Houndoom #0229

The Dark Pokémon

The data on this page is from the Pokémon Platinum RotomLabs Pokédex. See all available Pokémon in Platinum here. Or, check out this Pokémon's data from the most recent games.

Typing	DarkFire
Abilities	Early Bird - Ability 1 Flash Fire - Ability 2
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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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	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	~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 Platinum:

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

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Houndoom as Egg Moves in Pokémon Platinum:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Pursuit	40	100	Dark	Phys.
Beat Up	10	100	Dark	Phys.
Rage	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
Nasty Plot	—	—	Dark	Stat.
Punishment	1	100	Dark	Phys.
Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Fire Spin	15	70	Fire	Spec.
Will-O-Wisp	—	75	Fire	Stat.
Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Houndoom as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Platinum:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
Heat Wave	100	90	Fire	Spec.
Sucker Punch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
Uproar	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Houndoom via TM in Pokémon Platinum:

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

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Houndoom via HM in Pokémon Platinum:

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

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