Mega Houndoom Raid Guide
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The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Mega Houndoom in Pokémon GO raids — computed from every attacker's stats and movepool in our imported game-data snapshot (dated below the counter table).
Catch CP (L20)
2106–2195
Raid IV floor is 10 — 2195 means a 100% IV catch.
Weather-boosted (L25)
2633–2744
Boosted in Fog or Sunny / Clear weather.
Top weakness
FightingGroundRock
Fighting hits ×1.60.
Best counters
All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only
All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)
#1
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall + Hydro Pump
Water30.5 DPS1455 TDO
#2Primal Groudon
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground29.9 DPS1424 TDO
#3Mega Lucario
Counter + Aura Sphere
Fighting34.6 DPS887 TDO
#4Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground29.1 DPS1267 TDO
#5Mega Heracross
Counter + Close Combat
Fighting29.6 DPS1042 TDO
#6Mega Blaziken
Counter + Focus Blast
Fighting31.2 DPS845 TDO
#7Mega Diancie
Rock Throw + Rock Slide
Rock29.9 DPS820 TDO
#8Mega Latios
Dragon Breath + Aura Sphere
Fighting27.0 DPS1022 TDO
#9Mega Gyarados
Waterfall + Hydro Pump
Water26.0 DPS1137 TDO
#10Mega Lopunny
Double Kick + Focus Blast
Fighting26.8 DPS788 TDO
#11Mega Swampert
Mud Shot + Earthquake
Ground24.7 DPS997 TDO
#12Mega Gallade
Low Kick + Close Combat
Fighting26.0 DPS847 TDO
DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Mega Houndoom's actual typing and Mega boss stats — each attacker's best fast + charged pairing, ranked by the combined DPS³ × TDO score. Legacy / Elite-TM movesets are excluded. This is per-boss matchup math, not the neutral-target tier list. Full formula on the methodology page.
Source: pogoapi.net · Data snapshot: Aug 24, 2026 · 10,016 rows · Methodology
Weaknesses
Fighting×1.60
Ground×1.60
Rock×1.60
Water×1.60
Mega Houndoom's moves
FireFire Fang
fastDarkSnarl
fastFireFire Blast
chargedDarkFoul Play
chargedFireFlamethrower
chargedDarkCrunch
chargedDodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.