Houndour (Pokémon GO)

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Skarmory

Houndoom

#228

705

881

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1395

F Tier

#870

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1395

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1395

Normal

Shiny

Houndour

#228

Dark

Fire

Attack

152

Top 63.1%

Defense

Top 89.5%

Stamina

128

Top 83.5%

Total

363

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Raids

Lv. 20

654 -705 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

818 -881 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

654 -705 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

491 -529 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1395 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 Houndour 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 Houndour can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Feint Attack
Crunch
5.53
24.6
2712.4s
3.54
2
Feint Attack
Flamethrower
5.34
23.7
2809.4s
3.42
3
Feint Attack
Dark Pulse
5.34
23.7
2809.4s
3.42
4
Ember
Crunch
5.11
22.7
2935.7s
3.27
5
Ember
Flamethrower
4.90
21.8
3061.6s
3.14
6
Ember
Dark Pulse
4.90
21.8
3061.6s
3.14

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
110.36
6208.1
0.1
5.4s
110.36
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Focus Blast
105.10
8481.8
0.1
5.7s
105.10
3
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
104.42
9052.0
0.1
5.7s
104.42
4
Shadow Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
93.54
5760.1
0.1
6.4s
93.54
5
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
93.05
10667.1
0.1
6.4s
93.05
6
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
91.30
10466.6
0.1
6.6s
91.30
7
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Hydro Cannon
91.13
7794.5
0.1
6.6s
91.13
8
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Focus Blast
90.74
5706.1
0.1
6.6s
90.74
9
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
89.84
9625.4
0.1
6.7s
89.84
10
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
87.34
3655.0
0.2
6.9s
87.34

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Ember

Fast Charge

Crunch

Debuff

Flamethrower

High Energy

Rank 1 IVs

1395

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

140.33

Attack

82.35

Defense

120

Stat Product · 1,386,732

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1412

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1395	100.00%
14/15/15	50	1387	99.40%
15/15/14	50	1391	99.17%
15/14/15	50	1388	98.98%
13/15/15	50	1379	98.80%
14/15/14	50	1382	98.57%
14/14/15	50	1380	98.39%
15/15/13	50	1386	98.33%
12/15/15	50	1370	98.20%
15/14/14	50	1383	98.15%
13/15/14	50	1374	97.98%
15/13/15	50	1381	97.96%
13/14/15	50	1372	97.79%
14/15/13	50	1377	97.74%
11/15/15	50	1362	97.60%
14/14/14	50	1375	97.57%
15/15/12	50	1381	97.50%
12/15/14	50	1366	97.39%
14/13/15	50	1373	97.37%
15/14/13	50	1379	97.33%
12/14/15	50	1363	97.20%
13/15/13	50	1369	97.16%
15/13/14	50	1376	97.14%
10/15/15	50	1354	97.01%
13/14/14	50	1367	96.98%
15/12/15	50	1374	96.94%
14/15/12	50	1372	96.92%
11/15/14	50	1357	96.79%
13/13/15	50	1365	96.79%
14/14/13	50	1370	96.75%
15/15/11	50	1376	96.67%
11/14/15	50	1355	96.61%
12/15/13	50	1361	96.57%
14/13/14	50	1368	96.56%
15/14/12	50	1374	96.51%
9/15/15	50	1345	96.41%
12/14/14	50	1359	96.39%
14/12/15	50	1366	96.36%
13/15/12	50	1364	96.33%
15/13/13	50	1371	96.33%
12/13/15	50	1356	96.20%
10/15/14	50	1349	96.20%
13/14/13	50	1362	96.16%
15/12/14	50	1369	96.13%
14/15/11	50	1368	96.09%
10/14/15	50	1347	96.02%
13/13/14	50	1360	95.98%
11/15/13	50	1352	95.98%
14/14/12	50	1365	95.93%
15/11/15	50	1367	95.92%

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 Houndour can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Ember
10
10
1.0s
10
Feint Attack
11
10
1.0s
11

Charged Attacks

Crunch
65
-33
3.0s
21.67
Dark Pulse
80
-50
3.0s
26.67
Flamethrower
65
-50
2.0s
32.5

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 Houndour 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 Houndour 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 0.299 m to 1.067 m tall, averaging 0.61 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.299 m 1'00"	0.305 m 1'00"
XS	0.305 m 1'00"	0.458 m 1'06"
M	0.458 m 1'06"	0.762 m 2'06"
XL	0.762 m 2'06"	0.915 m 3'00"
XXL	0.915 m 3'00"	1.067 m 3'06"

XXS

0.299 m

1'00"

0.305 m

1'00"

0.305 m

1'00"

0.458 m

1'06"

0.458 m

1'06"

0.762 m

2'06"

0.762 m

2'06"

0.915 m

3'00"

XXL

0.915 m

3'00"

1.067 m

3'06"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	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 Houndour at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	27	952 CP
2	54 CP	28	987 CP
3	92 CP	29	1023 CP
4	129 CP	30	1058 CP
5	166 CP	31	1076 CP
6	203 CP	32	1093 CP
7	241 CP	33	1111 CP
8	278 CP	34	1128 CP
9	315 CP	35	1146 CP
10	352 CP	36	1164 CP
11	388 CP	37	1181 CP
12	423 CP	38	1199 CP
13	458 CP	39	1217 CP
14	493 CP	40	1234 CP
15	529 CP	41	1250 CP
16	564 CP	42	1266 CP
17	599 CP	43	1282 CP
18	635 CP	44	1298 CP
19	670 CP	45	1314 CP
20	705 CP	46	1330 CP
21	740 CP	47	1346 CP
22	776 CP	48	1362 CP
23	811 CP	49	1379 CP
24	846 CP	50	1395 CP
25	881 CP	51	1412 CP
26	917 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	17 CP	18	635 CP	35	1146 CP
2	54 CP	19	670 CP	36	1164 CP
3	92 CP	20	705 CP	37	1181 CP
4	129 CP	21	740 CP	38	1199 CP
5	166 CP	22	776 CP	39	1217 CP
6	203 CP	23	811 CP	40	1234 CP
7	241 CP	24	846 CP	41	1250 CP
8	278 CP	25	881 CP	42	1266 CP
9	315 CP	26	917 CP	43	1282 CP
10	352 CP	27	952 CP	44	1298 CP
11	388 CP	28	987 CP	45	1314 CP
12	423 CP	29	1023 CP	46	1330 CP
13	458 CP	30	1058 CP	47	1346 CP
14	493 CP	31	1076 CP	48	1362 CP
15	529 CP	32	1093 CP	49	1379 CP
16	564 CP	33	1111 CP	50	1395 CP
17	599 CP	34	1128 CP	51	1412 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Houndour 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

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