#228 Houndour

dark fire

Height0.6 m(1'12")

Weight10.8 kg(23.8 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Houndour Evolution

HoundourLevel 1

HoundoomLevel 24

Houndoom MegaMega Stone

Houndour's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	45		231
Attack	60		156
Defense	30		96
Sp. Atk	80		196
Sp. Def	50		136
Speed	65		166
		0/508	981

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

water fighting ground rock

1xdamage

normal electric poison flying bug dragon fairy

0.5xdamage

fire grass ice ghost dark steel

0xdamage

psychic

Houndour Abilities

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

Flash Fire

Protects against Fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

UnnerveHidden

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

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Houndour Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Leer	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats.
Ember	fire	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Howl	normal	status	–	–	Level 4	The user howls loudly to rouse itself and its allies. This boosts their Attack stats.
Smog	poison	special	30	70	Level 8	The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	Level 13	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Bite	dark	physical	60	100	Level 16	The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Incinerate	fire	special	60	100	Level 20	The user attacks opposing Pokémon with fire. If a Pokémon is holding a certain item, such as a Berry, the item becomes burned up and unusable.
Beat Up	dark	physical	–	100	Level 25	The user gets all party Pokémon to attack the target. The more party Pokémon, the greater the number of attacks.
Fire Fang	fire	physical	65	95	Level 28	The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn.
Torment	dark	status	–	100	Level 32	The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.
Comeuppance	dark	physical	1	100	Level 37	The user retaliates with much greater force against the opponent that last inflicted damage on it.
Foul Play	dark	physical	95	100	Level 40	The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	Level 44	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	Level 49	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Nasty Plot	dark	status	–	–	Level 52	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Inferno	fire	special	100	50	Level 56	The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Burning Jealousy	fire	special	70	100	TM	The user attacks with energy from jealousy. This leaves all opposing Pokémon that have had their stats boosted during the turn with a burn.
Dark Pulse	dark	special	80	100	TM	The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Flame Charge	fire	physical	50	100	TM	Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat.
Flare Blitz	fire	physical	120	100	TM	The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.
Heat Wave	fire	special	95	90	TM	The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokémon. This may also leave them with a burn.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Voice	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
Lash Out	dark	physical	75	100	TM	The user lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's stats were lowered during this turn.
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Overheat	fire	special	130	90	TM	The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Pain Split	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psychic Fangs	psychic	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by biting the target with its psychic capabilities. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Sludge Bomb	poison	special	90	100	TM	The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Snarl	dark	special	55	95	TM	The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokémon.
Solar Beam	grass	special	120	100	TM	The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Super Fang	normal	physical	–	90	TM	The user chomps hard on the target with its sharp front fangs. This cuts the target's HP in half.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Temper Flare	fire	physical	75	100	TM	Spurred by desperation, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Toxic	poison	status	–	90	TM	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Will O Wisp	fire	status	–	85	TM	The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.
Counter	fighting	physical	–	100	Egg	A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Destiny Bond	ghost	status	–	–	Egg	If the user is knocked out after using this move, the Pokémon that knocked it out will also faint. This move's chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Feint	normal	physical	30	100	Egg	This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Fire Spin	fire	special	35	85	Egg	The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	Egg	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Spite	ghost	status	–	100	Egg	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Sucker Punch	dark	physical	70	100	Egg	This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Thunder Fang	electric	physical	65	95	Egg	The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis.

Houndour Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

Gold

It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey.

Silver

To corner prey, they check each other's location using barks that only they can understand.

Crystal

Around dawn, its ominous howl echoes through the area to announce that this is its territory.

Ruby

HOUNDOUR hunt as a coordinated pack. They communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This POKéMON’s remarkable teamwork is unparalleled.

Emerald

HOUNDOUR communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This POKéMON’s remarkable teamwork is simply unparalleled.

In Other Languages

Houndour's Japanese name is Delvil (デルビル). Here are all the official names for Houndour across different languages:

JapaneseデルビルDelvil

Korean델빌

Chinese (Traditional)戴魯比

FrenchMalosse

GermanHunduster

SpanishHoundour

ItalianHoundour

Chinese (Simplified)戴鲁比