Houndour

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.

Dex No

#228

Houndour Weaknesses and Strengths

Houndour is a dual-type Pokemon of types Dark and Fire. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	160%
Ground	160%
Rock	160%
Water	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Psychic	39.1%
Ghost	62.5%
Dark	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%

Best Moves for Houndour in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Houndour.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Feint Attack	Flamethrower	51.51	321.21
Feint Attack	Dark Pulse	45.33	309.33
Feint Attack	Crunch	39.58	302.02
Ember	Flamethrower	50.18	301.13
Feint Attack	Return	63.33	301.04
Ember	Dark Pulse	44.00	297.46
Ember	Crunch	38.25	291.97
Ember	Return	62.00	281.95
Feint Attack	Frustration	18.33	156.74
Ember	Frustration	17.00	143.96

All Moves for Houndour

Below are all the moves that Houndour can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Crunch	Charged	70	26.25	3200ms	-33
Flamethrower	Charged	70	31.82	2200ms	-50
Dark Pulse	Charged	80	32	3000ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Feint Attack	Quick	10	13.33	900ms	9
Ember	Quick	10	10	1000ms	10

Houndour Evolution

Houndour	Requires 50x Candy	Houndoom
Houndour	Requires 100x Mega Energy	Mega Houndoom

Best Houndour Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Houndour Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Houndour in a raid.