Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.4 m
- Weight
- 35.0 kg
Alternate forms (2)
Training & breeding details
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP175
Base stats
HP
75
Attack
90
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
110
Sp. Def
80
Speed
95
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Abilities
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Houndoom
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Colosseum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Ultra Sun
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Houndoom can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
23 of 23
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Howl Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Smog Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 13 | Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 20 | Incinerate Destroys the target’s held berry. | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Odor Sleuth Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it’s a Ghost. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 20 | Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 26 | Beat Up Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has. | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 35 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 35 | Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Comeuppance | Dark | Physical | 1 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Embargo Target cannot use held items. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 45 | Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat. | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 56 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 62 | Inferno Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
27 sprites & renders for Houndoom.
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Cite this page
“Houndoom”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/houndoom.
Species data from PokéAPI.