Houndoom #0229

The Dark Pokémon

Typing	DarkFire
Abilities	Early Bird - Ability 1 Flash Fire - Ability 2
Classification	The Dark Pokémon
National ID	#0229
Where to find	Route 214 and Route 215

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FightingGroundRockWater

Resists x½

GhostSteelFireGrassIceDark

Immune x0

Psychic

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	75	135—182
Attack	90	85—156
Defense	50	49—112
Sp. Attack	110	103—178
Sp. Defense	80	76—145
Speed	95	90—161
Total	500	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 24

Where to Find

Place	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Route 214Walking Poké Radar	23–24	22%P only	22%P only	22%P only
Route 215Walking Poké Radar	20–22	22%P only	22%P only	22%P only

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	50.39%49.61%
Height	1.4 m (4'7")
Weight	35.0 kg (77.2 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	204
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~6.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

Diamond

Pearl

"Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Houndoom via level-up in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Ember	40	100	Fire	Spec.
1	Howl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Smog	20	70	Poison	Spec.
1	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
4	Howl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
9	Smog	20	70	Poison	Spec.
14	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
17	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
22	Odor Sleuth	—	—	Normal	Stat.
28	Beat Up	10	100	Dark	Phys.
32	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
38	Feint Attack	60	—	Dark	Phys.
44	Embargo	—	100	Dark	Stat.
48	Flamethrower	95	100	Fire	Spec.
54	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
60	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Houndoom via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Counter (Houndour)Egg	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Fire Spin (Houndour)Egg	15	70	Fire	Spec.
Punishment (Houndour)Egg	1	100	Dark	Phys.
Pursuit (Houndour)Egg	40	100	Dark	Phys.
Rage (Houndour)Egg	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Reversal (Houndour)Egg	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Spite (Houndour)Egg	—	100	Ghost	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Houndoom via TM in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM005	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM022	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM035	Flamethrower	95	100	Fire	Spec.
TM036	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM038	Fire Blast	120	85	Fire	Spec.
TM041	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM049	Snatch	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM050	Overheat	140	90	Fire	Spec.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM061	Will-O-Wisp	—	75	Fire	Stat.
TM063	Embargo	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM066	Payback	50	100	Dark	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM079	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM085	Dream Eater	100	100	Psychic	Spec.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Houndoom via HM in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Houndoom via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam	EFRLGxd	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Charm	xd	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Feint	HGSS	50	100	Normal	Phys.
Headbutt	HGSS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Heat Wave	HGSSPt	100	90	Fire	Spec.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mud-Slap	EHGSSPt	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Nightmare	xd	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Role Play	HGSS	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Snore	EHGSSPt	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Sucker Punch	HGSSPt	80	100	Dark	Phys.
Super Fang	HGSS	1	90	Normal	Phys.
Swift	EHGSSPt	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Uproar	HGSSPt	50	100	Normal	Spec.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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