Houndoom #0229

The Dark Pokémon

Forms:

The data on this page are from Legends: Z-A, the most recent appearance of Houndoom. Use the left menu (blue tab) to see data from other games!

Typing	DarkFire
Abilities	Early Bird - Ability 1 Flash Fire - Ability 2 Unnerve - Hidden
Classification	The Dark Pokémon
National ID	#0229

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Ground

Rock

Water

Resists x½

Ghost

Steel

Fire

Grass

Ice

Dark

Immune x0

Psychic

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Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	75		135—182
Attack	90	85—127	95—142	104—156
Defense	50	49—91	55—102	60—112
Sp. Attack	110	103—145	115—162	126—178
Sp. Defense	80	76—118	85—132	93—145
Speed	95	90—132	100—147	110—161
Total	500	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 24

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	1.4 m (4'7")
Weight	35.0 kg (77.2 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	175
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	35

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Houndoom via level-up in Pokémon Legends: Z-A:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
1	Ember	40	100	Fire	Spec.
6	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
13	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
16	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
21	Snarl	55	95	Dark	Spec.
24	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
28	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
34	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
44	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
49	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
55	Overheat	130	90	Fire	Spec.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Houndoom via TM in Pokémon Legends: Z-A:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM005	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM014	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
TM025	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM033	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM035	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM038	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TM044	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM046	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM050	Overheat	130	90	Fire	Spec.
TM053	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM055	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM056	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM057	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	Fire	Stat.
TM062	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM064	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM068	Heat Wave	95	90	Fire	Spec.
TM071	Hyper Voice	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM072	Fire Spin	35	85	Fire	Spec.
TM074	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM083	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM085	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM095	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM104	Flare Blitz	120	100	Fire	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Gold

Evolve

Silver

Evolve

Crystal

Evolve

Generation III

Ruby

Transfer

Sapphire

Transfer

FireRed

Transfer

LeafGreen

Transfer

Emerald

Evolve

Generation IV

Diamond

Transfer

Pearl

Catchable

Platinum

Evolve

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Transfer

White 2

Transfer

Generation VI

X

Evolve

Y

Transfer

Alpha Sapphire

Transfer

Omega Ruby

Transfer

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Catchable

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

The Teal Mask (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Teal Mask (Violet)

Catchable

Legends: Z-A

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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