#0229
Houndoom
Dark Pokémon
Identifiable by its eerie howls, people a long time ago thought it was the grim reaper and feared it.
Details
Height1.4 m
Weight35.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship35
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
75
Attack
90
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
110
Sp. Def
80
Speed
95
Total
500
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Wallbreaker
- Item
- Heavy-Duty Boots
- Ability
- Flash Fire
- Nature
- Timid
- EVs
- 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- IVs
- —
- Tera
- Ghost
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Houndoom can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Houndoom.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember | Fire | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Howl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Smog | Poison | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 13 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 20 | Incinerate | Fire | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Odor Sleuth | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| 20 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 26 | Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 35 | Feint Attack | Dark | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| 35 | Payback | Dark | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Torment | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Comeuppance | Dark | Physical | 1 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Embargo | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 41 | Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| 45 | Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 56 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 62 | Inferno | Fire | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |