Houndoom

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• Evolution chart
• Pokédex entries
• Moves learned
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Houndoom is a Dark/Fire type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2.

Houndoom has a Mega Evolution, available in Generation 6 games and Pokémon Go.

Evolution chart

#0228
Houndour
Dark · Fire

(Level 24)

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Houndoom
Dark · Fire

Houndoom changes

• In Generations 2-4, Houndoom has a base experience yield of 204.
• In Generation 2, Houndoom has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

Moves learned by Houndoom

• In other generations
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• 6
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• 8
• 9

Scarlet/Violet Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Moves learnt by level up

Houndoom learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire		40	100
1	Howl	Normal		—	—
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
1	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
1	Smog	Poison		30	70
1	Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95
13	Roar	Normal		—	—
16	Bite	Dark		60	100
20	Incinerate	Fire		60	100
26	Beat Up	Dark		—	100
30	Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
35	Torment	Dark		—	100
41	Comeuppance	Dark		—	100
45	Foul Play	Dark		95	100
50	Flamethrower	Fire		90	100
56	Crunch	Dark		80	100
62	Inferno	Fire		100	50

Egg moves

Houndoom learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Houndoom gen 9 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Counter	Fighting		—	100
Destiny Bond	Ghost		—	—
Feint	Normal		30	100
Fire Spin	Fire		35	85
Reversal	Fighting		—	100
Spite	Ghost		—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark		70	100
Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95

Moves learnt by TM

Houndoom is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal		90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground		20	100
06	Scary Face	Normal		—	100
07	Protect	Normal		—	—
08	Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
09	Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95
18	Thief	Dark		60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass		50	100
24	Fire Spin	Fire		35	85
25	Facade	Normal		70	100
30	Snarl	Dark		55	95
35	Mud Shot	Ground		55	95
38	Flame Charge	Fire		50	100
47	Endure	Normal		—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
62	Foul Play	Dark		95	100
63	Psychic Fangs	Psychic		85	100
66	Body Slam	Normal		85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
85	Rest	Psychic		—	—
87	Taunt	Dark		—	100
94	Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100
103	Substitute	Normal		—	—
107	Will-O-Wisp	Fire		—	85
108	Crunch	Dark		80	100
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
117	Hyper Voice	Normal		90	100
118	Heat Wave	Fire		95	90
125	Flamethrower	Fire		90	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal		—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting		—	100
140	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
141	Fire Blast	Fire		110	85
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
157	Overheat	Fire		130	90
163	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
165	Flare Blitz	Fire		120	100
168	Solar Beam	Grass		120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal		80	100
172	Roar	Normal		—	—
175	Toxic	Poison		—	90
177	Spite	Ghost		—	100
183	Super Fang	Normal		—	90
195	Burning Jealousy	Fire		70	100
199	Lash Out	Dark		75	100
202	Pain Split	Normal		—	—
204	Double-Edge	Normal		120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal		—	100
207	Temper Flare	Fire		75	100
221	Throat Chop	Dark		80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Houndoom learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire		40	100
1	Inferno	Fire		100	50
1	Leer	Normal		—	100
1	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
1	Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95
4	Howl	Normal		—	—
8	Smog	Poison		30	70
13	Roar	Normal		—	—
16	Bite	Dark		60	100
20	Taunt	Dark		—	100
26	Beat Up	Dark		—	100
30	Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
35	Payback	Dark		50	100
41	Flame Charge	Fire		50	100
45	Foul Play	Dark		95	100
50	Flamethrower	Fire		90	100
56	Crunch	Dark		80	100
60	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
65	Inferno	Fire		100	50

Egg moves

Houndoom learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Houndoom gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark		—	100
Counter	Fighting		—	100
Destiny Bond	Ghost		—	—
Feint	Normal		30	100
Fire Fang	Fire		65	95
Fire Spin	Fire		35	85
Reversal	Fighting		—	100
Spite	Ghost		—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark		70	100
Thunder Fang	Electric		65	95

Moves learnt by TM

Houndoom is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal		—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
12	Taunt	Dark		—	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
22	Solar Beam	Grass		120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire		90	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison		90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire		110	85
41	Torment	Dark		—	100
42	Facade	Normal		70	100
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
46	Thief	Dark		60	100
50	Overheat	Fire		130	90
58	Endure	Normal		—	—
61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire		—	85
63	Nasty Plot	Dark		—	—
66	Payback	Dark		50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal		150	90
78	Snarl	Dark		55	95
79	Dark Pulse	Dark		80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
85	Dream Eater	Psychic		100	100
87	Swagger	Normal		—	85
90	Substitute	Normal		—	—
96	Strength	Normal		80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting		40	100

• In other generations
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• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Houndoom sprites

Type	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
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Shiny							—	—

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