Mega Houndoom (Pokémon GO)

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Houndour

Kingdra

#229

2195

2744

Attacker Rank

A Tier

A Tier

C Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

0/12/14 · L14.5 · CP 1498

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/14/15 · L24 · CP 2499

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 4344

Normal

Shiny

Mega Houndoom

#229

Dark

Fire

Attack

289

Top 3.6%

Defense

194

Top 19.7%

Stamina

181

Top 35.5%

Total

664

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

2106 -2195 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2633 -2744 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

2106 -2195 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1579 -1647 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

4344 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 Mega 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 Mega Houndoom can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Snarl
Foul Play
16.19
209.1
926.4s
13.68
2
Fire Fang
Foul Play
15.99
206.5
938.1s
13.42
3
Snarl
Flamethrower
15.47
199.7
969.9s
13.01
4
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
15.40
198.9
973.7s
12.97
5
Snarl
Fire Blast
14.95
193.0
1003.6s
12.62
6
Fire Fang
Fire Blast
14.84
191.6
1010.7s
12.44
7
Fire Fang
Crunch
14.41
186.1
1040.7s
12.12
8
Snarl
Crunch
14.25
184.0
1052.6s
11.99

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
38.16
928.9
9.7
235.9s
35.11
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Focus Blast
37.39
848.2
10.6
240.7s
34.34
3
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
33.66
1133.9
7.9
267.4s
31.85
4
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
33.68
1012.2
8.9
267.3s
31.61
5
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
33.32
1122.7
8.0
270.1s
31.38
6
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
32.99
792.2
11.4
272.8s
30.51
7
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
35.74
560.9
16.0
251.8s
30.49
8
Shadow Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
33.57
582.4
15.5
268.1s
29.68
9
Mega Garchomp
Mud Shot
Earth Power
30.80
943.9
9.5
292.2s
28.99
10
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Focus Blast
31.98
591.9
15.2
281.5s
28.62

Go Battle League

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

Rank 1 IVs

1498

0/12/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 14.5

147.01

Attack

104.79

Defense

Stat Product · 1,525,200

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/12/14	14.5	1498	100.00%
0/14/12	14.5	1498	99.95%
1/11/14	14.5	1500	99.86%
1/13/12	14.5	1499	99.81%
1/15/10	14.5	1499	99.75%
2/14/10	14.5	1500	99.62%
0/11/15	14.5	1499	99.51%
0/11/14	14.5	1495	99.51%
0/13/13	14.5	1498	99.47%
0/13/12	14.5	1494	99.47%
0/15/11	14.5	1498	99.41%
0/15/10	14.5	1494	99.41%
1/10/15	14.5	1500	99.37%
1/10/14	14.5	1496	99.37%
1/12/13	14.5	1500	99.33%
1/12/12	14.5	1496	99.33%
1/14/11	14.5	1499	99.27%
1/14/10	14.5	1495	99.27%
2/9/14	14.5	1498	99.23%
2/11/12	14.5	1497	99.19%
2/13/10	14.5	1497	99.14%
3/8/14	14.5	1499	99.08%
2/15/9	14.5	1500	99.06%
2/15/8	14.5	1496	99.06%
3/10/12	14.5	1499	99.05%
0/10/15	14.5	1495	99.03%
0/10/14	14.5	1491	99.03%
3/12/10	14.5	1498	99.00%
0/12/13	14.5	1495	98.99%
0/12/12	14.5	1491	98.99%
0/14/11	14.5	1494	98.93%
0/14/10	14.5	1490	98.93%
3/14/8	14.5	1498	98.93%
4/9/12	14.5	1500	98.90%
1/9/15	14.5	1496	98.88%
1/9/14	14.5	1493	98.88%
4/11/10	14.5	1500	98.85%
1/11/13	14.5	1496	98.85%
1/11/12	14.5	1492	98.85%
1/13/11	14.5	1496	98.80%
1/13/10	14.5	1492	98.80%
4/13/8	14.5	1499	98.79%
2/8/15	14.5	1498	98.74%
2/8/14	14.5	1494	98.74%
1/15/9	14.5	1495	98.72%
1/15/8	14.5	1491	98.72%
2/10/13	14.5	1498	98.71%
2/10/12	14.5	1494	98.71%
4/15/6	14.5	1498	98.70%
2/12/11	14.5	1497	98.66%

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 (5)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Mega 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

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 Mega 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 0.931 m to 2.945 m tall, averaging 1.9 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.931 m 3'01"	0.95 m 3'01"
XS	0.95 m 3'01"	1.425 m 4'08"
M	1.425 m 4'08"	2.375 m 7'10"
XL	2.375 m 7'10"	2.85 m 9'04"
XXL	2.85 m 9'04"	2.945 m 9'08"

XXS

0.931 m

3'01"

0.95 m

3'01"

0.95 m

3'01"

1.425 m

4'08"

1.425 m

4'08"

2.375 m

7'10"

2.375 m

7'10"

2.85 m

9'04"

XXL

2.85 m

9'04"

2.945 m

9'08"

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 Mega 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	54 CP	27	2964 CP
2	170 CP	28	3074 CP
3	286 CP	29	3184 CP
4	402 CP	30	3294 CP
5	518 CP	31	3349 CP
6	634 CP	32	3403 CP
7	750 CP	33	3458 CP
8	866 CP	34	3513 CP
9	982 CP	35	3568 CP
10	1098 CP	36	3623 CP
11	1208 CP	37	3678 CP
12	1317 CP	38	3733 CP
13	1427 CP	39	3788 CP
14	1537 CP	40	3842 CP
15	1647 CP	41	3891 CP
16	1756 CP	42	3940 CP
17	1866 CP	43	3990 CP
18	1976 CP	44	4039 CP
19	2086 CP	45	4089 CP
20	2195 CP	46	4140 CP
21	2305 CP	47	4190 CP
22	2415 CP	48	4241 CP
23	2525 CP	49	4292 CP
24	2635 CP	50	4344 CP
25	2744 CP	51	4396 CP
26	2854 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	54 CP	18	1976 CP	35	3568 CP
2	170 CP	19	2086 CP	36	3623 CP
3	286 CP	20	2195 CP	37	3678 CP
4	402 CP	21	2305 CP	38	3733 CP
5	518 CP	22	2415 CP	39	3788 CP
6	634 CP	23	2525 CP	40	3842 CP
7	750 CP	24	2635 CP	41	3891 CP
8	866 CP	25	2744 CP	42	3940 CP
9	982 CP	26	2854 CP	43	3990 CP
10	1098 CP	27	2964 CP	44	4039 CP
11	1208 CP	28	3074 CP	45	4089 CP
12	1317 CP	29	3184 CP	46	4140 CP
13	1427 CP	30	3294 CP	47	4190 CP
14	1537 CP	31	3349 CP	48	4241 CP
15	1647 CP	32	3403 CP	49	4292 CP
16	1756 CP	33	3458 CP	50	4344 CP
17	1866 CP	34	3513 CP	51	4396 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Mega 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