Houndoom

Houndoom, quite a different dog and ever you wondered what different will its evolution bring to you. You can get to know that once you will go through the Stats, Weakness, Moveset, Usefulness and other information of Houndoom.

Houndoom is a Generation 2 Pokémon that possesses Dark/Fire-type abilities. It has a canine-like appearance. But it is very different from a normal dog. Two long grey-coloured horns are located on its head. A grey band wraps its entire neck area with a big-sized skull pendant. The bottom part of each leg is covered with a pair of circular bands and the ribcage section has three ridges mounted on it. A black muzzle is present in the middle of its orange-coloured mouth. The lower part of its belly also contains the same colour as its mouth. Most of its body is coloured with black and its tail looks like a thin curved arrow. If you look closely, then you will witness the black colour of its small-sized pupils in its orange eyes.

The pack of a Houndoom requires a leader. Only that Houndoom is chosen as the leader whose horns are more curved and sharp than the others. Otherwise, fighting against the other Houndoom within the pack is also an alternative. Additionally, you must know that the horns of a male Houndoom are much bigger than its female counterpart.

About Houndoom

• Japanese Name: Hellgar
• National Pokédex Number: 229
• Type: Dark/Fire
• Species: Dark Pokémon
• Height: 1.4 m (4′07″)
• Weight: 35.0 kg (77.2 lbs)
• Abilities:
  • Early Bird,
  • Flash Fire,
  • and Unnerve (Hidden)
• Local Number:
  • 210 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
  • 177 (Platinum)
  • 215 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
  • 076 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos)
  • 290 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex)
• Catch Rate: 45
• Base Friendship: 35
• Base Exp: 175
• Growth Rate: Slow
• Egg Groups: Field
• Gender: 50% Male, 50% Female
• Egg Cycles: 20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Stats

• HP: 75
• Attack: 90
• Defence: 50
• Special Attack: 110
• Special Defense: 80
• Speed: 95
• Total: 500

Moves Learned By Houndoom

Have a look at the Houndoom Moveset which comes to existence once it learns through levelling up and Technical Machine and find out whether you can exploit the weakness of your rivals.

Moves Learned By Leveling up:

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100
4	Howl	Normal	Status	–	–
8	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70
13	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
20	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	–	–
26	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	–	100
30	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95
35	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	–
41	Embargo	Dark	Status	–	100
45	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
50	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
56	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
60	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	–	–
65	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50

Moves Learned By TM:

TM	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
05	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
06	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
12	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	–	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
27	Return	Normal	Physical	–	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
32	Double Teen	Normal	Status	–	–
35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
41	Torment	Dark	Status	–	100
42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100
44	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
45	Attract	Normal	Status	–	100
46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100
50	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	–	85
63	Embargo	Dark	Status	–	100
66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	Status	–	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
90	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
100	Confide	Normal	Status	–	–

Houndoom Locations Revealed!

Game	Location
Gold Silver Crystal	Evolve Houndour
Ruby Sapphire	Trade
Emerald	Evolve Houndour
FireRed LeafGreen	Trade
Colosseum	Tower Colosseum (Shadow)
XD	Evolve Houndour
Diamond	Trade
Pearl	Routes 214 and 215 (Poké Radar)
Platinum	Evolve Houndour
HeartGold SoulSilver	Safari Zone
Pal Park	Mountain
Black	Evolve Houndour
White	Trade
Black 2 White 2	Trade
X	Evolve Houndour
Y	Trade or Event
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade
Sun Moon	Trade
Ultra Sun	Route 12
Ultra Moon	Trade
Let’s Go Pikachu Let’s Go Eevee	Unobtainable
Sword Shield	Unobtainable

How To Evolve?

We know that Houndour serves as the pre-evolutionary form of Houndoom. You have to increase Houndour’s level up to 24 to evolve it into its Houndoom form.

Houndoom is one of those rare Pokémon who can undergo Mega Evolution. All we need is a Mega Stone named Houdoominite to convert it into Mega Houndoom.

Houndoom’s Mega evolutionary form looks much more badass than the traditional version. It looks bigger and stronger than the basic form. Do you remember the skull pendant around the neck of Houndoom? Well, it gets replaced by a huge tooth-like structure with two pointy ends emerging on each side of its chest and three pointy spikes directed downwards. Houndoom curved horns become straight and thicker than before after the Evolution. The end of its tail gets divided into two long-shaped triangles while the legs in the back lose the bands. Also, the colour of its claws changes from grey to red.

Furthermore, Houndoom’s Mega Evolution process generates a lot of heat. So, don’t get scared when you see it Mega evolving!

How Much Useful Is My Houndoom?

It serves as a Dark and Fire-type Pokémon in the franchise which makes Houndoom a Pokemon having weakness against Water, Ground, Fighting, and Rock-type Moveset. Plus, its stomach is stored with dangerous toxins. It combines those toxins with its flames to wipe out the enemies. The injuries induced due to its flame during the battle have no cure in the world.

Flash Fire and Early Bird are the two most important abilities of Houndoom. The first ability boosts up the power of its Fire-type Moveset by 50%. Will-O-Wisp helps in activating this power. While the second one aids it in awaking instantly from Sleep Effect. Plus, Unnerve acts as its hidden ability. It doesn’t allow its opponents to use their Berry against it.

Well, do you think that the Houndoom Evolution can suffice your needs in the game after going through its weakness, Moveset, stats and more? If yes then you should run down to the Pokemon official page for Houndoom Evolution!

But if still, you think that you may find some better Moveset, stats and less unhealthy weakness with the help of evolution other than of Houndoom, then Herald Journalism has information stocked for that purpose.