Houndour
#228 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Dark Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
It conveys its feelings using different cries. It works in a pack to cleverly take down prey.
Shining Pearl
It conveys its feelings using different cries. It works in a pack to cleverly take down prey.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Houndour #228 | Level 24 |  Houndoom #229 |
Normal
Houndour
Dark Pokémon
HP
45
Attack
60
Defense
30
Sp. Atk
80
Sp. Def
50
Speed
65
Total
330
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 25 | Beat Up | | Physical | - | 100 | 10 | |
| 28 | Fire Fang | | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | |
| 32 | Payback | | Physical | 50 | 100 | 10 | |
| 37 | Flame Charge | | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 | |
| 40 | Foul Play | | Physical | 95 | 100 | 15 | |
| 44 | Flamethrower | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| 49 | Crunch | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 52 | Nasty Plot | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 56 | Inferno | | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat Up | | Physical | - | 100 | 10 | |
| Counter | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | |
| Destiny Bond | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| Feint | | Physical | 30 | 100 | 10 | |
| Fire Fang | | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | |
| Fire Spin | | Special | 35 | 85 | 15 | |
| Reversal | | Physical | - | 100 | 15 | |
| Spite | | Status | - | 100 | 10 | |
| Sucker Punch | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | |
| Thunder Fang |  | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 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 | |
| - | 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 | |
| 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.