Houndour #0228

The Dark Pokémon

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Fighting

Ground

Rock

Water

Resists x½

Ghost

Steel

Fire

Grass

Ice

Dark

Immune x0

Psychic

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	45		105—152
Attack	60	58—100	65—112	71—123
Defense	30	31—73	35—82	38—90
Sp. Attack	80	76—118	85—132	93—145
Sp. Defense	50	49—91	55—102	60—112
Speed	65	63—105	70—117	77—128
Total	330	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	0.6 m (2'0")
Weight	10.8 kg (23.8 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	114
Catch Rate	120
Catch Chance	~24.92% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	35

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Houndour via level-up in Pokémon Platinum:

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

Egg Moves

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

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

Tutor Moves

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

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

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

Learnset via TM

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

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

Learnset via HM

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

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

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