Houndoomin Pokémon Red++
darkfire
Pokédex Entry
Dark Pokémon
If you are burned by the flames it shoots from its mouth, the pain will never go away
Houndoom in Pokémon Red++
Houndoom is #229 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Red++. This page covers its dark/fire typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.
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Shiny
Type
DarkFire
Dex
#154 Regional Dex · #229 National
Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups
Unknown
Hatch Rate
Unknown
Catch Rate
75
Base Exp
213
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
Houndoom has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve houndour to get one.
Level Up Moves (16)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmberLevel: 1Ember | fire | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP25 | ||
| LeerLevel: 1Leer | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP30 | ||
| SmokescreenLevel: 4Smokescreen | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| SmogLevel: 8Smog | poison | PWR30 | ACC70 | PP20 | ||
| RoarLevel: 13Roar | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| BiteLevel: 16Bite | dark | PWR60 | ACC100 | PP25 | ||
| EmberLevel: 20Ember | fire | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP25 | ||
| Super FangLevel: 26Super Fang | normal | PWR1 | ACC90 | PP10 | ||
| Fire FangLevel: 30Fire Fang | fire | PWR65 | ACC95 | PP15 | ||
| Feint AttackLevel: 35Feint Attack | dark | PWR60 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| HexLevel: 41Hex | ghost | PWR65 | ACC100 | PP10 | ||
| Shadow BallLevel: 45Shadow Ball | ghost | PWR80 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
| FlamethrowerLevel: 50Flamethrower | fire | PWR90 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
| CrunchLevel: 56Crunch | dark | PWR80 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
| AmnesiaLevel: 60Amnesia | psychic | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP20 | ||
| Dark PulseLevel: 65Dark Pulse | dark | PWR80 | ACC100 | PP15 | ||
Type Summary
4
Weaknesses
6
Resistances
1
Immunities
7
Neutral
Weaknesses
Types that deal increased damage to Houndoom. Use these types to counter it effectively.
Resistances & Immunities
Types that Houndoom resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.
Immunities (0×)
Best Counters
Pokémon that have type advantages against Houndoom, either offensively or defensively.
Poliwrath
waterfighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Omanyte
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Omastar
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kabuto
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kabutops
rockwater
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Kingdra
waterdragon
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Magcargo
firerock
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
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
Psyduck
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Golduck
water
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
Mankey
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Primeape
fighting
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
Machamp
fighting
2× STAB damage • Resists dark
2×Good
Tentacool
waterpoison
2× STAB damage • Resists fire
2×Good
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Base Stats
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