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Shadow Houndoom - #229Pokemon GO

TYPE
Dark / Fire
CANDY
5
STARDUST
300
DISTANCE
3KM

Shadow Houndoom

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

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.

Dex No

#229

Category

Shadow Pokemon

Capture Rate

15%

Flee Rate

6%

New Move

50000 50

Shadow Houndoom Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow 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
TypesDamage
Fighting 160%
Ground 160%
Rock 160%
Water 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Psychic 39.1%
Ghost 62.5%
Dark 62.5%
Steel 62.5%
Fire 62.5%
Grass 62.5%
Ice 62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Houndoom in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow 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 58.00510.78
Fire Fang Fire Blast 56.00507.54
Snarl Foul Play 55.09507.28
Fire Fang Flamethrower 54.18496.53
Snarl Fire Blast 53.09496.25
Snarl Flamethrower 51.27491.42
Fire Fang Return 66.00479.69
Snarl Return 63.09467.53
Fire Fang Crunch 42.25466.42
Snarl Crunch 39.34453.79

All Moves for Shadow Houndoom

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

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
CrunchCharged7026.253200ms-33
Fire BlastCharged14033.334200ms-100
Foul PlayCharged70422000ms-50
FlamethrowerCharged7031.822200ms-50
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
SnarlQuick1213.091100ms14
Fire FangQuick1213.33900ms8

Shadow Houndoom Evolution


Houndour
Requires
50x Candy

Houndoom

Houndour
Requires
100x Mega Energy

Mega Houndoom

Best Shadow Houndoom Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

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

#382
Primal Kyogre

Primal Kyogre

TTK: 532.70

Waterfall
Origin Pulse
#383
Primal Groudon

Primal Groudon

TTK: 598.20

Mud Shot
Earthquake
#719
Mega Diancie

Mega Diancie

TTK: 630.30

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#260
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert

TTK: 669.80

Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
#230
Mega Tyranitar

Mega Tyranitar

TTK: 692.00

Smack Down
Stone Edge
#639
Terrakion

Terrakion

TTK: 694.40

Double Kick
Sacred Sword
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 709.50

Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent
#099
Shadow Kingler

Shadow Kingler

TTK: 716.30

Bubble
Crabhammer
#464
Shadow Rhyperior

Shadow Rhyperior

TTK: 717.20

Mud Slap
Rock Wrecker
#009
Mega Blastoise

Mega Blastoise

TTK: 718.10

Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
#445
Mega Garchomp

Mega Garchomp

TTK: 725.60

Dragon Tail
Earth Power
#382
Kyogre

Kyogre

TTK: 729.70

Waterfall
Origin Pulse
#128
Mega Gyarados

Mega Gyarados

TTK: 736.20

Waterfall
Hydro Pump
#248
Shadow Tyranitar

Shadow Tyranitar

TTK: 741.10

Smack Down
Stone Edge
#647
Keldeo

Keldeo

TTK: 753.60

Low Kick
Sacred Sword
#142
Mega Aerodactyl

Mega Aerodactyl

TTK: 753.90

Rock Throw
Rock Slide
#068
Shadow Machamp

Shadow Machamp

TTK: 762.30

Counter
Dynamic Punch
#383
Groudon

Groudon

TTK: 767.20

Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
#892
Urshifu

Urshifu

TTK: 796.20

Counter
Dynamic Punch
#445
Shadow Garchomp

Shadow Garchomp

TTK: 814.60

Dragon Tail
Earth Power

Other Shadow Houndoom Forms

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