Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Houndour

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Houndour is a new F Tier Dark Fire Type Dark Pokémon, with a growth rate and a 1 Special Attack EV Yield. Houndour has a chance of having Early Bird, Flash Fire, and Unnerve as an Ability, and based on 330 Total Base Stats; we recommend a Mild Nature for Houndour in Pokemon SV.

Stats
Abilities

Houndour Stats

Houndour highest IV stat is Special Attack (80) and the lowest being Def (30).


Rank	Value	Stat
F	45	HP
E	60	Atk
F	30	Def
C	80	Sp.Atk
F	50	Sp.Def
E	65	Speed
F	330	Total

Pokedex

Pokemon Stats

Houndour Abilities

Houndour can be found with Early Bird or Flash Fire as an Ability. You also have a Rare Chance for the Hidden Ability Unnerve


Abilities	Description
Early Bird Ability 1	The Pokémon awakens quickly from sleep.
Flash Fire Ability 2	When a Pokémon with Flash Fire is hit by a Fire-type move, it does not deal damage but instead raises the power of the bearer's Fire-type moves by 50%. Subsequent hits do not raise the power even more, but the effect remains while the ability-bearer is in battle.
Unnerve Hidden Ability	Makes the foe nervous and unable to eat Berries.

Guide
Breeding

Houndour Guide

Houndour has a 1 Special Attack EV Yield, which means the best nature to have with Houndour is a Mild nature due to the highest IV stat being Special Attack.


Houndour	Detail
Wild Held Item	None
Wild Material Drops	Houndour Fang
Best Nature	Mild ↑ +10% Special Attack ↓ -10% Defense
Weak To	2x 2x 2x 2x
Resistance To	1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 0
Catch Rate	120 (15.7% with PokéBall, full HP)
EV Yield	1 Special Attack

Breeding Houndour

Houndour can breed with pokemon who share the Field Egg Group.


Houndour	Value
Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male / 50% female

How To Evolve Houndour in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

Houndour Regular Evolution requires Level 24 to evolve into Houndoom.

Houndour Regular Evolution

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Houndour
24

Evolves at level 24
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Houndoom

The Houndour Regular Evolution biggest stat increase will be the HP stat.


Evolutions	Total	HP	Atk	Def	Sp.Atk	Sp.Def	Speed
Houndour	330	45	60	30	80	50	65
Stat Increase	+170	+30	+30	+20	+30	+30	+30
Houndoom	500	75	90	50	110	80	95

Evolutions Chart

Where To Find Houndour Locations in Pokemon SV

Houndour has 2 spawn locations in pokemon scarlet and violet. You can find the evolved form Houndoom appearing at level 24 - 60, within the North Province (Area Two) location.

Houndour Locations


Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Tera Raid Spawn	2 Houndour Raid	Houndour Lv. 20
South Province (Area One) South Province (Area Four)	Very Common 60% Rocky (60%) Biome Cave (60%) Biome	Houndour Lv. 2 - 20
North Province (Area Two)	Common 40% Rocky (20%) Biome Cave (20%) Biome	Houndoom Lv. 24 - 60

Locations List

Houndour Raid Rewards in Pokemon SV

Pokemon SV Houndour has 1 Tera Raids. The Houndour Tera Raid will be a Lv.20 2-Star Raid.


Raid	Rewards	Raid Moves
2 Houndour Raid Lv. 20	Exp. Candy S 3x Houndour Fang 2x Genius Feather 1x Exp. Candy M 1x 12.37% Genius Feather 1x 11.76% Rawst Berry 1x 5.33% Aspear Berry 2x 5.63% Chesto Berry 1x 5.97% Pearl 1x 47.62%	Bite Ember Beat Up Facade

Tera Raid Battles

Pokemon SV Houndour Weakness

Houndour is a Dark Fire Type pokemon. This will cause Houndour to take More Damage from Fighting, Ground, Rock, Water type moves, and Less Damage from Ghost, Dark, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Psychic type moves.

Houndour Type Weakness Chart
Damage Taken	Types
+400% Damage From
+200% Damage From	Fighting 2x Ground 2x Rock 2x Water 2x
-50% Less Damage From	Ghost 1/2 Dark 1/2 Steel 1/2 Fire 1/2 Grass 1/2 Ice 1/2
-75% Less Damage From
Immune to Damage From	Psychic 0

What pokemon is Houndour Weak Against?

Increased Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Garchomp	+200%
S	Palafin Hero	+200%
S	Koraidon	+200%
S	Great Tusk Donphan	+200%
S	Iron Hands Hariyama	+200%
S	Iron Thorns Tyranitar	+200%
S	Iron Valiant Gallade	+200%
S	Sandy Shocks Magneton	+200%

What pokemon is Houndour Resistant Against?

Reduced Damage


Tier	Pokemon	Damage Taken Based on Move Type
S	Scream Tail Jigglypuff	Immune
S	Arcanine	-50%
S	Baxcalibur	-50%
S	Chi-Yu	-50%
S	Chien-Pao	-50%
S	Dragapult	-50%
S	Wo-Chien	-50%
S	Hydreigon	-50%

Pokemon Weaknesses

Best Moves for Houndour in Scarlet and Violet

Houndour Best Moves to use when choosing a Moveset, includes leveling moves such as Flamethrower and TM Moves like Fire Blast, and Crunch.


Unlock	Move	Description
	Overheat Fire	Tier: S Tier Power: 130 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
	Flare Blitz Fire	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.
	Fire Blast Fire	Tier: B Tier Power: 110 Acc: 85 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with an intense blast of all- consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Lv. 56	Inferno Fire	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 50 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.
	Crunch Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.

List of Houndour Moves in

Houndour can learn 15 Moves from Leveling Up and 36 TM Moves. Moves like Nasty Plot which, Houndour will learn by reaching level 52. You can also learn TM tutor moves such as Fire Blast, Crunch and Dark Pulse.

Lv Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves

Houndour Level Up Moves

List of the 15 Moves Houndour can learn from leveling up.


Lv	Move	Description
Lv.1	Ember Fire	Tier: E Tier Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special Effect: The target is attacked with small flames. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Lv.1	Leer Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Effect: The user gives opposing Pokemon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats.
Lv.4	Howl Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 40 Status Effect: The user howls loudly to rouse itself and its allies. This boosts their Attack stats.
Lv.8	Smog Poison	Tier: E Tier Power: 30 Acc: 70 PP: 20 Special Effect: The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. This may also poison the target.
Lv.13	Roar Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The target is scared off, and a different Pokemon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokemon.
Lv.16	Bite Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Effect: The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Lv.20	Incinerate Fire	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks opposing Pokemon with fire. If a Pokemon is holding a certain item, such as a Berry, the item becomes burned up and unusable.
Lv.25	Beat Up Dark	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: The user gets all party Pokemon to attack the target. The more party Pokemon, the greater the number of attacks.
Lv.28	Fire Fang Fire	Tier: D Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn.
Lv.32	Torment Dark	Tier: ? Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user torments and enrages the target, making it incapable of using the same move twice in a row.
Lv.40	Foul Play Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 95 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
Lv.44	Flamethrower Fire	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Lv.49	Crunch Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Lv.52	Nasty Plot Dark	Tier: ? Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Lv.56	Inferno Fire	Tier: B Tier Power: 100 Acc: 50 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user attacks by engulfing the target in an intense fire. This leaves the target with a burn.

Houndour TM Moves

List of the 36 Moves Houndour can learn from Technical Machines (TMs).


TM	Move	Description
	Body Slam Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 85 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
	Crunch Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
	Dark Pulse Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
	Endure Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
	Facade Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
	Fire Blast Fire	Tier: B Tier Power: 110 Acc: 85 PP: 5 Special Effect: The target is attacked with an intense blast of all- consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
	Fire Fang Fire	Tier: D Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with a burn.
	Fire Spin Fire	Tier: E Tier Power: 35 Acc: 85 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
	Flame Charge Fire	Tier: D Tier Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: Cloaking itself in flame, the user attacks the target. Then, building up momentum, the user boosts its Speed stat.
	Flamethrower Fire	Tier: C Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
	Flare Blitz Fire	Tier: A Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user cloaks itself in fire and charges the target to inflict damage. This also damages the user quite a lot and may leave the target with a burn.
	Foul Play Dark	Tier: C Tier Power: 95 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user turns the target's strength against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.
	Heat Wave Fire	Tier: C Tier Power: 95 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user attacks by exhaling hot breath on opposing Pokemon. This may also leave them with a burn.
	Helping Hand Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
	Hyper Voice Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user attacks by letting loose a horribly loud, resounding cry.
	Mud Shot Ground	Tier: E Tier Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
	Mud-Slap Ground	Tier: F Tier Power: 20 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
	Nasty Plot Dark	Tier: ? Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 20 Status Effect: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
	Overheat Fire	Tier: S Tier Power: 130 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special Effect: The user attacks the target with all its might. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user's Sp. Atk stat.
	Protect Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
	Rain Dance Water	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
	Rest Psychic	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
	Reversal Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
	Scary Face Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
	Shadow Ball Ghost	Tier: D Tier Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
	Sleep Talk Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
	Sludge Bomb Poison	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
	Snarl Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user yells as if it's ranting about something, which lowers the Sp. Atk stats of opposing Pokemon.
	Solar Beam Grass	Tier: C Tier Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Effect: The user gathers light on the first turn, then blasts a bundled beam on the next turn.
	Substitute Normal	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
	Sunny Day Fire	Tier: ? Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
	Take Down Normal	Tier: D Tier Power: 90 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
	Taunt Dark	Tier: ? Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Status Effect: The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
	Thief Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Effect: The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
	Thunder Fang Electric	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis.
	Will-O-Wisp Fire	Tier: ? Tier Power: 0 Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Effect: The user shoots a sinister flame at the target to inflict a burn.

Houndour Egg Moves

List of the 8 Moves Houndour can learn from being hatched from an egg.


Move	Description
Sucker Punch Dark	Tier: D Tier Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Effect: This move enables the user to attack first. This move fails if the target is not readying an attack.
Feint Normal	Tier: E Tier Power: 30 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Effect: This attack can hit a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
Fire Spin Fire	Tier: E Tier Power: 35 Acc: 85 PP: 15 Special Effect: The user traps the target inside a fierce vortex of fire that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Thunder Fang Electric	Tier: E Tier Power: 65 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Effect: The user bites with electrified fangs. This may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis.
Counter Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Effect: A retaliatory attack that counters any physical move, inflicting double the damage taken.
Destiny Bond Ghost	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 101 PP: 5 Status Effect: If the user is knocked out after using this move, the Pokemon that knocked it out will also faint. This move's chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Reversal Fighting	Tier: F Tier Power: 1 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Effect: An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Spite Ghost	Tier: F Tier Power: 0 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Effect: The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.

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