Houndoom

Houndoom official artwork
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Houndoom

Dark Pokémon

DARKFIRE

They spew flames mixed with poison to finish off their opponents. They divvy up their prey evenly among the members of their pack.

Houndoom is No. 0229 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Dark and Fire-type Dark Pokémon. They spew flames mixed with poison to finish off their opponents. They divvy up their prey evenly among the members of their pack. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Houndoom first belongs to Generation Ii. Houndoom does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Special Attack, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Early Bird, Flash ♀ire and Unnerve, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Houndoom at a glance

Type
DARKFIRE
Weak to
WATER2×FIGHTING2×GROUND2×ROCK2×
Best base stat
Special Attack — 110
Abilities
Early Bird, Flash ♀ire, Unnerve (Hidden)
Evolution
Final stage or no evolution data
Height
1.4 m
Weight
35.0 kg
Generation
Generation Ii
Growth rate
Slow
Capture rate
45
Base happiness
35

Base stats

Hp75
Attack90
Defense50
Special Attack110
Special Defense80
Speed95
Total500

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Houndoom is hit by each type:

Weak to

WATER2×FIGHTING2×GROUND2×ROCK2×

Resists

FIRE½×GRASS½×ICE½×GHOST½×DARK½×STEEL½×

Immune to

PSYCHIC0×

Based on Dark / Fire typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
Gold

If you are burned by the flames it shoots from its mouth, the pain will never go away.

Silver

Upon hearing its eerie howls, other POKéMON get the shivers and head straight back to their nests.

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1EmberFIRE40100
1LeerNORMAL—100
7RoarNORMAL——
13SmogPOISON3070
20BiteDARK60100
30Feint AttackDARK60—
41FlamethrowerFIRE90100
52CrunchDARK80100