What does Houndour evolve into?

Houndour evolves into Houndoom at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 330 BST.

At what level does Houndour evolve?

Houndour evolves into Houndoom at level 24. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Houndour?

In Crystal, Houndour does the job early-game if you need a Dark/Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Houndoom before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Houndour?

Houndour is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Houndour - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Houndour's spread isn't flashy. Sp. Atk leads, Defense trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Sp. Atk stat exp, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack60

Defense30

Sp. Atk80

Sp. Def50

Speed65

Total330

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight10.8 kg

Base XP66

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Early Bird

Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.

Flash Fire

Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.

UnnerveHA

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Flash Fire grants Fire immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Around dawn, its ominous howl echoes through the area to announce that this is its territory.

Crystal

Houndour Weakness

Houndour is weak to Water, Fighting, Ground, and Rock. On the flip side, it's immune to Psychic-type moves entirely. 6 resistances give it solid defensive coverage on top of that.

Houndour Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Fighting, Ground, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dark, Steel
0x (Immune)	Psychic

Type ChartGood

4Weak

6Resist

1Immune

Score+1

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Fighting Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Ghost Dark Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Psychic

STAB (6)

Psychic Ghost Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Houndour in Crystal (Best Counters)

Gyarados WaterFlying	C
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 Rock SmashTM08 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 99-116%KO Waterfall 2x 85-101%KO Rock Smash 2x 68-80% Whirlpool 2x 41-49% View Gyarados builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 1 Rock SmashTM08 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 124-146%KO Water Gun 2x 56-68% Rock Smash 2x 50-60% Whirlpool 2x 50-60% View Lapras builds →
Poliwhirl Water	C
Obtain MethodEcruteak City Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 BubbleLv. 1 Water GunLv. 13 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 85-101%KO Waterfall 2x 76-90% Bubble 2x 41-49% Water Gun 2x 41-49% View Poliwhirl builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Rock SmashTM08 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Dig 2x 95-113%KO Rock Throw 2x 60-71% Rock Smash 2x 34-40% Mud-Slap 2x 28-34% View Onix builds →
Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Dynamic PunchTM01 DigTM28 Karate ChopLv. 15 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Houndour Dynamic Punch 2x 210-248%KO Dig 2x 113-133%KO Karate Chop 2x 108-128%KO Rock Smash 2x 85-101%KO View Machoke builds →

Crystal Evolution

Houndour evolves into Houndoom. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 170 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#228Houndour

Level 24

#229Houndoom

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Houndour

DarkFire

Houndoom

DarkFire

75+30

ATK

90+30

DEF

50+20

SP.ATK

110+30

SP.DEF

80+30

SPE

95+30

BST

330C-Tier

500B-Tier+170

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Houndour easily with 66 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Counter, Fire Spin and 4 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Houndour Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Egg moves make a real difference. Houndour gets Beat Up and Counter exclusively through breeding, filling gaps that TMs and level-up can't touch. Coverage across 8 types rounds out the picture alongside Fire Blast and Flamethrower.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 13

Smog

—207020Poison

Lv 20

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 27

Feint Attack

D60—20Dark

Lv 35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Lv 43

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM43

Detect+4

D——5Fighting

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM50

Nightmare

——10015Ghost

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Fire Spin

—357015Fire

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rage

—2010020Normal

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Crystal Houndour Locations

Houndour appears at decent spawn rates across 1 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Houndour in Crystal

Route 7

Grass Lv.18 Route

20%Mid

Night

Houndour Guide

Houndour evolves into Houndoom at level 24. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 330 BST.
Houndour evolves into Houndoom at level 24. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Crystal, Houndour does the job early-game if you need a Dark/Fire type on your team. Evolve it into Houndoom before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Houndour is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Houndour first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through catching or hatching as a base form in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Poliwag Water	D
Available Move Moves BubbleLv. 1 Damage vs Houndour Bubble 2x 43-52% View Poliwag builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift TM Move Moves Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Mud-Slap 2x 26-35% View Totodile builds →
Marill Water	D
TM Move Moves Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Mud-Slap 2x 22-26% View Marill builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 62-73% View Lapras builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 1 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 49-60% Mud-Slap 2x 44-53% View Quagsire builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Rock Throw 2x 67-80% Mud-Slap 2x 33-40% View Onix builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 15 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 38-47% Mud-Slap 2x 24-31% View Slowpoke builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 13 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 44-53% Mud-Slap 2x 24-31% View Totodile builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 1 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 61-72% Rock Smash 2x 52-63% View Lapras builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 1 Rock SmashTM08 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 52-61% Rock Smash 2x 52-63% Mud-Slap 2x 41-50% View Quagsire builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock ThrowLv. 14 Rock SmashTM08 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Rock Throw 2x 65-78% Rock Smash 2x 37-44% Mud-Slap 2x 31-39% View Onix builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 15 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 37-44% Mud-Slap 2x 24-30% View Slowpoke builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 13 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 41-50% Mud-Slap 2x 24-30% View Totodile builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 1 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 132-157%KO Water Gun 2x 62-74% Rock Smash 2x 54-65% View Lapras builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 1 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 109-129%KO Dig 2x 160-189%KO Water Gun 2x 51-60% Rock Smash 2x 54-65% View Quagsire builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Rock SmashTM08 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Dig 2x 102-120%KO Rock Throw 2x 66-78% Rock Smash 2x 35-43% Mud-Slap 2x 31-37% View Onix builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Rock SmashTM08 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 109-129%KO Dig 2x 75-89% Rock Smash 2x 38-46% Mud-Slap 2x 20-25% View Psyduck builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 15 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 78-92% Dig 2x 88-105%KO Water Gun 2x 38-46% Mud-Slap 2x 26-31% View Slowpoke builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 1 Rock SmashTM08 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 127-150%KO Water Gun 2x 58-69% Rock Smash 2x 51-62% Whirlpool 2x 51-62% View Lapras builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock ThrowLv. 14 Rock SmashTM08 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Dig 2x 97-115%KO Rock Throw 2x 62-73% Rock Smash 2x 35-41% Mud-Slap 2x 28-35% View Onix builds →
Machoke Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Dynamic PunchTM01 DigTM28 Karate ChopLv. 15 Rock SmashTM08 Damage vs Houndour Dynamic Punch 2x 215-254%KO Dig 2x 115-136%KO Karate Chop 2x 110-131%KO Rock Smash 2x 87-104%KO View Machoke builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Water GunLv. 15 Mud-SlapTM31 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 74-88% Dig 2x 82-97% Water Gun 2x 36-42% Mud-Slap 2x 23-28% View Slowpoke builds →
Poliwag Water	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 BubbleLv. 1 Water GunLv. 13 WhirlpoolHM06 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 74-88% Bubble 2x 36-42% Water Gun 2x 36-42% Whirlpool 2x 32-38% View Poliwag builds →

Machamp Fighting	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Cross Chop Rock Slide Earthquake CurseSetup Damage vs Houndour Rock Slide 2x 144-170%KO Earthquake 2x 192-226%KO View Machamp builds →
Vaporeon Water	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves GrowthSetup SurfSTAB RestRecovery Acid Armor Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 159-187%KO View Vaporeon builds →
Rhydon GroundRock	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Rock Slide EarthquakeSTAB RoarUtility CurseSetup Damage vs Houndour Rock Slide 2x 216-255%KO Earthquake 2x 288-339%KO View Rhydon builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Earthquake Ancient Power Hidden Power Rock Wing Attack Damage vs Houndour Earthquake 2x 159-188%KO View Aerodactyl builds →