Houndour Profile
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Weight
- 10.8 kg
- Abilities
- Early Bird, Flash Fire, Unnerve (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Field
- Habitat
- Rough Terrain
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Catch rate
- 120 / 255 (47%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation II
Houndour Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Houndour's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Houndour?
See the full Houndour weakness guide — best counters included →
Houndour Evolutions
Where to Catch Houndour
In Gold, Houndour can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Kanto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Houndour Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ember | Fire | Special | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 25 | |
| Leer | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 30 | |
| Howl | Normal | Status | Lv. 4 | — | — | 40 | |
| Smog | Poison | Special | Lv. 8 | 30 | 70% | 20 | |
| Roar | Normal | Status | Lv. 13 | — | — | 20 | |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | Lv. 16 | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Incinerate | Fire | Special | Lv. 20 | 60 | 100% | 15 | |
| Beat Up | Dark | Physical | Lv. 25 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | Lv. 28 | 65 | 95% | 15 | |
| Torment | Dark | Status | Lv. 32 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Comeuppance | Dark | Physical | Lv. 37 | 1 | 100% | 10 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | Lv. 40 | 95 | 100% | 15 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | Lv. 44 | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | Lv. 49 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | Status | Lv. 52 | — | — | 20 | |
| Inferno | Fire | Special | Lv. 56 | 100 | 50% | 5 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 15 | |
| Burning Jealousy | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 85% | 5 | |
| Flame Charge | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Flare Blitz | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 15 | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 95 | 90% | 10 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Lash Out | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 5 | |
| Mud Shot | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | TM / HM | 20 | 100% | 10 | |
| Overheat | Fire | Special | TM / HM | 130 | 90% | 5 | |
| Pain Split | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Psychic Fangs | Psychic | Physical | TM / HM | 85 | 100% | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Snarl | Dark | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 90 | 85% | 20 | |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Temper Flare | Fire | Physical | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Will-O-Wisp | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | Egg | — | — | 5 | |
| Feint | Normal | Physical | Egg | 30 | 100% | 10 | |
| Fire Spin | Fire | Special | Egg | 35 | 85% | 15 | |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | Egg | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | Egg | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Thunder Fang | Electric | Physical | Egg | 65 | 95% | 15 |
Houndour Questions & Answers
- What is Houndour weak to?
- Houndour takes extra damage from Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Rock (2×), and Water (2×) type attacks.
- What is Houndour resistant to?
- Houndour takes reduced damage from Ghost (½×), Dark (½×), Steel (½×), Fire (½×), Grass (½×), and Ice (½×) type attacks and is immune to Psychic type attacks.
- What is Houndour strong against?
- Houndour's Dark and Fire type attacks are super effective against Bug, Ghost, Steel, Grass, Psychic, and Ice Pokémon.
- What type is Houndour?
- Houndour is a Dark/Fire-type Pokémon.
- What does Houndour evolve into?
- Houndour evolves into Houndoom.
- What are Houndour's base stats?
- Houndour has a base stat total of 330 — HP 45, Attack 60, Defense 30, Sp. Atk 80, Sp. Def 50, Speed 65.