Houndstone (Pokémon GO)

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Greavard

Flamigo

#972

1436

1795

Attacker Rank

C Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/14/15 · L22.5 · CP 1500

F Tier

#649

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/14/15 · L46 · CP 2500

F Tier

#421

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2842

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Shiny

Houndstone

#972

Ghost

Attack

186

Top 42.8%

Defense

195

Top 18.6%

Stamina

176

Top 42.2%

Total

557

Pokédex details

Height

2 m

Weight

15 kg

Gender

50% male

50% female

Buddy distance

3 km

Second move

50,000

Pokémon HOME

Transferable

Tradable

Yes

Catch reward

300

Raid Meta

How Houndstone stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank

Ghost

18.63 DPSTop 16.7%

TIER

RANK

#54

Overall

12.81 DPSTop 23.1%

TIER

RANK

#372

Best raid moveset

Lick

Shadow Ball

DPS

18.63

TDO 235

Overall

Lick

Shadow Ball

DPS

12.81

TDO 162

Perfect IVs

Full CP & IV chart

Catch CP at every encounter level for a perfect 15/15/15 IV Houndstone.

Raids

Lv. 20

1365 -1436 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1707 -1795 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Eggs

Lv. 20

1365 -1436 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1024 -1077 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2842 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 Houndstone takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Ghost

160%

Dark

160%

Resists

Normal

39.1%

Fighting

39.1%

Poison

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Lick
Shadow Ball
11.49
145.3
1305.0s
9.61
2
Bite
Shadow Ball
10.51
132.8
1427.7s
8.81
3
Lick
Play Rough
9.50
120.1
1578.4s
7.97
4
Bite
Play Rough
8.89
112.4
1686.6s
7.43
5
Lick
Dig
8.32
105.2
1802.4s
6.97
6
Bite
Dig
8.00
101.1
1874.1s
6.70
7
Lick
Psychic Fangs
7.88
99.6
1903.9s
6.58
8
Bite
Psychic Fangs
7.53
95.2
1991.4s
6.30

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Psycho Cut
Moongeist Beam
37.25
1275.5
2.8
96.6s
35.59
2
Mega Gengar
Lick
Shadow Ball
36.84
974.1
3.7
97.7s
34.78
3
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Shadow Ball
34.94
1708.7
2.1
103.0s
34.19
4
Mega Mewtwo X
Psycho Cut
Shadow Ball
33.88
1466.1
2.5
106.3s
33.09
5
Shadow Darkrai
Snarl
Shadow Ball
33.52
1569.9
2.3
107.4s
32.62
6
Mega Absol
Snarl
Brutal Swing
34.38
1254.5
2.9
104.7s
32.47
7
Mega Tyranitar
Bite
Brutal Swing
32.06
2963.5
1.2
112.3s
31.63
8
Shadow Tyranitar
Bite
Brutal Swing
31.90
1873.7
1.9
112.8s
31.20
9
Shadow Hydreigon
Bite
Brutal Swing
32.09
1666.1
2.2
112.2s
30.71
10
Mega Banette
Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
31.95
775.2
4.6
112.7s
30.17

Go Battle League

View full PvP rankings

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

Best moveset

Lick

General

Shadow Ball

General

Psychic Fangs

Debuff Spam

Rank 1 IVs

1500

1/14/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 22.5

118.49

Attack

132.43

Defense

121

Stat Product · 1,898,764

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
1/14/15	22.5	1500	100.00%
0/15/15	22.5	1495	99.94%
1/15/14	22.5	1499	99.65%
2/12/15	22.5	1500	99.57%
1/13/15	22.5	1496	99.52%
0/14/15	22.5	1492	99.47%
2/15/12	22.5	1499	99.35%
0/9/13	23	1499	99.24%
2/13/14	22.5	1500	99.23%
1/14/14	22.5	1496	99.17%
0/15/14	22.5	1491	99.12%
2/11/15	22.5	1497	99.09%
0/7/15	23	1499	99.08%
1/12/15	22.5	1492	99.04%
0/12/10	23	1497	99.04%
0/13/15	22.5	1488	98.99%
3/13/12	22.5	1500	98.92%
0/10/12	23	1498	98.91%
2/14/13	22.5	1500	98.87%
2/14/12	22.5	1496	98.87%
1/15/13	22.5	1495	98.82%
1/15/12	22.5	1491	98.82%
1/7/13	23	1499	98.80%
0/15/8	23	1500	98.79%
0/15/7	23	1496	98.79%
0/8/14	23	1499	98.76%
0/8/13	23	1495	98.76%
2/12/14	22.5	1496	98.75%
1/13/14	22.5	1492	98.70%
5/15/14	22	1497	98.69%
0/13/9	23	1497	98.68%
3/9/15	22.5	1497	98.65%
0/14/14	22.5	1488	98.64%
1/5/15	23	1500	98.63%
2/10/15	22.5	1493	98.61%
1/10/10	23	1498	98.61%
0/6/15	23	1495	98.59%
1/11/15	22.5	1489	98.56%
3/14/11	22.5	1500	98.56%
0/11/11	23	1498	98.56%
0/11/10	23	1494	98.56%
0/12/15	22.5	1484	98.51%
2/15/11	22.5	1495	98.51%
1/8/12	23	1499	98.47%
1/15/6	23	1500	98.47%
3/12/13	22.5	1500	98.45%
3/12/12	22.5	1497	98.45%
0/9/12	23	1495	98.42%
0/3/11	23.5	1500	98.42%
2/13/13	22.5	1496	98.40%

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 (2)

Moves

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

Fast Attacks

Bite
6
4
0.5s
12
Lick
5
6
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Dig
100
-50
4.5s
22.22
Play Rough
90
-50
3.0s
30
Psychic Fangs
25
-33
1.0s
25
Shadow Ball
100
-50
3.0s
33.33

Evolve

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

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Greavard	50 Candy	Houndstone

Family

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

Greavard

#971

Houndstone

#972

Mega Boost

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

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Mega Sableye #302

Boosts:

Mega Banette #354

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.98 m to 3.1 m tall, averaging 2 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.98 m 3'03"	1 m 3'03"
XS	1 m 3'03"	1.5 m 4'11"
M	1.5 m 4'11"	2.5 m 8'02"
XL	2.5 m 8'02"	3 m 9'10"
XXL	3 m 9'10"	3.1 m 10'02"

XXS

0.98 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1.5 m

4'11"

1.5 m

4'11"

2.5 m

8'02"

2.5 m

8'02"

3 m

9'10"

XXL

3 m

9'10"

3.1 m

10'02"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Jump time	1.2s
Attack probability	5%
Dodge probability	10%
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 Houndstone at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	35 CP	27	1939 CP
2	111 CP	28	2011 CP
3	187 CP	29	2083 CP
4	263 CP	30	2155 CP
5	339 CP	31	2191 CP
6	415 CP	32	2227 CP
7	490 CP	33	2262 CP
8	566 CP	34	2298 CP
9	642 CP	35	2334 CP
10	718 CP	36	2370 CP
11	790 CP	37	2406 CP
12	862 CP	38	2442 CP
13	934 CP	39	2478 CP
14	1005 CP	40	2514 CP
15	1077 CP	41	2546 CP
16	1149 CP	42	2578 CP
17	1221 CP	43	2610 CP
18	1293 CP	44	2643 CP
19	1364 CP	45	2675 CP
20	1436 CP	46	2708 CP
21	1508 CP	47	2741 CP
22	1580 CP	48	2775 CP
23	1652 CP	49	2808 CP
24	1724 CP	50	2842 CP
25	1795 CP	51	2876 CP
26	1867 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	35 CP	18	1293 CP	35	2334 CP
2	111 CP	19	1364 CP	36	2370 CP
3	187 CP	20	1436 CP	37	2406 CP
4	263 CP	21	1508 CP	38	2442 CP
5	339 CP	22	1580 CP	39	2478 CP
6	415 CP	23	1652 CP	40	2514 CP
7	490 CP	24	1724 CP	41	2546 CP
8	566 CP	25	1795 CP	42	2578 CP
9	642 CP	26	1867 CP	43	2610 CP
10	718 CP	27	1939 CP	44	2643 CP
11	790 CP	28	2011 CP	45	2675 CP
12	862 CP	29	2083 CP	46	2708 CP
13	934 CP	30	2155 CP	47	2741 CP
14	1005 CP	31	2191 CP	48	2775 CP
15	1077 CP	32	2227 CP	49	2808 CP
16	1149 CP	33	2262 CP	50	2842 CP
17	1221 CP	34	2298 CP	51	2876 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Houndstone 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

Greavard

Flamigo