Houndoom #0229
| Max CP | L402635L502979L51 · Best Buddy3014 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Feb 16, 2017Aug 1, 2018 |
Type Effectiveness
Houndoom takes 160% from Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock moves.
Houndoom is a Dark/Fire-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock.
It reaches 2979 CP at level 50, or 3014 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Fire Fang with Foul Play.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FireFire Fang | DarkFoul Play | 12.6 | 182 | |
| 2 | DarkSnarl | DarkFoul Play | 12.3 | 177 |
| 3 | FireFire Fang | FireFlamethrower | 12.1 | 174 |
| 4 | FireIncinerate | DarkFoul Play | 11.9 | 172 |
| 5 | FireFire Fang | FireFire Blast | 11.8 | 170 |
| 6 | DarkSnarl | FireFlamethrower | 11.6 | 167 |
| 7 | FireFire Fang | NormalReturn | 11.4 | 165 |
| 8 | FireIncinerate | FireFlamethrower | 11.4 | 165 |
10 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | DarkSnarl | FireFire Blast | 11.3 | 163 |
| 10 | FireFire Fang | GrassTrailblaze | 11.3 | 163 |
| 11 | FireFire Fang | DarkCrunch | 11.3 | 163 |
| 12 | FireIncinerate | FireFire Blast | 10.9 | 158 |
| 13 | FireIncinerate | DarkCrunch | 10.8 | 156 |
| 14 | DarkSnarl | DarkCrunch | 10.8 | 155 |
| 15 | FireIncinerate | NormalReturn | 10.8 | 155 |
| 16 | FireIncinerate | GrassTrailblaze | 10.7 | 154 |
| 17 | DarkSnarl | NormalReturn | 10.6 | 153 |
| 18 | DarkSnarl | GrassTrailblaze | 10.6 | 153 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Fang | Fire | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Incinerate | Fire | 32 | 22 | 2.5s | 12.8 | 8.8 | |
| Snarl | Dark | 11 | 13 | 1.0s | 11.0 | 13.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReturnP | Normal | 25 | 33 | 0.5s | 50.0 | 0.76 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 100 | 4.0s | 35.0 | 1.40 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | 70 | 50 | 2.0s | 35.0 | 1.40 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 50 | 2.0s | 32.5 | 1.30 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 50 | 2.0s | 32.5 | 1.30 | |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 33 | 3.0s | 21.7 | 1.97 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Fang | Fire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Incinerate | Fire | 20 | 20 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
| Snarl | Dark | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReturnP | Normal | 130 | 70 | 1.86 | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | 140 | 80 | 1.75 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | 65 | 40 | 1.63 | |
| Crunch | Dark | 70 | 45 | 1.56 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 45 | 1.44 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+53.5 eDPS - 2
Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere48.0 eDPS - 3
Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere46.2 eDPS - 4
Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+44.3 eDPS - 5
Resolute Form KeldeoFightingLow KickFightingSecret Sword42.3 eDPS - 6
Primal KyogreWaterWaterfallWaterOrigin PulseE42.1 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 107410/10/10 | 112915/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 143210/10/10 | 150515/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 179010/10/10 | 188215/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 22580/0/0 | 263515/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 25530/0/0 | 297915/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 25830/0/0 | 301415/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1129 | 968 |
| Level 20 | 1505 | 1290 |
| Level 25 | 1882 | 1613 |
| Level 30 | 2258 | 1936 |
| Level 35 | 2447 | 2097 |
| Level 40 | 2635 | 2258 |
| Level 45 | 2804 | 2403 |
| Level 50 | 2979 | 2553 |
| Level 51 | 3014 | 2583 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.4 m · 35 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Houndoom in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/13/13 | 1499 | 21.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/12 | 1500 | 21.5 | 99.79% |
| #3 | 0/15/10 | 1497 | 21.5 | 99.58% |
| #4 | 0/11/15 | 1497 | 21.5 | 99.54% |
| #5 | 3/15/14 | 1497 | 21 | 99.40% |
| #6 | 1/14/10 | 1499 | 21.5 | 99.40% |
| #7 | 0/12/13 | 1495 | 21.5 | 99.36% |
| #8 | 0/12/14 | 1498 | 21.5 | 99.36% |
| #9 | 1/10/15 | 1499 | 21.5 | 99.34% |
| #10 | 4/14/14 | 1499 | 21 | 99.21% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2956 of 4,096, with 93.91% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/14 | 2494 | 41 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/15/15 | 2496 | 40.5 | 99.81% |
| #3 | 1/14/14 | 2497 | 41 | 99.81% |
| #4 | 1/15/13 | 2499 | 41 | 99.79% |
| #5 | 2/14/15 | 2499 | 40.5 | 99.62% |
| #6 | 3/15/14 | 2496 | 40 | 99.42% |
| #7 | 3/15/12 | 2499 | 40.5 | 99.40% |
| #8 | 0/15/15 | 2485 | 40.5 | 99.37% |
| #9 | 0/14/14 | 2486 | 41 | 99.37% |
| #10 | 0/14/15 | 2493 | 41 | 99.37% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1880 of 4,096, with 96.13% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.