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Houndstone

Ghost Dog Pokémon

Ghost

A lovingly mourned Pokémon was reborn as Houndstone. It doesn’t like anyone touching the protuberance atop its head.

Houndstone Profile

Height
2.0 m
Weight
15.0 kg
Abilities
Sand Rush, Fluffy (hidden)
Egg groups
Field
Growth rate
Medium slow
Catch rate
60 / 255 (24%)
Gender
50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Introduced
Generation IX

Houndstone Base Stats

HP72
Attack101
Defense100
Sp. Atk50
Sp. Def97
Speed68
Total488

Base stats are the starting point — a real Houndstone's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.

Attacking Houndstone?

Houndstone Weaknesses

Attack Houndstone with these types for extra damage

Houndstone Resistances

Avoid these — Houndstone is strong against these attack types

See the full Houndstone weakness guide — best counters included →

Houndstone Evolutions

GreavardGreavardGhost
Lv. 30 (night)
HoundstoneHoundstoneGhost

Where to Catch Houndstone

In Scarlet, Houndstone can be found at 16 locations — highlighted on the Paldea map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.

MesagozaLevinciaPorto MarinadaMonteneveraArtazonCortondo
Explore all Paldea locations →

Houndstone 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.

★MoveTypeCategoryLearnPowerAcc.PP
Last RespectsGhostPhysicalLv. 050100%10
GrowlNormalStatusLv. 1—100%40
TackleNormalPhysicalLv. 140100%35
LickGhostPhysicalLv. 330100%30
BiteDarkPhysicalLv. 660100%25
Tail WhipNormalStatusLv. 6—100%30
RoarNormalStatusLv. 9——20
HeadbuttNormalPhysicalLv. 1270100%15
DigGroundPhysicalLv. 1680100%10
RestPsychicStatusLv. 24——5
CrunchDarkPhysicalLv. 2880100%15
Play RoughFairyPhysicalLv. 369090%10
Helping HandNormalStatusLv. 41——20
Phantom ForceGhostPhysicalLv. 4690100%10
CharmFairyStatusLv. 51—100%20
Double-EdgeNormalPhysicalLv. 58120100%15
Body PressFightingPhysicalTM / HM80100%10
BulldozeGroundPhysicalTM / HM60100%20
Confuse RayGhostStatusTM / HM—100%10
EndeavorNormalPhysicalTM / HM—100%5
EndureNormalStatusTM / HM——10
FacadeNormalPhysicalTM / HM70100%20
Fire FangFirePhysicalTM / HM6595%15
Giga ImpactNormalPhysicalTM / HM15090%5
HexGhostSpecialTM / HM65100%10
Hyper BeamNormalSpecialTM / HM15090%5
Ice FangIcePhysicalTM / HM6595%15
Mud ShotGroundSpecialTM / HM5595%15
Mud-SlapGroundSpecialTM / HM20100%10
Night ShadeGhostSpecialTM / HM—100%15
Pain SplitNormalStatusTM / HM——20
PoltergeistGhostPhysicalTM / HM11090%5
ProtectNormalStatusTM / HM——10
Psychic FangsPsychicPhysicalTM / HM85100%10
Rain DanceWaterStatusTM / HM——5
SandstormRockStatusTM / HM——10
Scary FaceNormalStatusTM / HM—100%10
Shadow BallGhostSpecialTM / HM80100%15
Sleep TalkNormalStatusTM / HM——10
SnarlDarkSpecialTM / HM5595%15
Stomping TantrumGroundPhysicalTM / HM75100%10
SubstituteNormalStatusTM / HM——10
Sunny DayFireStatusTM / HM——5
Take DownNormalPhysicalTM / HM9085%20
Tera BlastNormalSpecialTM / HM80100%10
ThiefDarkPhysicalTM / HM60100%25
Thunder FangElectricPhysicalTM / HM6595%15
TrickPsychicStatusTM / HM—100%10
UproarNormalSpecialTM / HM90100%10
Will-O-WispFireStatusTM / HM—85%15

Houndstone Questions & Answers

What is Houndstone weak to?
Houndstone takes extra damage from Ghost (2×) and Dark (2×) type attacks.
What is Houndstone resistant to?
Houndstone takes reduced damage from Poison (½×) and Bug (½×) type attacks and is immune to Normal and Fighting type attacks.
What is Houndstone strong against?
Houndstone's Ghost type attacks are super effective against Ghost and Psychic Pokémon.
What type is Houndstone?
Houndstone is a Ghost-type Pokémon.
What are Houndstone's base stats?
Houndstone has a base stat total of 488 — HP 72, Attack 101, Defense 100, Sp. Atk 50, Sp. Def 97, Speed 68.

More Houndstone Pages

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