Houndoom
#229 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Dark Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper.
Shining Pearl
Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Houndour #228 | Level 24 |  Houndoom #229 |
Shining Pearl
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 214 Road 214 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 23 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 214 Road 214 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 24 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 214 Road 214 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 24 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 214 Road 214 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 24 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 215 Road 215 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 20 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 215 Road 215 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 20 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 215 Road 215 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 215 Road 215 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Normal
Houndoom
Dark Pokémon
HP
75
Attack
90
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
110
Sp. Def
80
Speed
95
Total
500
Type Chart
Weaknesses
Takes 2× from
Resistances
Takes 0× from
Takes 0.5× from
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Leer |  |  Status | - | 100 | 30 | |
| Start | Ember | |  Special | 40 | 100 | 25 | |
| Start | Nasty Plot | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| Start | Thunder Fang |  |  Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | |
| Start | Inferno | | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 | |
| 4 | Howl | | Status | - | - | 40 | |
| 8 | Smog |  | Special | 30 | 70 | 20 | |
| 13 | Roar | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 16 | Bite | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| 20 | Taunt | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| 26 | Beat Up | | Physical | - | 100 | 10 | |
| 30 | Fire Fang | | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | |
| 35 | Payback | | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | |
| 41 | Flame Charge | | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 | |
| 45 | Foul Play | | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 | |
| 50 | Flamethrower | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| 56 | Crunch | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 60 | Nasty Plot | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 65 | Inferno | | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Dark Pulse | | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Dream Eater | | Special | 100 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Fire Blast | | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | |
| - | Flamethrower | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Giga Impact | | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Hyper Beam | | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Iron Tail | | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | |
| - | Overheat | | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Payback | | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Roar | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| - | Shadow Ball | | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sludge Bomb | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Solar Beam | | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Taunt | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Thief | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| - | Torment | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Will-O-Wisp | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| HM04 | Strength | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM63 | Nasty Plot | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| TM78 | Snarl | | Special | 55 | 95 | 15 |
Early Bird
Ability Slot 1
Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.
Flash Fire
Ability Slot 2
Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
Unnerve
Hidden Ability
Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.