Houndoom
Gold

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 POKéMON get the shivers and head straight back to their nests.

Crystal

The pungent- smelling flame that shoots from its mouth results from toxins burn­ ing in its body.

Evolution Chain

houndour
Houndour
Level 24
houndoom
Houndoom

Pokédex Data

Classification Dark Pokémon
Height 1.4 m (4'07")
Weight 35.0 kg (77.2 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II

Training

EV Yield +2 Sp. Atk
Catch Rate 45
Base Friendship 35
Growth Rate slow
Gender Ratio
Egg Groups Ground

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Leer
100% 30 Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.
1 Ember
40 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
7 Roar
20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
13 Smog
30 70% 20 Has a 40% chance to poison the target.
20 Bite
60 100% 25 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
30 Feint Attack
60 20 Never misses.
41 Flamethrower
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
52 Crunch
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Leer
100% 30 Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.
1 Ember
40 100% 25 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
7 Roar
20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
13 Smog
30 70% 20 Has a 40% chance to poison the target.
20 Bite
60 100% 25 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
30 Feint Attack
60 20 Never misses.
41 Flamethrower
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
52 Crunch
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM04 Strength
80 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
TM02 Headbutt
70 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM03 Curse
10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM05 Roar
20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
TM06 Toxic
90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM08 Rock Smash
40 100% 15 Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17 Protect
10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM20 Endure
10 Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM22 Solar Beam
120 100% 10 Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
TM23 Iron Tail
100 75% 15 Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.
TM27 Return
100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM30 Shadow Ball
80 100% 15 Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one stage.
TM31 Mud Slap
20 100% 10 Has a 100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
15 Raises the user's evasion by one stage.
TM34 Swagger
85% 15 Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
10 Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM36 Sludge Bomb
90 100% 10 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
TM38 Fire Blast
110 85% 5 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.
TM39 Swift
60 20 Never misses.
TM42 Dream Eater
100 100% 15 Only works on sleeping Pokémon. Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.
TM43 Detect
5 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM44 Rest
5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM46 Thief
60 100% 25 Takes the target's item.
TM50 Nightmare
100% 15 Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it's asleep.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Flamethrower
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to burn the target.

Base Stats

Hp 75
Attack 90
Defense 50
Sp. Atk 110
Sp. Def 80
Speed 95
Total 500

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

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