Houndour #0228

The Dark Pokémon

Typing	DarkFire
Abilities	Early Bird - Ability 1 Flash Fire - Ability 2 Unnerve - Hidden
Classification	The Dark Pokémon
National ID	#0228
Regional ID	#0123

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

FightingGroundRockWater

Resists x½

GhostSteelFireGrassIceDark

Immune x0

Psychic

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This page displays data from The Teal Mask (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	45	105—152
Attack	60	58—123
Defense	30	31—90
Sp. Attack	80	76—145
Sp. Defense	50	49—112
Speed	65	63—128
Total	330	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

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	0.6 m (2'0")
Weight	10.8 kg (23.8 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	66
Catch Rate	120
Catch Chance	~24.92% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "It is smart enough to hunt in packs. It uses a variety of cries for communicating with others." Violet "It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It conveys its feelings using different cries. It works in a pack to cleverly take down prey."
Ultra Sun "It cooperates with others skillfully. When it becomes your partner, it’s very loyal to you as its Trainer and will obey your orders." Ultra Moon "They make repeated eerie howls before dawn to call attention to their pack."
X "Around dawn, its ominous howl echoes through the area to announce that this is its territory." Y "To corner prey, they check each other’s location using barks that only they can understand."
Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby "Houndour hunt as a coordinated pack. They communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This Pokémon’s remarkable teamwork is unparalleled."
Black White "It is smart enough to hunt in packs. It uses a variety of cries for communicating with others."
Black 2 White 2 "It is smart enough to hunt in packs. It uses a variety of cries for communicating with others."
Diamond Pearl "It conveys its feelings using different cries. It works in a pack to cleverly take down prey."
Platinum "It is smart enough to hunt in packs. It uses a variety of cries for communicating with others."
HeartGold "It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey." SoulSilver "To corner prey, they check each other’s location using barks that only they can understand."
Ruby Sapphire "HOUNDOUR hunt as a coordinated pack. They communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This POKéMON’s remarkable teamwork is unparalleled."
FireRed "To corner prey, they check each other’s location using barks that only they can understand." LeafGreen "It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing prey."
Emerald "HOUNDOUR communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This POKéMON’s remarkable teamwork is simply unparalleled."
Gold "It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey." Silver "To corner prey, they check each other's location using barks that only they can understand."
Crystal "Around dawn, its ominous howl echoes through the area to announce that this is its territory."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Houndour via level-up in Pokémon The Teal Mask (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Ember	40	100	Fire	Spec.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
4	Howl	—	—	Normal	Stat.
8	Smog	30	70	Poison	Spec.
13	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
16	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
20	Incinerate	60	100	Fire	Spec.
25	Beat Up	1	100	Dark	Phys.
28	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
32	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
37	Comeuppance	1	100	Dark	Phys.
40	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
44	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
49	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
52	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
56	Inferno	100	50	Fire	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Houndour as Egg Moves in Pokémon The Teal Mask (Violet):

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Destiny Bond	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Feint	30	100	Normal	Phys.
Fire Spin	35	85	Fire	Spec.
Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Sucker Punch	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Houndour via TM in Pokémon The Teal Mask (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM008	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
TM009	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM020	Trailblaze	50	100	Grass	Phys.
TM024	Fire Spin	35	85	Fire	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM030	Snarl	55	95	Dark	Spec.
TM035	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM038	Flame Charge	50	100	Fire	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM062	Foul Play	95	100	Dark	Phys.
TM063	Psychic Fangs	85	100	Psychic	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM094	Dark Pulse	80	100	Dark	Spec.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM107	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	Fire	Stat.
TM108	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM117	Hyper Voice	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM118	Heat Wave	95	90	Fire	Spec.
TM125	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM134	Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM140	Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
TM141	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TM148	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM157	Overheat	130	90	Fire	Spec.
TM165	Flare Blitz	120	100	Fire	Phys.
TM168	Solar Beam	120	100	Grass	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM172	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM175	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM177	Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM183	Super Fang	1	90	Normal	Phys.
TM195	Burning Jealousy	70	100	Fire	Spec.
TM199	Lash Out	75	100	Dark	Phys.
TM202	Pain Split	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM207	Temper Flare	75	100	Fire	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Gold

Catchable

Silver

Catchable

Crystal

Catchable

Generation III

Ruby

Transfer

Sapphire

Transfer

FireRed

Transfer

LeafGreen

Transfer

Emerald

Catchable

Generation IV

Diamond

Transfer

Pearl

Obtainable

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Catchable

White

Transfer

Black 2

Transfer

White 2

Transfer

Generation VI

X

Catchable

Y

Transfer

Alpha Sapphire

Transfer

Omega Ruby

Transfer

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Catchable

Ultra Moon

Transfer

Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond

Obtainable

Shining Pearl

Obtainable

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

Skarmory(#0227)

Houndoom(#0229)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

Catch Calculators

Shiny Rates

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Houndour #0228

The Dark Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites