#0228

Houndour

Dark Pokémon

Dark Fire

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About

They make repeated eerie howls before dawn to call attention to their pack.

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Abilities

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

Flash Fire

Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

Unnerve Hidden ability

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Height: 0.6 m 2′00″
Weight: 10.8 kg 23.8 lb
Gender: ♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	45	200–294
Attack	60	112–240
Defense	30	58–174
Sp. Atk	80	148–284
Sp. Def	50	94–218
Speed	65	121–251
Total	330

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: WaterFightingGroundRock
Resists ½×: FireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
Immune: Psychic

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: GrassIcePsychicBugGhostSteel

Evolution

#0228 Houndour DarkFire

Level 24

#0229 Houndoom DarkFire

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Ember STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	40	100%	25
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
4	Howl Raises the user’s Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	40
8	Smog Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	30	70%	20
13	Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
16	Bite STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
20	Incinerate STAB Destroys the target’s held berry.	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
25	Beat Up STAB Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has.	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
28	Fire Fang STAB Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
32	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
37	Comeuppance STAB The user retaliates with much greater force against the opponent that last inflicted damage on it.	Dark	Physical	1	100%	10
40	Foul Play STAB Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
44	Flamethrower STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
49	Crunch STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
52	Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
56	Inferno STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	100	50%	5

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Burning Jealousy STAB Burns the target if it had a state stage raise this turn.	Fire	Special	70	100%	5
Crunch STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
Dark Pulse STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fire Blast STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
Fire Fang STAB Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
Fire Spin STAB Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Fire	Special	35	85%	15
Flame Charge STAB Inflicts regular damage. Raises the user’s Speed by one stage.	Fire	Physical	50	100%	20
Flamethrower STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
Flare Blitz STAB User takes 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Physical	120	100%	15
Foul Play STAB Calculates damage with the target’s attacking stat.	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Heat Wave STAB Has a chance to burn the target.	Fire	Special	95	90%	10
Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Lash Out STAB Power doubles if the user had a stat stage lowered this turn.	Dark	Physical	75	100%	5
Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
Mud-Slap Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Ground	Special	20	100%	10
Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Overheat STAB Lowers the user’s Special Attack by two stages after inflicting damage.	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Fangs Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.	Psychic	Physical	85	100%	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100%	10
Shadow Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sludge Bomb Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
Snarl STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Attack by one stage.	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
Solar Beam Requires a turn to charge before attacking.	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Super Fang Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP.	Normal	Physical	—	90%	10
Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Temper Flare STAB Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.	Fire	Physical	75	100%	10
Tera Blast If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief STAB Takes the target’s item.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
Trailblaze The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.	Grass	Physical	50	100%	20
Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	Fire	Status	—	85%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.	Ghost	Status	—	—	5
Feint Hits through Protect and Detect.	Normal	Physical	30	100%	10
Fire Spin STAB Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Fire	Special	35	85%	15
Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15
Spite Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Sucker Punch STAB Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.	Dark	Physical	70	100%	5
Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 1 Sp. Atk
Catch rate: 120
Base friendship: 35
Base experience: 66
Growth rate: Slow

Breeding

Egg groups: Ground
Egg cycles: 20 (about 5,140 steps)