Houndour - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Houndour can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Houndour artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Houndour does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Egg moves

Houndour does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TM

Houndour cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TR

Houndour cannot be taught any TR moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
4	Howl	Normal	—	—
8	Smog	Poison	30	70
13	Roar	Normal	—	—
16	Bite	Dark	60	100
20	Taunt	Dark	—	100
25	Beat Up	Dark	—	100
28	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
32	Payback	Dark	50	100
37	Flame Charge	Fire	50	100
40	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
44	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
49	Crunch	Dark	80	100
52	Nasty Plot	Dark	—	—
56	Inferno	Fire	100	50

Egg moves

Houndour learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	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

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
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
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	—	—
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Houndour does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Houndour egg move parents

In other generations
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Houndour

Houndour's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Houndour are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Houndour with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Houndour with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Beat Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Weavile
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Aipom Girafarig Houndour Houndoom Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Ambipom
Sketch	Smeargle

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Lucario
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Aipom Wooper Quagsire Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zangoose Chimchar Monferno Infernape Ambipom Weavile Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Destiny Bond

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Delibird Houndour Houndoom
Sketch	Smeargle

Feint

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Pikachu Raichu Meowth Persian Seviper Kecleon Monferno Infernape Stunky Skuntank Lucario
Breeding	Farfetch'd Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zangoose Absol Weavile
Sketch	Smeargle

Fire Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Growlithe Arcanine Flareon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Donphan Mightyena Exploud Manectric Hippowdon
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Fire Spin

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Ninetales Ponyta Rapidash Flareon Chimchar Monferno Infernape
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Houndour Houndoom
Sketch	Smeargle

Reversal

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Arcanine Sentret Furret Torchic Combusken Blaziken Vigoroth Slaking Lucario
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Houndour Houndoom Torchic Combusken Blaziken Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Ninetales
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Aipom Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler Ambipom Weavile
Sketch	Smeargle

Sucker Punch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Diglett Dugtrio Sentret Furret Poochyena Mightyena Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slaking Mawile Spinda Kecleon Absol Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Skitty Delcatty Mawile Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Thunder Fang

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Arbok Jolteon Snubbull Granbull Houndoom Donphan Mightyena Exploud Electrike Manectric Hippowdon
Breeding	Rhyhorn Rhydon Snubbull Granbull Houndour Houndoom Poochyena Mightyena Mawile Electrike Manectric Shinx Luxio Luxray Rhyperior
Sketch	Smeargle