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#0229 · Generation II · form of Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

Dark / Fire · Dark Pokémon — first seen in Generation II.

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Base stats

HP75

Attack90

Defense90

Sp. Attack140

Sp. Defense90

Speed115

Total600

Stat	Base	Min	Max
HP	75	260	354
Attack	90	166	306
Defense	90	166	306
Sp. Attack	140	256	416
Sp. Defense	90	166	306
Speed	115	211	361

Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.

Type defences

Damage Mega Houndoom takes from each attacking type.

×2

FightingGroundRockWater

×½

GhostSteelFireGrassIceDark

×0

Psychic

×1

NormalFlyingPoisonBugElectricDragonFairy

Evolution

Houndour#0228

Level 24

Houndoom#0229

Methods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.

Other forms

Houndoom

Moves by official game

Level-up, TM/HM, tutor and egg moves exactly as each game has them. The newest game this site covers is open; the rest fold out.

Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon21 level-up · 34 TM/HM · 12 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100%	25
1	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70%	20
1	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50%	5
4	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
8	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70%	20
13	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
20	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	—	—	40
26	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
30	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
35	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
41	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
45	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
50	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
56	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
60	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
65	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90%	10
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90%	10
Role Play	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
Laser Focus	Normal	Status	—	—	30
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15

Sun / Moon21 level-up · 34 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100%	25
1	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70%	20
1	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50%	5
4	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
8	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70%	20
13	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
20	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	—	—	40
26	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
30	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
35	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
41	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
45	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
50	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
56	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
60	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
65	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire21 level-up · 39 TM/HM · 10 tutor

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100%	25
1	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70%	20
1	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50%	5
4	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
8	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70%	20
13	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
20	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	—	—	40
26	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
30	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
35	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
41	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
45	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
50	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
56	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
60	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
65	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15

Move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90%	10
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100%	15
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90%	10
Role Play	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Snatch	Dark	Status	—	—	10
Hyper Voice	Normal	Special	90	100%	10
Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15

X / Y21 level-up · 38 TM/HM

Level-up

Lv	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Ember	Fire	Special	40	100%	25
1	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70%	20
1	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
1	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
1	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50%	5
4	Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
8	Smog	Poison	Special	30	70%	20
13	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
16	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
20	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	—	—	40
26	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
30	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
35	Feint Attack	Dark	Physical	60	—	20
41	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
45	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100%	15
50	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
56	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
60	Nasty Plot	Dark	Status	—	—	20
65	Inferno	Fire	Special	100	50%	5

TM & HM

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM22	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100%	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85%	5
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
TM43	Flame Charge	Fire	Physical	50	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
TM50	Overheat	Fire	Special	130	90%	5
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100%	15
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85%	15
TM63	Embargo	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10
TM67	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100%	5
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
TM85	Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
TM95	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95%	15
TM97	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100%	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15

Where to find it in the official games

Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.

Where to find it in the ROM hacks

1 guide on this site put it somewhere you can catch it. Areas link to that guide's own route page, with its own rates and levels.

Guide	Where
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus Mega	Dynamax Adventure (Crown Tundra)Raid Den · Lv — · 2

Compare official Mega Houndoom with the ROM hacks →

In the 10 guides that include it

Changed in 8 of 10 guides: retyped in 1, stats in 8, abilities in 5, evolution in 1.

Every ROM hack on this site that has Mega Houndoom, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.

Guide		Type	Total	Abilities
Unbound	Changed	DarkFire	600 +100 +40 Defense, +30 Sp. Atk, +10 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Solar Power, Solar Power + Solar Power, Solar Power − Early Bird, Flash Fire, Unnerve
Pokémon Too Many Types 2	Changed	DarkFire→DarkFireCat	600 +100 +40 Defense, +30 Sp. Atk, +10 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	—
Radical Red	Changed	DarkFire	620 +120 +20 Attack, +40 Defense, +30 Sp. Atk, +10 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Dark Aura, Solar Power + Dark Aura, Solar Power − Early Bird, Flash Fire, Unnerve
Sword and Shield Ultimate Plus	Changed	DarkFire	600 +100 +40 Defense, +30 Sp. Atk, +10 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Solar Power + Solar Power − Early Bird, Flash Fire, Unnerve
Lazarus Evolves at Houndoominite	Changed	DarkFire	605 +5 +5 Attack	Solar Power
Elite Redux	Changed	DarkFire	630 +130 +20 Attack, +40 Defense, +30 Sp. Atk, +10 Sp. Def, +30 Speed	Combustion, Flaming Soul, Solar Power
Inclement Emerald	Changed	DarkFire	600 +100 +40 Defense, +30 Sp. Atk, +10 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Solar Power + Solar Power − Early Bird, Flash Fire, Unnerve
Pokémon Emerald Imperium	Changed	DarkFire	620 +120 +20 Attack, +40 Defense, +30 Sp. Atk, +10 Sp. Def, +20 Speed	Dark Aura, Dark Aura, Solar Power + Dark Aura, Dark Aura, Solar Power − Early Bird, Flash Fire, Unnerve
Pokémon Soulgold	Unchanged	DarkFire	600	Solar Power
Pokémon R.O.W.E	Unchanged	DarkFire	600	Solar Power

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

Gold / LeafGreen / HeartGold	If you are burned by the flames it shoots from its mouth, the pain will never go away.
Silver / FireRed	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.
Ruby / Sapphire	In a HOUNDOOM pack, the one with its horns raked sharply towards the back serves a leadership role. These POKéMON choose their leader by fighting amongst themselves.
Emerald	In a HOUNDOOM pack, the one with its horns raked sharply back serves a leadership role. They choose their leader by fighting among themselves.
Diamond / Pearl / X	Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper.
Platinum / Black / White / Black 2 / White 2 / Y	The flames it breathes when angry contain toxins. If they cause a burn, it will hurt forever.
SoulSilver	Upon hearing its eerie howls, other Pokémon get the shivers and head straight back to their nests.
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire	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.
Ultra Sun	They spew flames mixed with poison to finish off their opponents. They divvy up their prey evenly among the members of their pack.
Ultra Moon	Identifiable by its eerie howls, people a long time ago thought it was the grim reaper and feared it.

Names in other languages

Japanese	ヘルガー
Japanese (Rōmaji)	Hellgar
German	Hundemon
French	Démolosse
Spanish	Houndoom
Italian	Houndoom
Korean	헬가
Chinese (Simplified)	黑鲁加
Chinese (Traditional)	黑魯加

Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.