Houndour

#228 (Johto)

#229 Houndoom ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Fire

Houndour weaknesses

Houndour is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock and Water-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Houndour is resistant to Ghost, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Psychic-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Houndour

The best moves for Houndour are Feint Attack and Flamethrower when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Ember and Dark Pulse deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Feint Attack

13.2DPS

Flamethrower

39DPS

Defending

Feint Attack

13.2DPS

Crunch

26DPS

Trainer Battles

Ember

4.5EPT

Dark Pulse

2.13DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Houndour family, including 1 Mega Pokémon. Houndour evolves into Houndoom for 50 Candy, then temporarily into Mega Houndoom.

Houndour

Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

Evolving Mega Houndoom costs 100 Mega Energy the first time, and 20 Mega Energy every time after.

Game images

Houndour, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Events

Pokémon Night Out: London

In person

10th Nov

Pokémon Night Out: Los Angeles

Spark's Caretaking Quest

2nd Jun

Summary

Houndour is a Dark & Fire Pokémon. It is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock and Water moves. Houndour's best moveset is Feint Attack & Flamethrower and it has a Max CP of 1,395. Houndour evolves into Houndoom.

About

"Houndour hunt as a coordinated pack. They communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This Pokémon's remarkable teamwork is unparalleled."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Feint Attack	11	10	13.2
Ember	10	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Crunch	65	3	2.36
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.92
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Ember	4	2	2.4	4.5
Feint Attack	6	2	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	45	2.13
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Crunch ▼ def	70	45	1.87
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	8	100%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	7.8	98%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	7.7	96%
Ember 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	7.5	94%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	7.4	93%
Ember 12 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	7.2	90%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.2	90%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.8	85%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.3	67%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.9	61%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	3.1	100%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	3.1	99%
Ember 12 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	3	97%
Ember 12 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	3	96%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	2.9	94%
Ember 12 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	2.8	90%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	70%
Ember 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.1	66%
Feint Attack 13.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	50%
Ember 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.5	47%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Ember 4.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	10	12	100%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	14	11.2	94%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Crunch 1.87 DPE	10	10.8	90%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	90%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	16	10	83%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	20	9.5	79%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Crunch 1.87 DPE	16	9.2	77%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	76%
Feint Attack 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	34%
Ember 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	25%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Houndour?

Houndour is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock and Water moves.

The best counter to Houndour is Mega Lucario with Force Palm and Aura Sphere, followed by Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Blaziken and Primal Kyogre.

The top Houndour counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Mega Lucario	Force Palm Aura Sphere	100%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Dynamic Punch+	99%
Mega Mewtwo X	Counter Focus Blast	96%
Mega Blaziken	Counter Aura Sphere	94%
Mega Lucario	Counter Aura Sphere	89%
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall Origin Pulse	85%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	84%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Hydro Cannon	83%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Counter Focus Blast	83%
Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken Surf+	82%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		152
Defense		83
Stamina		128

Max HP

Level 40

113

Size

Height	0.61 m
Weight	10.8 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	529
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	705
Level 30 Max wild	1,058
Level 40	1,234
Level 50	1,395

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	881
Level 35 (wild)	1,146