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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Houndoom
Click for Mega Houndoom
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny
  • Variations

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 2 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
35.00 kg Weight
1.40 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,979
Level 40: 2,635
Level 25: 1,882 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,505 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,129 (Research Tasks)
ATK 224
DEF 144
STA 181

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Snarl
Foul Play
A
A-
Fire Fang
Foul Play
X
B
Fire Fang
Crunch
X
A-
Snarl
Crunch
B
A
Snarl
Flamethrower
A-
A-
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
A
B
Snarl
Return
X
B
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Snarl pairs well with Foul Play or Crunch.

  • Fire Fang pairs well with Flamethrower.

  • Foul Play outputs more damage over time than Crunch, but they are fairly close. Houndoom will also spend less time in cooldown with Foul Play.

  • Don't use Fire Blast. 

  • Don't use Return either.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Snarl is often better than Fire Fang, as it benefits from better type coverage and higher energy gain.

  • Compared to Foul Play, Crunch is slightly harder to dodge and more likely to be used before fainting.

  • Fire Blast is all forms of bad on defense.

  • Flamethrower can offer coverage vs some attackers but doesn't generally perform as well as Crunch. 

  • Return is extremely hard to dodge and has the lowest energy cost among Houndoom's moves, but its low power keeps it from being the undisputed best choice.

PVE Overview

Houndoom has both Fire and Dark-Type movesets at its disposal. Unfortunately for Houndoom, it is totally outclassed in both roles. It's a decent budget option if you happen to find a weather boosted Lv.35 Houndour, but it won't give much return for your Stardust investment long-term

That said, raising one isn't a bad idea, as Mega Houndoom is a great Dark Type, and a viable Fire Type as well.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Snarl
Flamethrower
Crunch
A
Fire Fang
Flamethrower
Crunch
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Snarl + Flamethrower and Crunch or Foul Play

Snarl sports a tiny 1.66 DPT (Damage Per Turn) along-side a huge 4.33 EPT (Energy Per Turn), allowing it to charge up moves very quickly.

Crunch and Foul Play share identical stats(70 Power/45 Energy) and when combined with Flamethrower (90 Power/55 Energy), you'll be throwing out decently powerful attacks at a very good rate. 

Fire Fang + Flamethrower and Crunch

This moveset goes to the other end of the spectrum by making use of Fire Fang with its high 4 DPT (Damage Per Turn) and its meager 2.5 EPT (Energy Per Turn) in order to rack up fast damage. It's definitely slower than the Snarl variant, but it still has its niches where it can operate.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 2 / 5

Houndoom sports an interesting Dark/Fire typing with high offensive stats and poor bulk. While this typing combination is not common in this format, it does give Houndoom a unique position as a Pokemon that can beat various meta Psychic and Ghost picks, while also being able to threaten popular Steel-types. Unfortunately poor bulk and a relatively vulnerable typing makes Houndoom a risky pick in the Great League meta. Flamethrower and/or Fire Fang is also not enough to beat Registeel unless Houndoom has either a Shadow Bonus, or commits 2 shields. 

Ultra League: 1.5 / 5

Houndoom's poor bulk does it no favors in this league, even though its Dark typing is favored against the meta-centric Giratina. Losses to Registeel and Giratina-A makes it difficult for Houndoom to be viable in the Ultra League meta, despite its decent performance against popular bulky Psychic-types. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Houndoom lacks sufficient stats for Master League. 

Fast Moves

12
Snarl
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
12.73
10.91
13.64
12
Fire Fang
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.41
8.89
13.33
16.67

Charge Moves

70
Crunch
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
1.70
0.00
 2.12
21.88
27.34
 46.40
140
Fire Blast
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
4.20
0.80
0.00
 1.40
33.33
41.67
 46.67
70
Foul Play
More Info

Dark

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.20
0.00
 1.40
35.00
43.75
 49.00
70
Flamethrower
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.20
0.00
 1.40
31.82
39.77
 44.55

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 50,000

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 6.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate15.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Dark Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Fire Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013137
2001.56677
2002100116
2002.5134156
4003168196
4003.5202236
4004236275
4004.5270315
6005304355
6005.5338395
6006372434
6006.5406474
8007441514
8007.5475554
8008509594
8008.5543633
10009577673
10009.5611713
100010645753
100010.5677790
130011710828
130011.5742866
130012774903
130012.5806941
160013839978
160013.58711016
1600149031054
160014.59351091
1900159681129
190015.510001167
19001610321204
190016.510641242
22001710971279
220017.511291317
22001811611355
220018.511931392
25001912261430
250019.512581468
25002012901505
250020.513221543
30002113551581
300021.513871618
30002214191656
300022.514521694
35002314841731
350023.515161769
35002415481807
350024.515811844
40002516131882
400025.516451919
40002616771957
400026.517101995
45002717422032
450027.517742070
45002818072108
450028.518392145
50002918712183
500029.519032221
50003019362258
500030.519522277
60003119682296
600031.519842315
60003220002334
600032.520162352
70003320322371
700033.520492390
70003420652409
700034.520812428
80003520972447
800035.521132465
80003621292484
800036.521452503
90003721612522
900037.521782541
90003821942559
900038.522102578
100003922262597
1000039.522422616
100004022582635
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