Houndoom

No. 0229 · Gen 2

Houndoom weakness and type

Hit HOUNDOOM with Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock for 2× damage.

Moves against Houndoom

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective
0×No effect

In Pokémon GO: Water deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Early BirdNo change to type matchups
  • Flash FireImmune to Fire
  • UnnerveNo change to type matchups

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

Base stats

  • HP75
  • Attack90
  • Defense50
  • Sp. Atk110
  • Sp. Def80
  • Speed95
  • Total500

Best nature

TimidOutspeeds more opponents and drops Attack.
ModestHits harder and drops Attack, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Houndoom gives 2 Sp. Atk EVs.

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How Houndoom evolves

HoundourDarkFire
  • Level 24
    HoundoomDarkFire
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What Houndoom can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalHyper BeamSpecial150
FireOverheatsame typeSpecial130
GrassSolar BeamSpecial120
PsychicDream EaterSpecial100
SteelIron TailPhysical100
DarkFoul Playsame typePhysical95
PoisonSludge BombSpecial90
GhostShadow BallSpecial80
GroundScorching SandsSpecial70
ElectricThunder FangPhysical65
FightingRock SmashPhysical40

Type counters to Houndoom

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.

Other forms