| ← Skarmory | Houndour | Houndoom → |
| Houndour ~ The Dark Pokémon ~ | |
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| National Dex No. | #0228 |
| Type(s) | Dark/Fire |
| Gender | Male or Female |
| Height | 2'00" (0.6 m) |
| Weight | 23.8 lbs (10.8 kg) |
| Abilities | |
| Normal: Keen Eye or Flash Fire Hidden: Unnerve | |
| Region debut | Johto |
| Game debut | Gold/Silver |
Houndour is a Dark/Fire-type Pokémon. It can evolve into Houndoom starting at level 24.
Biology[]
Houndour is a mostly black-colored, canine Pokémon with an orange under belly and snout. Houndour's ears are pointed, and it has a short tail. Houndour’s fangs extend out of its mouth, and its nose is black. Houndour has white bands on its legs, and more rib-like ones on its back. Houndour appears to have a skull-like design on its head with the orbits looking much like ‘eyebrow’ patterning commonly seen on dogs. Houndour also has circular, red-colored patterning on the underside of its paws.
Stats[]
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| Total | 330
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Known moves[]
- Beat Up
- Bite
- Comeuppance
- Crunch
- Embargo
- Ember
- Feint Attack
- Fire Fang
- Flame Charge
- Flamethrower
- Foul Play
- Howl
- Incinerate
- Inferno
- Leer
- Nasty Plot
- Odor Sleuth
- Payback
- Roar
- Smog
- Taunt
- Torment
For more information on Houndour's moves, click here.
Fanon Appearances[]
Katthryn's Awakening[]
- A group of Houdour attack a family in Hue Eclipse.
Pokémon Tales[]
- Cassidy's Houndour appeared in Vs. Unown, Vs. Lugia 1, and Vs. Lugia 2.
- Several wild Houndour followed Houndoom in Vs. Houndoom.
- Team Rocket Grunt's used Houndour in Vs. Red Gyarados and Vs. Mewtwo 1.
- Team Magma Grunts used Houndour in Vs. Mightyena and Vs. Natu.
- Team Galactic Grunts used Houndour in Vs. Purugly and Situation at Stark Mountain!.
- A coordinator's Houndour appeared in Harp Singing Through the Stage.
- A petrified Houndour designated for Lawrence's Collection appeared in Crowning the Savior.
- It appeared again un-petrified in the Collection in The First Move and Collision with Past Ideals.
- A Cipher Scientist's Houndour appeared in Vs. Shadow Delcatty.
- Resix's Houndour appeared in Vs. Shadow Solrock.
- Cail's Houndour appeared in a flashback in Vs. Ian's Past 2.
- A wild Houndour appeared in Vs. Entei.
- Team Flare Grunts used Houndour in Vs. Krokorok, Vs. Klang, Vs. Goomy, Vs. Weavile and Klang, Vs. Mega Army and Vs. Yveltal.
- A Team Skull Thug's Houndour appeared in Vs. Gumshoos, Vs. Skull, Vs. Battle Royale 151 and Vs. Weezing and Salazzle.
- Matt Murdock's Houndour appeared in Kingpin's Gambit.
- A prisoner's Houndour appeared in Kingpin's Gambit.
The Legend of Spinarak-Man[]
- A Team Rocket Grunt's Houndour appeared in Humble Beginnings, where it attempts to stop the genetic Spinarak from escaping but failed.
- Archer's Houndour appeared in Secrets in the Ruins of Alph.
- Hobie's Houndour debuted in Hobie and Houndour.
- Several wild Houndour appeared in Hobie and Houndour.
A Random Pokemon Show (Reboot)[]
- Team Renegade Grunts used Houndour in Brotherly Bonds and Endgame.
A Slice of Pokémon[]
Dawn to Dusk[]
- A Houndour owned by Team Galactic appeared in Celestial Encounters!.
The New Bark Trio[]
- Archer's Houndour debuted in Team Rocket's Final Gambit! (Part 2).
Gallery[]
Shiny Houndour