Houndoom Mega
Dark Pokémon
Identifiable by its eerie howls, people a long time ago thought it was the grim reaper and feared it.
Details
Base stats
Where to find Houndoom Mega
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Houndoom Mega 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 | Inferno Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 41 | Embargo Target cannot use held items. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 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 |
Sprites & renders
12 sprites & renders for Houndoom Mega.
Across the games
More Dark-type Pokémon
Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.
Community notes
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Cite this page
“Houndoom Mega”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/houndoom-mega.
Species data from PokéAPI.