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Mega Houndoom Raid Counter Guide
Title
Mega Houndoom Trio Raid Guide

Table of Contents

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

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all A Tier

Pokemon Stats

Unlock Energy Cost
100 20
Type
49.50 kg Weight
1.90 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 4,344
Level 40: 3,842
Level 25: 2,745 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 2,195 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,647 (Research Tasks)
ATK 289
DEF 194
STA 181

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

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

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Snarl and Foul Play offer Mega Houndoom's strongest Dark Type moveset. Crunch is inferior in this role.
  • Fire Fang and Flamethrower make for Mega Houndoom's best Fire Type moveset, with Fire Blast trailing far behind.

PVE Overview

Mega Houndoom is one of the absolute strongest overall Dark Type attackers in the game, and a decent Fire Type attacker to boot.

For Dark Type Mega Evolutions, it's in something of a goldilocks zone. Mega Absol has it beaten in terms of DPS by a very small margin, but Mega Houndoom has a fair TDO advantage. Meanwhile, Mega Tyranitar has it beaten in TDO, but Mega Houndoom wins in DPS. When it comes right down to it, the best of the three can frequently come down to what coverage moves that a given raid boss is packing, though Mega Houndoom is sure to almost always be an outstand choice for a Dark Type Mega Evolution.

As a Mega Fire Type, Mega Houndoom is fairly comparable to Mega Charizard X in a neutral scenario, though a bit weaker. Still, it's a fine choice if you want to save mega energy for Charizard or Blaziken.

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

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

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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
20014754
2001.598112
2002149170
2002.5200228
4003252286
4003.5303344
4004354402
4004.5405460
6005456518
6005.5507576
6006558634
6006.5609692
8007660750
8007.5711808
8008762866
8008.5813924
10009864982
10009.59151040
1000109661098
100010.510151153
13001110631208
130011.511111262
13001211591317
130012.512081372
16001312561427
160013.513041482
16001413531537
160014.514011592
19001514491647
190015.514981701
19001615461756
190016.515941811
22001716421866
220017.516911921
22001817391976
220018.517872031
25001918362086
250019.518842140
25002019322195
250020.519812250
30002120292305
300021.520772360
30002221262415
300022.521742470
35002322222525
350023.522712580
35002423192635
350024.523672690
40002524162745
400025.524642799
40002625122854
400026.525612909
45002726092964
450027.526573019
45002827063074
450028.527543129
50002928023184
500029.528513239
50003028993294
500030.529233321
60003129473349
600031.529713376
60003229953403
600032.530203431
70003330443458
700033.530683486
70003430923513
700034.531163541
80003531403568
800035.531653595
80003631893623
800036.532133650
90003732373678
900037.532613705
90003832853733
900038.533093760
100003933343788
1000039.533583815
100004033823842
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