Houndour

No. 0228 · Gen 2

Houndour weakness and type

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

Moves against Houndour

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

  • HP45
  • Attack60
  • Defense30
  • Sp. Atk80
  • Sp. Def50
  • Speed65
  • Total330

Best nature

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

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

Defeating Houndour gives 1 Sp. Atk EV.

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How Houndour evolves

HoundourDarkFire
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What Houndour 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
FireOverheatsame typeSpecial130
NormalDouble-EdgePhysical120
GrassSolar BeamSpecial120
PsychicDream EaterSpecial100
SteelIron TailPhysical100
DarkFoul Playsame typePhysical95
PoisonSludge BombSpecial90
GhostShadow BallSpecial80
ElectricThunder FangPhysical65
GroundMud ShotSpecial55
FightingRock SmashPhysical40

Type counters to Houndour

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.