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Houndour

Dark Pokémon

DarkFire

It is smart enough to hunt in packs. It uses a variety of cries for communicating with others.

Base Stats

HP 45

Attack 60

Defense 30

Sp. Atk 80

Sp. Def 50

Speed 65

Total 330

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

fighting 2x ground 2x rock 2x water 2x

Resistant to

ghost ½x steel ½x fire ½x grass ½x ice ½x dark ½x

Immune to

psychic 0x

Abilities

Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

Houndour

→

Houndoom Lv. 24

Moves

Details

Category Dark Pokémon

Height 0.6 m

Weight 10.8 kg

Base Exp 66

Growth Rate Slow

Capture Rate 120

Base Happiness 35

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat Rough Terrain

Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 1.8%

Mixed Attacker

Moves

Sucker Punch

Crunch / Dark Pulse

Fire Blast

Protect / Substitute

Item

Life Orb

Ability

Early Bird / Flash Fire

Nature

Lonely

EVs

Atk 196

SpA 36

SpD 36

Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Houndour stands out as one of the hardest Pokemon to switch into in Little Cup, with outstanding offensive stats and a great typing. It can check several of the biggest threats in the metagame with Sucker Punch, and its base 80 Special Attack is among the highest in the tier. However, Houndour is exceptionally frail, having been cursed with meager 45 / 30 / 50 defenses. It also needs a Life Orb to function effectively and is susceptible to common priority attacks including Mach Punch and Fake Out, reducing its lifespan dramatically. Nevertheless, Houndour is an excellent utility Pokemon in Little Cup, so long as you keep it away from its own checks.