#228 HoundourAll 251 Pokémon#230 Kingdra
Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#229 Houndoom
DarkFire
- SpeciesDark Pokémon
- Japanese nameHeruga
- PronunciationHOUND-OOM
- Height4′ 7″ 1.40 m
- Weight77.0 lb 34.65 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
Comes from HOUND (dog) and DOOM. “dog who brings doom”
Evolution
- HoundourLevel 24
Houndoom
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | If you are burned by the flames it shoots from its mouth, the pain will never go away. |
|---|---|
| Silver | Upon hearing its eerie howls, other POKEMON get the shivers and head straight back to their nests. |
| Crystal | The pungent-smelling flame that shoots from its mouth results from toxins burning in its body. |
Where to find Houndoom
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Must Evolve from Houndour at level 24 | Any | Evolve |
| Silver | Any | Evolve | |
| Crystal | Any | Evolve |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ||||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×2
- Electric×1
- Grass×0.5
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×2
- Poison×1
- Ground×2
- ×1
- Psychic×0
- Bug×1
- Rock×2
- Ghost×0.5
- Dragon×1
- Dark×0.5
- Steel×0.5
- 4 weaknesses and 7 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 4 : 7 (57%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Water1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Good
- Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Dark1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- 6 advantages and 7 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 6:7 (~85.71%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S/C | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Leer | Normal | Status |
| Start | Ember | Fire | Special |
| Start | Roar | Normal | Status |
| Start | Smog | Poison | Physical |
| Start | Bite | Dark | Special |
| 30 | Feint Attack | Dark | Special |
| 41 | Flamethrower | Fire | Special |
| 52 | Crunch | Dark | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Flamethrower
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM05Roar
- TM06Toxic
- TM08Rock Smash
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM11Sunny Day
- TM13Snore
- TM15Hyper Beam
- TM17Protect
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM22Solarbeam
- TM23Iron Tail
- TM27Return
- TM30Shadow Ball
- TM31Mud-Slap
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM36Sludge Bomb
- TM38Fire Blast
- TM39Swift
- TM42Dream Eater
- TM43Detect
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- TM46Thief
- TM50Nightmare
- HM04Strength
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Ground Pokémon group 7 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
- Aipom
- Cyndaquil Family
- Delibird
- Diglett Family
- Dunsparce
- Eevee Family
- Ekans Family
- Farfetch’d
- Girafarig
- Growlithe Family
- Houndour Family
- Mankey Family
- Mareep Family
- Meowth Family
- Miltank
- Nidoran♂ Family
- Nidoran♀
- Phanpy Family
- Pikachu Family
- Ponyta Family
- Psyduck Family
- Rattata Family
- Rhyhorn Family
- Sandshrew Family
- Seel Family
- Sentret Family
- Smeargle
- Sneasel
- Snubbull Family
- Stantler
- Swinub Family
- Tauros
- Teddiursa Family
- Vulpix Family
- Wooper Family
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Beat Up | Mate with a male Sneasel. |
| Counter | First, breed a male Heracross with a female Paras/Parasect, then breed a male offspring with a female from Chikorita Family. Next, breed the male offspring of that union (Chikorita) to a female Rhyhorn/Rhydon. Finally, mate a male offspring of that union (Rhyhorn) with a female from Houndour Family. |
| Fire Spin | Mate with a male Flareon, Ponyta/Rapidash or Vulpix/Ninetales. |
| Pursuit | Mate with a male Dunsparce, Rattata/Raticate, Tauros, or Umbreon. |
| Rage | Mate with a male Dunsparce, Mankey/Primeape, Snubbull/Granbull, or Tauros. |
| Reversal | Teach a wild male Smeargle the move, catch it, then mate it with female from Houndour Family. |
| Spite | Mate with a male Dunsparce. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 75 | 323-353 | 21/4559.86% |
| Attack | 90 | 248-278 | 11/4975.80% |
| Defense | 50 | 168-198 | 37/5525.82% |
| Speed | 95 | 258-288 | 9/4785.28% |
| Special Attack | 110 | 288-318 | 7/4694.52% |
| Special Defense | 80 | 228-258 | 17/4165.54% |
| Total | 500 | 1513-1693 | 14/8781.59% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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