Houndoomin Pokémon SoulGold
Pokédex Entry
Dark Pokémon
In a Houndoom pack, the one with its horns raked sharply back serves a leadership role. They choose their leader by fighting among themselves.
Houndoom in Pokémon SoulGold
Mega Houndoom is #229 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. 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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Evolution Chain
How to Obtain
Pre-evolution-only Moves (16)
These moves must be learned before evolving; Houndoom cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Learned from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeerLevel: 1(Houndour · Level 1)Leer | normal | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP30 | |||
| Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense. | |||||||
| EmberLevel: 1(Houndour · Level 1)Ember | fire | PWR40 | ACC100 | PP25 | |||
| A weak fire attack that may inflict a burn. | |||||||
| HowlLevel: 4(Houndour · Level 4)Howl | normal | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP40 | |||
| Howls to raise the spirit and boosts Attack. | |||||||
| SmogLevel: 8(Houndour · Level 8)Smog | poison | PWR0 | ACC70 | PP20 | |||
| An exhaust-gas attack that may also poison. | |||||||
| RoarLevel: 13(Houndour · Level 13)Roar | normal | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP20 | |||
| Switches the foe out or ends wild battle. | |||||||
| BiteLevel: 16(Houndour · Level 16)Bite | dark | PWR60 | ACC100 | PP25 | |||
| Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching. | |||||||
| IncinerateLevel: 20(Houndour · Level 20)Incinerate | fire | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP15 | |||
| Burns up Berries and Gems preventing their use. | |||||||
| Beat UpLevel: 25(Houndour · Level 25)Beat Up | dark | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP10 | |||
| Summons party Pokémon to join in the attack. | |||||||
| Fire FangLevel: 28(Houndour · Level 28)Fire Fang | fire | PWR65 | ACC95 | PP15 | |||
| May cause flinching or leave the foe with a burn. | |||||||
| TormentLevel: 32(Houndour · Level 32)Torment | dark | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP15 | |||
| Torments the foe and stops successive use of a move. | |||||||
| ComeuppanceLevel: 37(Houndour · Level 37)Comeuppance | dark | PWR1 | ACC100 | PP10 | |||
| Retaliates strongly against who last hurt the user. | |||||||
| Foul PlayLevel: 40(Houndour · Level 40)Foul Play | dark | PWR95 | ACC100 | PP15 | |||
| The higher the foe's Attack the more damage caused. | |||||||
| FlamethrowerLevel: 44(Houndour · Level 44)Flamethrower | fire | PWR0 | ACC100 | PP15 | |||
| A powerful fire attack that may inflict a burn. | |||||||
| CrunchLevel: 49(Houndour · Level 49)Crunch | dark | PWR80 | ACC100 | PP15 | |||
| Crunches with sharp fangs. May lower Defense.May lower Sp. Def. | |||||||
| Nasty PlotLevel: 52(Houndour · Level 52)Nasty Plot | dark | PWR0 | ACC0 | PP20 | |||
| Thinks bad thoughts to sharply boost Sp. Atk. | |||||||
| InfernoLevel: 56(Houndour · Level 56)Inferno | fire | PWR100 | ACC50 | PP5 | |||
| Powerful and sure to inflict a burn, but inaccurate. | |||||||
Type Summary
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.
Base Stats
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