Shadow Houndoom (Pokémon GO)

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Houndour

Kingdra

#229

1505

1882

Attacker Rank

B Tier

C Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/13 · L21.5 · CP 1499

F Tier

#950

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/14 · L41 · CP 2494

F Tier

#699

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2979

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Houndoom

#229

Dark

Fire

Attack

224

Top 23.4%

Defense

144

Top 53%

Stamina

181

Top 35.5%

Total

549

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

514 -594 CP

1/1/1 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

875 -978 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1374 -1505 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1718 -1882 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2979 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 1/1/1, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow 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

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Snarl
Foul Play
14.34
117.4
1046.0s
11.01
2
Fire Fang
Foul Play
14.17
116.0
1058.4s
10.90
3
Snarl
Flamethrower
13.76
112.6
1090.4s
10.55
4
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
13.73
112.4
1092.7s
10.54
5
Fire Fang
Crunch
13.13
107.5
1142.5s
10.08
6
Snarl
Crunch
12.93
105.8
1160.3s
9.95
7
Snarl
Fire Blast
12.71
104.0
1180.3s
9.74
8
Fire Fang
Fire Blast
12.61
103.2
1189.8s
9.67

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
64.70
1905.8
1.9
55.6s
63.29
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Focus Blast
63.84
1751.4
2.1
56.4s
62.33
3
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
63.28
1164.8
3.1
56.9s
58.96
4
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
57.07
2331.4
1.5
63.1s
56.18
5
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
56.56
2057.8
1.7
63.7s
55.47
6
Shadow Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
57.36
1202.2
3.0
62.8s
55.39
7
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
56.20
2295.9
1.6
64.1s
55.34
8
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
56.02
1627.9
2.2
64.3s
54.54
9
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Focus Blast
54.77
1228.5
2.9
65.7s
52.67
10
Shadow Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
52.49
1443.7
2.5
68.6s
51.01

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow 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 Shadow 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 45 Candy (purified)	Houndoom
Houndoom	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 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 Shadow 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 Shadow 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 Shadow Houndoom up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Houndour

Kingdra