Houndourin Pokémon Ambrosia
darkfire
Pokédex Entry
Dark Pokémon
Around dawn, its ominous howl echoes all over. Immune to Fire attacks.
Houndour in Pokémon Ambrosia
Houndour is #228 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Ambrosia. This page covers its dark/fire typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 4 encounter locations.
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Normal
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Shiny Animated
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Normal
Shiny
Type
DarkFire
Dex
#177 Hoenn Dex · #228 National
Growth Rate
Slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
ground
Hatch Rate
Fastest (5 cycles)
Catch Rate
120
Base Exp
90
EV Yield
None
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×2fighting ×2ground ×2rock ×2
Resists
fire ×0.5grass ×0.5ice ×0.5ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5steel ×0.5
Immune To
psychic
Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Houndour can be found common in Route 11 in the night, in Dark Cave Violet Entrance (uncommon), and in Route 2 (uncommon) in the night, among one other area. Wild ones range from level five to 34. One-time encounters await in Dark Cave Violet Entrance at level nine and Sprout Tower B1F at level 15.
| Location | Level | Method | Form | Held Item | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Cave Violet Entrance | Lv. 9 | static | - | - | - |
| Sprout Tower B1F | Lv. 15 | static | - | - | - |
Wild Encounters (4)
Type Summary
4
Weaknesses
6
Resistances
1
Immunities
7
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Houndour. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Houndour resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Immunities (0×)
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Houndour, either offensively or defensively.
Lopunny
fairyfighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Dracovish
waterdragon
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Poliwrath
waterfighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Marill
waterfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Azumarill
waterfairy
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Monferno
firefighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Infernape
firefighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Greninja
waterdark
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Palkia
waterdragon
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kingdra
waterdragon
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Tyranitar
rockdark
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Squirtle
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Wartortle
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Blastoise
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Zygarde
dragonground
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Hawlucha
flyingfighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Poliwag
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Poliwhirl
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Machop
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Machoke
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
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Base Stats
Also in
This Pokémon appears in other games we cover. Typing and base stats shown are that game's own — differences from the game you're viewing are marked.
See how Houndour differs across the games we cover →
houndour in 8 gamesPolished CrystalSoulGoldHeart & SoulEmerald LegacyModern EmeraldSour CrystalJohto LegendsCrystal Advance ReduxdarkfireSame typing and stats as this game
houndour in Red++darkfireSp. Def 80 +30
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