Mega Houndoom

#229 (Johto)

#230 Kingdra ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Fire

Boosted in Fog and Sunny / Clear weather

Mega Houndoom weaknesses

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

160%

Resistances

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

63%

39%

Best moveset for Mega Houndoom

The best moves for Mega Houndoom are Snarl and Dark Pulse+ when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Incinerate and Fire Blast deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Snarl

13.2DPS

Dark Pulse+ Mega

60DPS

Defending

Incinerate

15.4DPS

Dark Pulse+ Mega

60DPS

Trainer Battles

Incinerate

4EPT

Fire Blast

2.1DPE

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Evolution

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

Houndour

Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

Evolving Mega Houndoom costs 100 Mega Energy the first time. Doing it again during the rest period that follows costs up to 20 Mega Energy, and less at higher Mega Levels.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Houndour for 45 Candy.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Houndoom:

Normal

Mega Evolution

Game images

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

Events

Summary

Mega Houndoom is a Dark & Fire Pokémon. It is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock and Water moves. Houndoom's best moveset is Snarl & Dark Pulse+ and it has a Max CP of 4,344.

About

"In a Houndoom pack, the one with its horns raked sharply toward the back serves a leadership role. These Pokémon choose their leader by fighting among themselves."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Fire Fang	13	9	15.6
Incinerate	32	8.8	15.4
Snarl	11	13	13.2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Crunch	65	3	2.36
Dark Pulse+ Mega	150	1	1.8
Fire Blast	140	1	1.68
Foul Play	70	2	1.68
Flamethrower	65	2	1.56
Trailblaze	65	2	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.76

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Snarl	5	3	2	4.3
Incinerate	20	5	4.8	4
Fire Fang	8	2	4.8	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fire Blast	140	80	2.1
Flamethrower	90	55	1.96
Foul Play	65	40	1.95
Crunch ▼ def	70	45	1.87
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Dark Pulse+ Mega	60	40	1.8
Trailblaze ▲ att	65	45	1.44

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
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse+ Mega 60 DPS	17.6	100%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Dark Pulse+ Mega 60 DPS	16.9	96%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Dark Pulse+ Mega 60 DPS	16.2	92%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	15.8	90%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	15.5	88%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	15.5	88%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	15.3	87%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	15.1	86%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	15.1	86%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	15	85%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	14.7	84%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	14.6	83%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	13.9	79%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	13.8	79%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	13.8	78%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	13.7	78%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	13.6	77%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	13.6	77%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	13.4	76%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	13.4	76%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	13.3	75%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Dark Pulse+ Mega 60 DPS	8.7	100%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	8.2	94%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	8	92%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	7.7	89%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	7.7	88%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	7.1	82%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Dark Pulse+ Mega 60 DPS	6.4	74%
Incinerate 15.4 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.1	70%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	6	69%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Dark Pulse+ Mega 60 DPS	6	69%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	6	69%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	5.9	68%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Crunch 26 DPS	5.8	67%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Foul Play 42 DPS	5.7	65%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Fire Blast 42 DPS	5.7	65%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	5.6	65%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 39 DPS	5.5	63%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	5.1	59%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Trailblaze 32.5 DPS	5.1	58%
Fire Fang 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.2	49%
Snarl 13.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4	46%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Incinerate 4 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	20	13.2	100%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	15	12.7	96%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	10	12.6	95%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Crunch ▼ def 1.87 DPE	15	12.3	93%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	12.2	93%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Dark Pulse+ Mega 1.8 DPE	10	12	91%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	28	11.1	84%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Fire Blast 2.1 DPE	21	11.1	84%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	20	10.7	81%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	14	10.7	81%
Incinerate 4 EPT	Trailblaze ▲ att 1.44 DPE	15	10.6	80%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Flamethrower 1.96 DPE	15	10.5	80%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Foul Play 1.95 DPE	12	10.5	79%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Crunch ▼ def 1.87 DPE	16	10.4	79%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	10.4	79%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Dark Pulse+ Mega 1.8 DPE	14	10.2	77%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Crunch ▼ def 1.87 DPE	12	10.1	76%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.1	76%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Dark Pulse+ Mega 1.8 DPE	12	9.8	74%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Trailblaze ▲ att 1.44 DPE	16	9.1	69%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Trailblaze ▲ att 1.44 DPE	12	8.3	63%

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

Top Mega Houndoom counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Mega Houndoom Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

1.02
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

1.09
3
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

1.17
4
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

1.18
5
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

1.23

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		289
Defense		194
Stamina		181

Max HP

Level 40	154
Level 50	164

Average size

Height	1.9 m
Weight	49.5 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,647
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,195
Level 30 Max wild	3,294
Level 40	3,842
Level 50	4,344

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,744
Level 35 (wild)	3,568