Houndoom #0229 Shadow

DarkFire
HoundourHoundour(#0228)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Kingdra(#0230)Kingdra
Max CPL402635L502979L51 · Best Buddy3014
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedAug 1, 2019Jun 25, 2026
Purification3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Houndoom takes 160% from Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock moves.

Weak ×1.6
WaterFightingGroundRock
Resists ×0.6
FireGrassIceGhostSteelDark
Resists ×0.4
Psychic

Shadow 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 Snarl with Foul Play.

Houndoom
Normal
Shiny Houndoom
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack224
Defense144
Stamina181

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
DarkSnarlDarkFoul Play14.6176
2DarkSnarlFireFlamethrower14.1170
3FireFire FangDarkFoul Play14.0169
4FireIncinerateDarkFoul Play13.7165
5FireFire FangFireFlamethrower13.7164
6DarkSnarlFireFire Blast13.4162
7FireIncinerateFireFlamethrower13.4161
8DarkSnarlDarkCrunch13.1158
10 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9FireFire FangDarkCrunch13.0156
10FireFire FangFireFire Blast12.9156
11FireIncinerateDarkCrunch12.8154
12DarkSnarlGrassTrailblaze12.7152
13FireFire FangGrassTrailblaze12.6151
14FireIncinerateFireFire Blast12.5150
15FireIncinerateGrassTrailblaze12.3149
16FireFire FangNormalFrustrationDon’t Use10.0120
17FireIncinerateNormalFrustrationDon’t Use10.0120
18DarkSnarlNormalFrustrationDon’t Use9.0108

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.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Fire FangFire1391.0s13.09.0
IncinerateFire32222.5s12.88.8
SnarlDark11131.0s11.013.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Fire BlastFire1401004.0s35.01.40
Foul PlayDark70502.0s35.01.40
FlamethrowerFire65502.0s32.51.30
TrailblazeGrass65502.0s32.51.30
CrunchDark65333.0s21.71.97
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Fire FangFire8624.03.0
IncinerateFire202054.04.0
SnarlDark51331.74.3

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Fire BlastFire140801.75
FlamethrowerFire90551.64
Foul PlayDark65401.63
CrunchDark70451.56
TrailblazeGrass65451.44
FrustrationNormal10700.14

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+53.8 eDPS
  2. 2Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere48.1 eDPS
  3. 3Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere46.9 eDPS
  4. 4Mega GreninjaWaterWater ShurikenWaterSurf+44.8 eDPS
  5. 5Resolute Form KeldeoFightingLow KickFightingSecret Sword42.4 eDPS
  6. 6Primal KyogreWaterWaterfallWaterOrigin PulseE42.3 eDPS
See Full Rankings

Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 9 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

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.

  1. Mega AlakazamMega RaidDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play+0.1% Gainover Tyranitar
  2. LunalaTier 5 RaidDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play+0.1% Gainover Tyranitar
  3. MespritTier 5 RaidDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play+0.1% Gainover Gholdengo
  4. CresseliaTier 5 RaidDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play+0.1% Gainover Chandelure
  5. UxieTier 5 RaidDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play+0.1% Gainover Tyranitar
  6. AzelfTier 5 RaidDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play+0.1% Gainover Tyranitar
  7. NecrozmaTier 5 RaidDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play+0.1% Gainover Tyranitar
  8. Speed Forme DeoxysTier 5 RaidDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play+0.0% Gainover Dragapult

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15107410/10/10112915/15/15
Raids & Eggs20143210/10/10150515/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25179010/10/10188215/15/15
L404022580/0/0263515/15/15
L505025530/0/0297915/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5125830/0/0301415/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 151129968
Level 2015051290
Level 2518821613
Level 3022581936
Level 3524472097
Level 4026352258
Level 4528042403
Level 5029792553
Level 5130142583

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 Move50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.4 m · 35 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Houndoom in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/13/131499 CP at level 21.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/13/13149921.5100.00%
#20/14/12150021.599.79%
#30/15/10149721.599.58%
#40/11/15149721.599.54%
#53/15/1414972199.40%
#61/14/10149921.599.40%
#70/12/13149521.599.36%
#80/12/14149821.599.36%
#91/10/15149921.599.34%
#104/14/1414992199.21%

A 15/15/15 ranks #2956 of 4,096, with 93.91% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/142494 CP at level 41
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/14249441100.00%
#21/15/15249640.599.81%
#31/14/1424974199.81%
#41/15/1324994199.79%
#52/14/15249940.599.62%
#63/15/1424964099.42%
#73/15/12249940.599.40%
#80/15/15248540.599.37%
#90/14/1424864199.37%
#100/14/1524934199.37%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1880 of 4,096, with 96.13% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked 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.

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