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Houndstone - #972Pokemon GO

TYPE
Ghost
CANDY
5
STARDUST
300
DISTANCE
3KM

Houndstone

Houndstone spends most of its time sleeping in graveyards. Among all the dog Pokémon, this one is most loyal to its master.

Dex No

#972

New Move

50000 50

Houndstone Weaknesses and Strengths

Houndstone is a Ghost type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Ghost Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Ghost 160%
Dark 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Normal 39.1%
Fighting 39.1%
Poison 62.5%
Bug 62.5%

Best Moves for Houndstone in Pokemon GO

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

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
Lick Shadow Ball 52.00443.31
Bite Shadow Ball 52.00388.11
Lick Dig 33.28321.25
Lick Psychic Fangs 37.00296.63
Bite Dig 33.28296.55
Bite Psychic Fangs 37.00277.68

All Moves for Houndstone

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

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Psychic FangsCharged30251200ms-33
Shadow BallCharged100403000ms-50
DigCharged10021.284700ms-50
LickQuick512500ms6
BiteQuick612500ms4

Houndstone Evolution


Greavard
Requires
50x Candy

Houndstone

Best Houndstone Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

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

#094
Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar

TTK: 917.80

Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
#230
Mega Tyranitar

Mega Tyranitar

TTK: 950.30

Bite
Brutal Swing
#609
Shadow Chandelure

Shadow Chandelure

TTK: 1051.80

Hex
Shadow Ball
#229
Mega Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

TTK: 1060.20

Snarl
Foul Play
#248
Shadow Tyranitar

Shadow Tyranitar

TTK: 1064.40

Bite
Brutal Swing
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 1074.60

Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent
#354
Mega Banette

Mega Banette

TTK: 1083.80

Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
#461
Shadow Weavile

Shadow Weavile

TTK: 1113.80

Snarl
Foul Play
#065
Mega Alakazam

Mega Alakazam

TTK: 1137.00

Confusion
Shadow Ball
#491
Darkrai

Darkrai

TTK: 1142.50

Snarl
Shadow Ball
#248
Tyranitar

Tyranitar

TTK: 1203.10

Bite
Brutal Swing
#635
Hydreigon

Hydreigon

TTK: 1224.20

Bite
Brutal Swing
#609
Chandelure

Chandelure

TTK: 1234.80

Hex
Shadow Ball
#887
Dragapult

Dragapult

TTK: 1254.60

Hex
Shadow Ball
#1000
Gholdengo

Gholdengo

TTK: 1315.20

Hex
Shadow Ball
#461
Weavile

Weavile

TTK: 1321.30

Snarl
Foul Play
#864
Cursola

Cursola

TTK: 1345.20

Hex
Shadow Ball
#855
Polteageist

Polteageist

TTK: 1358.40

Hex
Shadow Ball
#983
Kingambit

Kingambit

TTK: 1401.30

Snarl
Dark Pulse
#243
Shadow Raikou

Shadow Raikou

TTK: 1406.40

Thunder Shock
Shadow Ball

Other Houndstone Forms

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Houndstone

Houndstone

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