Houndstone #0972

The Ghost Dog Pokémon

Champions	See this Pokémon's data in Champions
Typing	Ghost
Abilities	Sand Rush Fluffy - Hidden
Classification	The Ghost Dog Pokémon
National ID	#0972
Regional ID	#0312

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GhostDark

Resists x½

PoisonBug

Immune x0

NormalFighting

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This page displays data from 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	72	132—179
Attack	101	95—168
Defense	100	94—167
Sp. Attack	50	49—112
Sp. Defense	97	91—163
Speed	68	65—132
Total	488	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

Greavard

Ghost

At Level 30

(Night)

Houndstone

Ghost

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	2.0 m (6'7")
Weight	15.0 kg (33.1 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	171
Catch Rate	60
Catch Chance	~14.82% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet

"Houndstone spends most of its time sleeping in graveyards. Among all the dog Pokémon, this one is most loyal to its master."

Violet

"A lovingly mourned Pokémon was reborn as Houndstone. It doesn’t like anyone touching the protuberance atop its head."

Learnset

Level-up Evolution Pre-evo TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Houndstone via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Growl	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
3	Lick	30	100	Ghost	Phys.
6	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
6	Tail Whip	—	100	Normal	Stat.
9	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
12	Headbutt	70	100	Normal	Phys.
16	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
24	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
28	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
36	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.
41	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
46	Phantom Force	90	100	Ghost	Phys.
51	Charm	—	100	Fairy	Stat.
58	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via Evolution

The following moves are learned by Houndstone upon evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Last Respects	50	100	Ghost	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

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

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Ally Switch (Greavard)Egg	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Destiny Bond (Greavard)Egg	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Disable (Greavard)Egg	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Howl (Greavard)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Memento (Greavard)Egg	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Shadow Sneak (Greavard)Egg	40	100	Ghost	Phys.
Yawn (Greavard)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Houndstone via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM002	Charm	—	100	Fairy	Stat.
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.
TM010	Ice Fang	65	95	Ice	Phys.
TM017	Confuse Ray	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM018	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM029	Hex	65	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM030	Snarl	55	95	Dark	Spec.
TM035	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM042	Night Shade	1	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM063	Psychic Fangs	85	100	Psychic	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM084	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	Ground	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM089	Body Press	80	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM107	Will-O-Wisp	—	85	Fire	Stat.
TM108	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM109	Trick	—	100	Psychic	Stat.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM127	Play Rough	90	90	Fairy	Phys.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM151	Phantom Force	90	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM172	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM191	Uproar	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM198	Poltergeist	110	90	Ghost	Phys.
TM202	Pain Split	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM205	Endeavor	1	100	Normal	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

Legends: Z-A

Transfer

Mega Dimension

Catchable

Generation Champions

Champions

Transfer

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

Greavard(#0971)

Flamigo(#0973)

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Houndstone #0972

The Ghost Dog Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via Evolution

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IX

Scarlet

Violet

Legends: Z-A

Mega Dimension

Generation Champions

Champions

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites