild because I was about to tell all of you that the spotted hyena is my personal favorite hyena and not tell you the exact reason 💀

[@XanderNobhdy]

IYKYK 👀

[@noahberan6498]

Hyenas are cool, but Hawaiian honeycreepers are some of the coolest birds, and not many people know about them. Can we have an Oricorio video to show off how awesome they are?

[@ggrarl]

Has he talked about how Decidueye is based on a stilt-owl, which was also from Hawaii? Those could be good companion pieces.

[@noahberan6498]

@@ggrarl briefly, but since he's been going through the starters he'll probably get to the Alola starters soon

[@evangeloevoxi]

I think it's the same as Eevee being a generic mammal. Poochyena is the dark type of that small fluffy mammal trope, and then it evolved into a bigger version of generic dark type mammal. Eevee is my favorite and when I was a kid and gen 3 was still new, I was obsessed with Poochyena and Mightyena and I always made fakemons of them with different types that were basically equivalents of Eeveelutions but add dark type.... I really love biology, creature designs, and Pokemon, so I always nerd out with things like that lmao

[@Nordisk11]

Factually wrong take

[@Samsen_]

@@Nordisk11 how is it a wrong take? it's fictional

[@RPGGOD1]

​@@Samsen_ It's more that it's not the best comparison. Eevee is meant to be completely ambiguous, its designer outright said they didn't want it to look like a cat, dog, fox, or any particular mammal, and from its name, descriptions, and the like they keep that consistent. Poochyena and Mightyena are definitely meant to be hyenas with a little canine, they have multiple traits unique to them (particularly brown hyenas) both visually and in their bios, and their names outright include the word 'hyena'. There's no ambiguity intended in what's they're meant to be, it's almost spelled out what was intended for both. And while both are fictional creatures, that doesn't mean there wasn't a difference in direction. Purugly is also a fictional creature, but it's clearly a housecat with some stereotypically ugly traits included, it doesn't look like an ambiguous mammal like Eevee and you can easily tell it's a cat. Both Poochyena and Mightyena are more akin to it, the hyena is the primary focus, it's not meant to be an ambiguous mammal.

[@evangeloevoxi]

Other Pokenerds in comments be like, "Factually" about fictional creatures lmfao. I love being a part of this community it's so funny. Thanks for the entertainment 🤣😂

[@evangeloevoxi]

​@@RPGGOD1 I just did it for funsies when I was a kid. Seeing people on the internet taking it seriously is honestly hilarious to me.

[@ZekoNeko12]

"Theyre more related to cats" Me: because they loaf...

[@qpg16]

The tearing of the birth process is crazy

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

"Gnoll dressed up to go to a K1SS (?) concert" has got to be one of my favorite quotes from this video

[@The_Endless_Now]

I learned something about the spotted hyena's mating ritual today. Cool!

[@bennu547]

What the females go through giving birth is more terrifying to me. Their mating rituals are still wack

[@arthurpprado]

Fun fact: the name "Gnoll" in D&D used to denote the mixed species which came from the union between gnomes and trolls. Only later did it come to be used to describe Yeenoghu's accidental hyena-folk children

[@technician0096]

idk if you brought this up in the video (typing as i watch) But fun fact is that Cheetah Cubs actually evolved to resemble Hyena cubs. As Cheetahs often get the short stick, sure they are fast but they can’t maintain that speed and get gassed pretty easily, and they can’t carry their prey up into trees for safety. So often times there cubs are targeted… however by looking like Hyena cubs it causes a predator to rethink things as they don’t wanna mess with a Hyena.

[@markguyton2868]

Cool facts, if only Mightyena was as mighty as its name suggests in game. The curse of being a early route mon :\

[@gacrazy65]

I heard there was a study that found a Female Hyena rise to leadership role in her pack from the bottom without fighting! She just made the right friends and kept them loyal, thusly, if you messed with her you risked fighting all her friends. I did find one that stated something to the effect of: Mother Hyena's prefer to protect the young cubs from their bigger siblings.

[@Toneill029]

Fun fact about hyenas in culture. The idea of a wereheyena is not someone who turns into a heyena but a heyena that turns into a person in some parts. They are seen as evil wizards, known as Bouda. A word often targeted against blacksmiths as their work with fire is traditionally seen as dealing with magic. Saying they cast spells and curses and eat and rob the corpses of people. Bouda is used as a slur, and in Ethiopia is used as one especially in an antisemitic way against the Jewish population of Ethiopia. As blacksmithing and working with kilns is such a common career for Jewish Ethiopians, who have long been discriminated against by the Christian majority population of Ethiopia.

[@doubl2480]

When I was a kid, these two were just the closest thing to a wolf Pokemon we had, in my eyes. I never really payed attention to the "hyena" in their names as they didn't look like hyenas at all. I still think they're closer to wolves or canine creatures in appearance, honestly.

[@blazedj]

Whenever I would see “Mightyena”, I would always think, “It sure doesn’t look like any Hyena I’ve ever seen.” Then again, until now, I only really knew of the one. While I couldn’t really understand why that name in particular, I always figured that, by its design, as well as Poochyena, it was simply an attempt at bringing in something that resembled a wolf. The way it was often portrayed in the anime only helped me to further see it that way. I think that that’s likely why, whenever I’d see a game playththrough of what are supposed to be canines that include the two, it never crosses my mind that it might be a bit questionable.

[@Alice_Haukea]

Mightyena has always been a personal favorite of mine. I admit however, that I originally failed to recognize the obvious name references. I always thought Mightyena was a wolf of some sort, even if watered down a bit. Later on, I realized the name is literally a mix of 'Mighty' and "Hyena'. The problem I have is that Hyena's all have a very distinct body proportion with their slightly odd looking necks and what almost feels like a hunchback design. Yet Mightyena looks very natural and wolf-like. Additionally, the defining feature of a Hyena, their laugh, is lost on Mightyena. It does NOT have that creepy cackle. In the video games, its "cry" KIND of sounds like it, but in the anime it doesn't do that at all. (Unless I'm remembering wrong) But yes, I love my doggo who isn't actually a doggo, but is yet still a doggo in my heart. haha It's a shame Mightyena has such lackluster stats in the games. Mediocre stats fitting of early routes, a typing that doesn't do much to save that. Move pool can be interesting when you introduce breeding options, but otherwise quite lack luster. A mega form or evolution would be amazing. And with Legends ZA, maybe a mega is on the horizon? Give it a secondary typing that is relevant and we in business.

[@thegoon3299]

HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!!!!!

[@delrodriguez9422]

Really suprised Lockstin didnt once bring up Poochyena literally being a Pooch- young dog Hyena- da cat hyena part

[@WolfmanArt]

Poochyena and Mightyena are my favorite dark pokemon

[@ryudragonuv]

As soon as I saw the thumbnail I had a small laugh, as one epeisode of The Batman came to mind, in which Joker had Batman and Catwoman in soem large maze, and at some point he sics his hyenas on Catwoman, turning away when she starts screaming--then laughs. camera pans back to Catwoman petting and playing with the hyenas as the lick her, and she tells him 'hyenas are closer related to cats than dogs'. Stuck with me ever since. And when I learned about the hyena matriarcy, I started thinking of Bonzai and Ed as Shenzi's PERSONAL boys. The "live action" remake better had this dynamic shown, as Shenzi IS the hyena leader there.

[@Garanseho]

I remember learning that hyenas are more closely related to cats than dogs from 2004's The Batman show. I still bring it up whenever the situation presents itself!

[@user-jl8td7tb9y]

Hyena "laughter" makes me laugh sometimes. Once in the middle of work I randomly thought about it and burst out laughing for almost a minute before I calmed down this did not help my image to a few of my co workers as they were afraid of me for one reason or another and I never really understood why.

[@JesusMartinez-rr2ry]

I like to imagine a savanna, in which along with the usual Pokémon of the Safari Zones such as Rhyhorn, Tauros, Kangaskhan, and Doduo, is also inhabited by the evolutionary lines of Mightyena, Donphan, Farigiraf, Liepard, Pyroar, Zebstrika, and Espathra.

[@that-dude-friend]

Please, Lockstein, stop with the dnd references, you are making me so happy

[@BeckyNosferatu]

This... is a very confusing sentence.

[@that-dude-friend]

@@BeckyNosferatu Good. Expect nothing and anything from a ttrpg player

[@Toneill029]

The is a tradition in one culture that says hyenas eat evil sports and there is a tradition of someone feeding the hyena to attract them to their towns so they can do this. One of the most positive portrayals of hyena I’ve ever heard I just wish I remembered where in Africa they do this.

[@ewokpants4891]

Forgot to mention the important part of "why" hyenas looks so much like dogs - its a process called "convergent evolution" when a species finds themselves adapting to the same ecoligical niche and end up developing very similar traits.

[@STikER326]

Welcome to another episode of "Lockstin tricks you into watching a video about some real life thing by making it look like it is about Pokémon" Gotta be one of my favorite genres

[@joshkorte9020]

Mightyena is still my favorite Pokémon and I love hyenas!

[@midnight_downpour]

WRONG! Mightyena is a team sky member!

[@patonosequecosa]

Mightyeena seems more close to a cow than a cat

[@dejaypage1575]

…Neo Mightyena that becomes a Gnoll Mayhaps?

[@yourconscious]

1:11 that carniovra diagram is outdated as skunks are no longer classified under the mustelidae family. They are however members of the museloidea superfamily, so a they're only a step or 2 removed

[@8829patrickcox8829]

the first Hyenas I think of are the pets of Harley Quinn

[@shiruotakuno28]

I think of Elza from Interspecies Reviewers. We are not the same.

[@poppyfrancis7338]

I remember mentioning this on the dog Pokémon video ngl it feels really cool to have this somewhat niche trivia about hyenas turned into a video

[@theboom1694]

Thanks for killing my ears with that YES xD

[@andrewolson5471]

Fun Fact: a factoid is, by definition, something that resembles a fact but is not a fact. It really bugs me when someone uses the word to mean "trivia fact."

[@BusinessSkrub]

Factoid has two definitions, that's the second definition. The first is "An insignificant or trivial fact". Trivia, of course, being the root of trivial, so, quite literally, potentially trivia facts lol.

[@andrewolson5471]

@@BusinessSkrub that definition is the result of the misuse of the word. Just because it's accepted, doesn't mean I have to like it.

[@BusinessSkrub]

@@andrewolson5471 sure, I guess, if you're that persnickety about definitions of random words that you, personally, dislike. It's not that deep, lil bro

[@ssjgarfield]

I have to make a correction. Wolverines and badgers are mustelids which are within Caniformes, making them closer to dogs then they are to hyenas and cats.

[@blackroses96]

I mean... Hyenas are FAR from the only species who hunts in packs and until their prey is exhausted. Lions do the exact same, if I'm not mistaken.

[@J_JoLT42]

It's a slight simplification, but yeah they are part of the family that are essentially classed as 'feline-like' which includes things like mongoose, fusa and cheetahs (yeah cheetahs aren't true big cats) but they are much cats as something like a meerkat is (which is also in the same family)

[@PokeMasrerJ]

Before watching "What you talking about Lockstin? Hyenas are totally dogs. " After video" Well color me shocked. Learn something everyday"

[@Volkaroar]

If there's one takeaway from this video everyone should know, it's that Lockstin's real name is Robert. But of course you would only know that if you paid attention to the Helix mattress ad in the middle of the video.

[@ScarletRebel96]

I hope we get a mightyena evolution one day I'd love to see that

[@harukasuzuhara8491]

there should be a ghost type variant based on the striped hyena.

[@blakelonestar]

I dated someone who called Poochyena: “Poo-chee-nah”. Out of all of the mispronunciations, that was definitely one of them.

[@DrJose2014]

0:46 canine companions was right there Lockstin

[@qthestruggler2715]

I didn’t forget Mightyena. I’m a Gen 3 main.

[@gavincurtis7991]

No mightyena IS a dog because i named mine after my childhood dog Mushu.

[@Dremag_Gaming]

I wouldn't say a dog but a canine-like mon due to the canine elements.

[@smb-c3po]

I named mime after Sirius Black.

[@Nordisk11]

"It's a dog because I said so!!"

[@BlueCollaredK9]

​@@Nordisk11And? Seems like sound logic

[@bennu547]

Mushu is a dragon. Or food. So it’s fine to call your not dog a dog but it’s fine to call the same not dog a dragon. Or mushu pork. Nevertheless facts don’t change because your fragile feelings can’t accept reality

[@Gensei-Kihara]

yeah but in pallet town they're eating the growlithes, they're eating the meowths, they're eating the pokemon of the trainers that live there.

[@HolyArceus]

My Pokesona is a Mightyena I love your knowledge thank you because when I tell others about it being a hyena mostly related to a cat then dog they say no XD It's a hyena not a pupper sorry guys! Hyenas are my favorite animal I always wanted to study them when I was a kid :)

[@Samsen_]

Mightyena and poochyena are my favorite pokemon. Honestly I think it is based off of both hyenas and dogs considering that it's body shape is more of canid. Whenever I see its behavior in the anime too it is very doglike. I think Mightyena is a weird hybrid of hyena and dog brown hyenas and shepherd dogs especially

[@tetravega567]

Various Pokemon are actually combinations of more than one animal/reference.

[@sunstar185]

Didn’t watch the vid yet but hyenas aren’t dogs or cats there more related to mongooses and meerkats. I feel like the dark type is given because of the way they are depicted in culture. In reality lions actually steal from them way more often.

[@user-hs1xb9tv6e]

Ngl for years I thogut this line were actually wolves because well, look at them. Finding out that they are haynes was quite a surprise.

[@Darkrai_Y_GX]

What?!?! Hyenas aren't Canidae?!?

[@ggrarl]

Nope, they're Feliformes, along with the fossa, the meerkat, the binturong, and of course cats.

[@Darkrai_Y_GX]

@@ggrarl I started the video and was totally shocked XD

[@kennethbill6013]

I love this pokémon. One of the most badass pokémon of the Hoenn region and the entire series.

[@ElvishPrinceling]

Feliform does not mean felid or feline, it just means the animal falls more into the cat-like than dog-like option; taxonomy only recognizes a binary, cat-like or dog-like. Calling Mightyena a cat is literally the same as saying Urshifu and Pangoro are dogs: it's not a cat, it's a hyena

[@oliveyeen]

i'm not into pokemon, but watching this was pretty cool! i'm pretty much obssessed with hyenas so watching this video made me super happy with the hyena facts sprinkled in it. hyenas are pretty misunderstood and are genuinely an amazing animal in the animal kingdom, so it's nice that you shared some facts but also its stereotypes as well :D

[@SwazoYT]

Something else about mightyena is that the black and white ish gray makes it somewhat resemble a husky

[@Glyphron]

Actually, they only laugh and giggle when nervous or wary. Which is why they do it when stealing kills. They may have numbers, but taking from others can still be dangerous. And it could lead to the deaths of multiple pack members. This can greatly shift power dynamics in the leadership, and also overall weaken the pack. Less members mean less force to take food when needed or to hunt.

[@termitesc.aardwolf3644]

I still think we need a proper spotted hyena Pokemon. Maybe a Grass type physical attacker than has inspiration from venus flytraps, Strong Jaw as an ability and a new Grass type biting move. Not a lot of Grass type Pokemon based off carnivorous beasts.

[@Slyfoxminis]

Hyenas are my favorite misunderstood animal, I wish people wouldn’t view them so negatively

[@danielmalinen6337]

FunFact: Spotted hyenas used to be a native fauna also in Europe for millions of years until they disappeared around 10,000 years ago, the striped hyenas also around 10,000 years ago and an the cave hyenas around 7,000 years ago. However, the exact reason why this happened isn't known but it is suspected that it was caused by global warming during the end of the last ice age (but this theory alone doesn't explain their extinction and it has only recently been suggested that human activity acted as a major catalyst for it).

[@ggrarl]

My zoo has striped hyenas, which are smaller, but are found in both Africa and Asia.

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

When have humans not caused mass extinction?