okay so it’s not such a mighty pokemon. its move set sucks and its stats are pitious compared to others. and for being physical attack based, it didn’t even get crunch if you let it evolve.

but mightyena was what replaced my starter in gen3. i LOVED my mightyena (named maira) and never once took her off my team.

and when the transfer option to bring her up to the next gen became available (remember that this was not a thing you could do for the first 3 gens) and i finally saw her in the friend park?? i cried. NO I AM SERIOUS I COMPLETELY CRIED BEING REUNITED WITH MY MIGHTYENA

so really what other dark type was there to choose