About Houndour
Houndour is a Dark / Fire-type Pokémon, the Dark Pokémon (No. 228), introduced in Generation II and native to the Johto region.
They make repeated eerie howls before dawn to call attention to their pack.
Pokédex data
- Category
- Dark Pokémon
- Height
- 0.6 m
- Weight
- 10.8 kg
- Color
- Black
- Shape
- Quadruped
- Habitat
- Rough Terrain
- Generation
- Generation II
- Region
- Johto
Base stats
Per statTotal 330
- HP45
- Attack60
- Defense30
- Sp. Atk80
- Sp. Def50
- Speed65
Type defenses (Dark / Fire)
Weak to
water
fighting
ground
rockResists
fire
grass
ice
ghost
dark
steelImmune to
psychicAbilities
Early Bird
The Pokémon awakens from sleep twice as fast as other Pokémon.
Flash Fire
If hit by a Fire-type move, the Pokémon absorbs the flames and uses them to power up its own Fire-type moves.
Unnerve
Hidden abilityUnnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.
Evolution
Houndour
#228
Lv. 24
Breeding
Egg groups
Field
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Hatch counter
20 cycles (~5,140 steps)
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Training
EV yield (when defeated)
+1 Special Attack
- Catch rate
- 120
- Base happiness
- 35
- Base XP
- 66
- Growth rate
- Slow
Trivia & history
Regional Pokédex appearances
JohtoKalosPaldeaJohto (HGSS)Sinnoh (Platinum)Alola (USUM)Kitakami
Sprites & cry
Artwork
- Artwork
- Shiny artwork
Sprites
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Animated
- Front
- Front shiny
- Back
- Back shiny
Cry