#0228
Houndour
Dark Pokémon
They make repeated eerie howls before dawn to call attention to their pack.
Details
Height0.6 m
Weight10.8 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP66
Base stats
HP
45
Attack
60
Defense
30
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
50
Speed
65
Total
330
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Choice Scarf
LC
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Houndour
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Gold
Silver
Crystal
Emerald
FireRed
LeafGreen
XD: Gale of Darkness
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Ultra Sun
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Houndour 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 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 4 | Howl Raises the user’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 8 | Smog Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 |
| 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 |
| 25 | Beat Up Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has. | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 32 | Feint Attack Never misses. | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 32 | Payback Power is doubled if the target has already moved this turn. | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Comeuppance | Dark | Physical | 1 | 100 | 10 |
| 37 | Embargo Target cannot use held items. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Flame Charge Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage. | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Foul Play Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat. | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 44 | Flamethrower Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 49 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 52 | Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages. | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 56 | Inferno Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Houndour can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Houndour.
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Houndour”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/houndour.
Species data from PokéAPI.