Forms

Houndoom Houndoom Mega

#0229

Houndoom

Dark Pokémon

Dark Fire

Identifiable by its eerie howls, people a long time ago thought it was the grim reaper and feared it.

In Pokémon GO · 2635 max CP 6 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height1.4 m

Weight35.0 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship35Low

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP175

Abilities

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

Flash Fire

Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

UnnerveHidden

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Egg groups: Field

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

110

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

500

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Fighting2×

Ground2×

Rock2×

Water2×

Resistant to

Ghost½×

Steel½×

Fire½×

Grass½×

Ice½×

Dark½×

Immune to

Psychic0×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Wallbreaker

Moves

Item

Heavy-Duty Boots

AbilityFlash Fire

NatureTimid+Spe/−Atk

TeraGhost

EV spread

SpA252

SpD4

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Houndoom

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Colosseum

Pearl

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Ultra Sun

Evolution

#0228Houndour

Lv. 24

#0229Houndoom

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Houndoom can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

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