Houndoom (Pokémon GO)

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Houndour

Kingdra

#229

1505

1882

Attacker Rank

C Tier

D Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/13 · L21.5 · CP 1499

F Tier

#983

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/14 · L41 · CP 2494

F Tier

#684

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2979

Normal

Shiny

Houndoom

#229

Dark

Fire

Attack

224

Top 23.4%

Defense

144

Top 53%

Stamina

181

Top 35.5%

Total

549

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

1432 -1505 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1790 -1882 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1432 -1505 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1074 -1129 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2979 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Houndoom takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Fighting

160%

Ground

160%

Rock

160%

Resists

Psychic

39.1%

Fire

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Ghost

62.5%

Dark

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Houndoom can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Snarl
Foul Play
12.47
122.5
1202.7s
9.97
2
Fire Fang
Foul Play
12.33
121.1
1216.7s
9.87
3
Snarl
Flamethrower
11.94
117.3
1256.5s
9.54
4
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
11.91
117.0
1259.8s
9.51
5
Snarl
Fire Blast
11.28
110.8
1330.0s
9.02
6
Fire Fang
Crunch
11.24
110.4
1334.5s
9.00
7
Fire Fang
Fire Blast
11.20
110.0
1338.9s
8.97
8
Snarl
Crunch
11.09
108.9
1352.9s
8.89

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Houndoom in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
53.89
1903.8
1.9
66.8s
52.90
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Focus Blast
53.44
1758.3
2.0
67.4s
52.38
3
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
54.20
1182.2
3.0
66.4s
51.42
4
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
47.60
2333.3
1.5
75.6s
46.98
5
Shadow Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
48.06
1207.5
3.0
74.9s
46.67
6
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
46.94
2301.0
1.6
76.7s
46.34
7
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
47.00
2051.3
1.8
76.6s
46.25
8
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
46.73
1629.0
2.2
77.0s
45.70
9
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Focus Blast
46.01
1237.8
2.9
78.2s
44.52
10
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
44.01
1452.0
2.5
81.8s
43.03

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Houndoom in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Snarl

Fast Charge

Foul Play

Spam/Bait

Flamethrower

High Energy

Rank 1 IVs

1499

0/13/13

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 21.5

138.75

Attack

97.25

Defense

120

Stat Product · 1,619,113

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/13	21.5	1499	100.00%
0/14/12	21.5	1500	99.80%
0/15/10	21.5	1497	99.59%
0/11/15	21.5	1497	99.55%
3/15/14	21	1497	99.41%
1/14/10	21.5	1499	99.40%
0/12/14	21.5	1498	99.36%
0/12/13	21.5	1495	99.36%
1/10/15	21.5	1499	99.35%
4/14/14	21	1499	99.22%
1/15/9	21.5	1500	99.18%
1/15/8	21.5	1496	99.18%
1/11/14	21.5	1500	99.17%
1/11/13	21.5	1496	99.17%
0/13/12	21.5	1495	99.17%
4/15/13	21	1500	99.01%
4/15/12	21	1496	99.01%
2/14/8	21.5	1498	99.00%
1/12/12	21.5	1497	98.97%
2/15/15	21	1495	98.97%
2/15/14	21	1491	98.97%
2/10/13	21.5	1498	98.96%
0/14/11	21.5	1496	98.96%
0/14/10	21.5	1492	98.96%
0/10/15	21.5	1493	98.91%
0/9/9	22	1499	98.89%
5/14/12	21	1498	98.82%
3/13/8	21.5	1500	98.81%
3/14/15	21	1496	98.78%
3/14/14	21	1493	98.78%
2/11/12	21.5	1499	98.78%
1/13/11	21.5	1498	98.77%
1/13/10	21.5	1494	98.77%
2/15/7	21.5	1499	98.77%
3/9/13	21.5	1500	98.76%
0/15/9	21.5	1493	98.74%
0/15/8	21.5	1489	98.74%
0/5/14	22	1498	98.73%
0/11/14	21.5	1494	98.73%
0/11/13	21.5	1490	98.73%
1/9/15	21.5	1494	98.70%
0/10/8	22	1500	98.70%
0/14/3	22	1499	98.69%
6/13/12	21	1500	98.62%
5/15/11	21	1499	98.60%
4/13/15	21	1498	98.59%
4/13/14	21	1494	98.59%
2/12/11	21.5	1500	98.58%
2/12/10	21.5	1496	98.58%
0/6/13	22	1500	98.58%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Houndoom can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Fire Fang
13
9
1.0s
13
Snarl
11
13
1.0s
11

Charged Attacks

Crunch
65
-33
3.0s
21.67
Fire Blast
140
-100
4.0s
35
Flamethrower
65
-50
2.0s
32.5
Foul Play
70
-50
2.0s
35

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Houndour	50 Candy	Houndoom
Houndoom	100 / 20 Mega Energy	Mega Houndoom

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Houndoom including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Houndour

#228

Shadow Houndour

#228

Houndoom

#229

Mega Houndoom

#229

Shadow Houndoom

#229

Backgrounds

All backgrounds

Houndoom has 1 background in Pokémon GO.

GO Wild Area 2025 Nagasaki

Nov 7, 2025

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Dark- and Fire-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Houndoom with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Houndoom #229

Boosts:

Mega Tyranitar #248

Boosts:

Mega Blaziken #257

Boosts:

Mega Sableye #302

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Mega Absol #359

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Delphox #655

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Mega Malamar #687

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.686 m to 2.45 m tall, averaging 1.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.686 m 2'03"	0.7 m 2'04"
XS	0.7 m 2'04"	1.05 m 3'05"
M	1.05 m 3'05"	1.75 m 5'09"
XL	1.75 m 5'09"	2.1 m 6'11"
XXL	2.1 m 6'11"	2.45 m 8'00"

XXS

0.686 m

2'03"

0.7 m

2'04"

0.7 m

2'04"

1.05 m

3'05"

1.05 m

3'05"

1.75 m

5'09"

1.75 m

5'09"

2.1 m

6'11"

XXL

2.1 m

6'11"

2.45 m

8'00"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	20%
Attack timer	20s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Houndoom at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	37 CP	27	2032 CP
2	116 CP	28	2108 CP
3	196 CP	29	2183 CP
4	275 CP	30	2258 CP
5	355 CP	31	2296 CP
6	434 CP	32	2334 CP
7	514 CP	33	2371 CP
8	594 CP	34	2409 CP
9	673 CP	35	2447 CP
10	753 CP	36	2484 CP
11	828 CP	37	2522 CP
12	903 CP	38	2559 CP
13	978 CP	39	2597 CP
14	1054 CP	40	2635 CP
15	1129 CP	41	2668 CP
16	1204 CP	42	2702 CP
17	1279 CP	43	2736 CP
18	1355 CP	44	2770 CP
19	1430 CP	45	2804 CP
20	1505 CP	46	2839 CP
21	1581 CP	47	2873 CP
22	1656 CP	48	2908 CP
23	1731 CP	49	2943 CP
24	1807 CP	50	2979 CP
25	1882 CP	51	3014 CP
26	1957 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	37 CP	18	1355 CP	35	2447 CP
2	116 CP	19	1430 CP	36	2484 CP
3	196 CP	20	1505 CP	37	2522 CP
4	275 CP	21	1581 CP	38	2559 CP
5	355 CP	22	1656 CP	39	2597 CP
6	434 CP	23	1731 CP	40	2635 CP
7	514 CP	24	1807 CP	41	2668 CP
8	594 CP	25	1882 CP	42	2702 CP
9	673 CP	26	1957 CP	43	2736 CP
10	753 CP	27	2032 CP	44	2770 CP
11	828 CP	28	2108 CP	45	2804 CP
12	903 CP	29	2183 CP	46	2839 CP
13	978 CP	30	2258 CP	47	2873 CP
14	1054 CP	31	2296 CP	48	2908 CP
15	1129 CP	32	2334 CP	49	2943 CP
16	1204 CP	33	2371 CP	50	2979 CP
17	1279 CP	34	2409 CP	51	3014 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Houndoom up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-


1.5	200	1	-
2.0	400	2	-
2.5	600	3	-
3.0	800	4	-
3.5	1,200	5	-
4.0	1,600	6	-
4.5	2,000	7	-
5.0	2,400	8	-
5.5	3,000	9	-
6.0	3,600	10	-
6.5	4,200	11	-
7.0	4,800	12	-
7.5	5,600	13	-
8.0	6,400	14	-
8.5	7,200	15	-
9.0	8,000	16	-
9.5	9,000	17	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
10.5	11,000	19	-
11.0	12,000	20	-
11.5	13,300	22	-
12.0	14,600	24	-
12.5	15,900	26	-
13.0	17,200	28	-
13.5	18,800	30	-
14.0	20,400	32	-
14.5	22,000	34	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
15.5	25,500	38	-
16.0	27,400	40	-
16.5	29,300	42	-
17.0	31,200	44	-
17.5	33,400	46	-
18.0	35,600	48	-
18.5	37,800	50	-
19.0	40,000	52	-
19.5	42,500	54	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
20.5	47,500	58	-
21.0	50,000	60	-
21.5	53,000	63	-
22.0	56,000	66	-
22.5	59,000	69	-
23.0	62,000	72	-
23.5	65,500	75	-
24.0	69,000	78	-
24.5	72,500	81	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
25.5	80,000	87	-
26.0	84,000	90	-
26.5	88,000	94	-
27.0	92,000	98	-
27.5	96,500	102	-
28.0	101,000	106	-
28.5	105,500	110	-
29.0	110,000	114	-
29.5	115,000	118	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
30.5	125,000	126	-
31.0	130,000	130	-
31.5	136,000	136	-
32.0	142,000	142	-
32.5	148,000	148	-
33.0	154,000	154	-
33.5	161,000	162	-
34.0	168,000	170	-
34.5	175,000	178	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
35.5	190,000	196	-
36.0	198,000	206	-
36.5	206,000	216	-
37.0	214,000	226	-
37.5	223,000	238	-
38.0	232,000	250	-
38.5	241,000	262	-
39.0	250,000	274	-
39.5	260,000	289	-
40.0	270,000	304	-
40.5	280,000	304	10
41.0	290,000	304	20
41.5	301,000	304	30
42.0	312,000	304	40
42.5	323,000	304	52
43.0	334,000	304	64
43.5	346,000	304	76
44.0	358,000	304	88
44.5	370,000	304	103
45.0	382,000	304	118
45.5	395,000	304	133
46.0	408,000	304	148
46.5	421,000	304	165
47.0	434,000	304	182
47.5	448,000	304	199
48.0	462,000	304	216
48.5	476,000	304	236
49.0	490,000	304	256
49.5	505,000	304	276
50.0	520,000	304	296

Houndour

Kingdra