Mega Houndoom

In a Houndoom pack, the one with its horns raked sharply toward the back serves a leadership role. These Pokémon choose their leader by fighting among themselves.

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Mega Houndoom - Mega Evolution Bonuses

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Boosted Ally Attacks
7-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -80%

Catch Candy Boost (+1)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+10%)
Catch XP Boost (+50)
Boosted Ally Attacks
5-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -90%

Catch Candy Boost (+2)
Catch Candy XL Chance (+25%)
Catch XP Boost (+100)
Boosted Ally Attacks
3-Day Rest Period
Mega Energy Requirement: -95%

It costs 100 Mega Energy to evolve Mega Houndoom for the first time.

Candy, Candy XL and XP Boosts only apply when capturing Pokemon with Dark types and Fire types

It takes 30 Mega Evolves to reach Max Level.

Mega Houndoom Weaknesses and Strengths

Mega Houndoom 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 Mega Houndoom in Pokemon GO

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

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
Fire Fang	Foul Play	58.00	510.78
Fire Fang	Fire Blast	56.00	507.54
Snarl	Foul Play	55.09	507.28
Fire Fang	Flamethrower	54.18	496.53
Snarl	Fire Blast	53.09	496.25
Snarl	Flamethrower	51.27	491.42
Fire Fang	Return	66.00	479.69
Snarl	Return	63.09	467.53
Fire Fang	Crunch	42.25	466.42
Snarl	Crunch	39.34	453.79

All Moves for Mega Houndoom

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

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Foul Play	Charged	70	42	2000ms	-50
Flamethrower	Charged	70	31.82	2200ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Crunch	Charged	70	26.25	3200ms	-33
Fire Blast	Charged	140	33.33	4200ms	-100
Snarl	Quick	12	13.09	1100ms	14
Fire Fang	Quick	12	13.33	900ms	8

Mega Houndoom Evolution

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

Best Mega Houndoom Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Mega Houndoom 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) Mega Houndoom in a raid.