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#0229

Houndoom

Dark Pokémon

Dark

FireGen II · Johto

Height: 1.4 m
Weight: 35.0 kg
Total: 500

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Description

They spew flames mixed with poison to finish off their opponents. They divvy up their prey evenly among the members of their pack.

Pokédex text from Ultra Sun

Houndoom base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

110

Sp. Def

Speed

Total500

What is Houndoom weak to?

Weaknesses

Resistances

Fire×½
Grass×½
Ice×½
Ghost×½
Dark×½
Steel×½

Immunities

Psychic×0

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

How does Houndoom evolve?

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Houndour

Dark

Fire

Level 24

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Houndoom

Dark

Fire

Which moves does Houndoom learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (17)

Moves it learns: By level (17)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100	25
1	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70	20
1	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	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
26	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
30	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
35	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
41	Comeuppance	Dark	Physical	1	100	10
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

By TM (52)

Moves it learns: By TM (52)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Burning Jealousy	Fire	Special	70	100	5
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85	15
Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100	20
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100	15
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100	10
Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100	5
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90	5
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95	15
Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90	10
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100	10
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	15
Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100	20
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85	15

Houndoom forms and variants

Mega Houndoom
Mega Evolution
DarkFire
Total 600 (+100) · 1.9 m · 49.5 kg
Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form: Mega Houndoom
HP
75
Attack
90
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
140
Sp. Def
90
Speed
115
Total600
Weaknesses
Water×2
Fighting×2
Ground×2
Rock×2
Resistances
Fire×½
Grass×½
Ice×½
Ghost×½
Dark×½
Steel×½
Immunities
Psychic×0
Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.
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Which moves does Houndoom learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (17)

Moves it learns: By level (17)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100	25
1	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70	20
1	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	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
26	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
30	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
35	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
41	Comeuppance	Dark	Physical	1	100	10
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

By TM (52)

Moves it learns: By TM (52)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
Burning Jealousy	Fire	Special	70	100	5
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
Fire Spin	Fire	Special	35	85	15
Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100	20
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
Flare Blitz	Fire	Physical	120	100	15
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100	15
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100	10
Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100	5
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90	5
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100	15
Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95	15
Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100	10
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90	10
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
Temper Flare	Fire	Physical	75	100	10
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	15
Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100	20
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85	15

Houndoom forms and variants

Mega Houndoom

Mega Evolution

Dark

Fire

Total 600 (+100) · 1.9 m · 49.5 kg

Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

140

Sp. Def

Speed

115

Total600

Weaknesses

Resistances

Fire×½
Grass×½
Ice×½
Ghost×½
Dark×½
Steel×½

Immunities

Psychic×0

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

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