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General

Houndour

Abilities

Flash Fire: When this Pokémon takes damage from a Fire move, it becomes immune to Fire moves and all its Fire moves do 50% more damage until it leaves battle.
Early Bird: This Pokémon wakes up from Sleep in half as many turns, including Sleep from Rest.

Damage Taken

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Dex Numbers

Generation: GSC
Kanto: 228
Johto: 209
Hoenn: n/a
Sinnoh: n/a

Names

Japanese: デルビル
Romaji: Derubiru

Flavor

Height: 1'11.6" or 0.6 m
Weight: 23.8 lb or 10.8 kg
Species: Dark
Color: black
Cry: mp3 here
Habitat
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code: n/a

Breeding

Gender: ½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups: 5: Ground
Steps to hatch: 5,120
Compatible with: 63 families; 131 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP: 114 or 0x72
Capture rate: 120 or 0x78
Base happiness: 35 or 0x23
Growth rate: slow
Effort points: 1 Special Attack
Wild held items: n/a

Evolution Chain

Basic	Stage 1
Houndour Base form	Houndoom Raise to level 24

Stats

Stat	Base	Max Stat		%ile
Stat	Base	L50	L100	%ile
HP	45	152	294	16.6
Attack	60	112	219	31.2
Defense	30	82	159	2.8
Special Attack	80	132	259	65.3
Special Defense	50	102	199	22.7
Speed	65	117	229	48.7
Average	55	-	-	27.8

Flavor

Diamond/Pearl It conveys its feelings using different cries. It works in a pack to cleverly take down prey.

Locations

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area	Section	Level	Method

Move List

See also: Contest list

Houndour's Special Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with special () moves.

Houndour gets the STAB from and moves.

			Move	PP	Power	Acc.*	Pri.	Description
--	--	--	Ember	25	40	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
--	--	--	Leer	30	--	100%		Lowers the target's Defense.
	7	4	Howl	40	--	100%		Raises the user's Attack.
7			Roar	20	--	100%	-6	Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
13	13	9	Smog	20	20	70%		Has a 40% chance to Poison the target.
	19	14	Roar	20	--	100%	-6	Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
20	25	17	Bite	25	60	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
	31	22	Odor Sleuth	40	--	100%		Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it is a Ghost.
		27	Beat Up	10	10	100%		Hits once for every conscious Pokemon the user's trainer has.
		30	Fire Fang	15	65	95%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target and a 10% chance to make the target Flinch.
27	37	35	Faint Attack	20	60	100%		Never misses.
		40	Embargo	15	--	100%		Target cannot use held items until it leaves battle.
35	43	43	Flamethrower	15	95	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
43	49	48	Crunch	15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense.
		53	Nasty Plot	20	--	0%		Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.
			Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with)
			Beat Up	10	10	100%		Hits once for every conscious Pokemon the user's trainer has.
			Counter	20	varies	100%	-5	Goes last. Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last hit it took, if the move was Normal or Fighting.
			Fire Fang	15	65	95%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target and a 10% chance to make the target Flinch.
			Fire Spin	15	15	70%		Both prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
			Nasty Plot	20	--	0%		Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.
			Punishment	5	60	100%		Inflicts more damage to targets with more positive stat changes.
			Pursuit	20	40	100%		If the target leaves battle this turn, user will hit the target with double power and then hit its replacement normally.
			Rage	20	20	100%		User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit.
			Reversal	15	varies	100%		Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.
			Spite	10	--	100%		Lowers the PP of the target's last used move by 2 to 5 points.
			Thunder Fang	15	65	95%		Has a 10% chance to Paralyze the target and a 10% chance to make the target Flinch.
			Will-O-Wisp	15	--	75%		Burns the target.
			Tutored moves
			Body Slam	15	85	100%		Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
			Double-Edge	15	120	100%		User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
			Flamethrower	15	95	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
			Counter	20	varies	100%	-5	Goes last. Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last hit it took, if the move was Normal or Fighting.
			Mimic	10	--	100%		Copies the target's last used move.
			Swift	20	60	100%		Never misses.
			Dream Eater	15	100	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
			Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
			Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
			Mud-Slap	10	20	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
			Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
			Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
			Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
			Miscellaneous moves
xd			Charm	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Attack by two levels.
			TMs and HMs
45	45	45	Attract	15	--	100%		Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
		78	Captivate	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
03			Curse	10	--	100%		Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
		79	Dark Pulse	15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
43			Detect	5	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
32	32	32	Double Team	15	--	100%		Raises the user's Evasion.
42		85	Dream Eater	15	100	100%		Heals the user by half the damage the target receives. Only works on Sleeping Pokemon.
		63	Embargo	15	--	100%		Target cannot use held items until it leaves battle.
20		58	Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
	42	42	Facade	20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
38	38	38	Fire Blast	5	120	85%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
	35	35	Flamethrower	15	95	100%		Has a 10% chance to Burn the target.
21	21	21	Frustration	20	varies	100%		Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
02			Headbutt	15	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
10	10	10	Hidden Power	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
23	23	23	Iron Tail	15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
31			Mud-Slap	10	20	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
		83	Natural Gift	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend on the held berry.
50			Nightmare	15	--	100%		Target loses 1/4 its max HP every turn as long as it continues Sleeping.
	50	50	Overheat	5	140	90%		Lowers the user's Special Attack by two levels after inflicting damage.
		66	Payback	10	50	100%		Inflicts double damage if the user receives damage before using this move.
17	17	17	Protect	10	--	0%	3	Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
44	44	44	Rest	10	--	100%		User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
27	27	27	Return	20	varies	100%		Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
05	05	05	Roar	20	--	100%	-6	Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
08	H6	H6	Rock Smash	15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
	43	43	Secret Power	20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
30	30	30	Shadow Ball	15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
35		82	Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
36	36	36	Sludge Bomb	10	90	100%		Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
	49	49	Snatch	10	--	100%	4	Goes first. Steals the target's move, if it is self-targeted.
13			Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
22	22	22	SolarBeam	10	120	100%		Requires a turn to charge before attacking.
		90	Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
11	11	11	Sunny Day	5	--	0%		Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
34		87	Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
39			Swift	20	60	100%		Never misses.
	12	12	Taunt	20	--	100%		For the next two turns, the target can only use moves that inflict damage.
46	46	46	Thief	10	40	100%		Takes the target's item.
	41	41	Torment	15	--	100%		Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row until it leaves battle.
06	06	06	Toxic	10	--	85%		Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
		61	Will-O-Wisp	15	--	75%		Burns the target.