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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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 EV, 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

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.

UnnerveHANot in game

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Flash Fire grants Fire immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

To corner prey, they check each other’s location using barks that only they can understand.

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. Flash Fire grants an additional Fire immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

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

2Immune

Score+1

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Fighting Ground Rock

½xResist

Fire Grass Ice Ghost Dark Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Psychic Fire

STAB (6)

Psychic Ghost Grass Ice Bug Steel

How to Beat Houndour in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Heracross can KO Houndour with Megahorn (203-239%). Gyarados threatens a KO with Earthquake (248-292%). Flygon's Earthquake also KOs at 229-270%.

Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves MegahornSTAB Rock Slide Swords Dance SubstituteUtility Damage vs Houndour Megahorn 203-239%KO Rock Slide 2x 170-200%KO View Heracross builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Flying TauntUtility Damage vs Houndour Earthquake 2x 248-292%KO View Gyarados builds →
Flygon GroundDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide ToxicUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Houndour Earthquake 2x 229-270%KO Rock Slide 2x 115-135%KO View Flygon builds →
Regirock Rock	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Explosion Rock Slide Thunder Wave Superpower Damage vs Houndour Explosion 265-311%KO Rock Slide 2x 239-282%KO Superpower 2x 255-300%KO View Regirock builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

Houndour evolves into Houndoom. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. A massive partner pool 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 102 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Counter, Fire Spin and 5 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

8moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Houndour Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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 7 types rounds out the picture alongside Overheat and Fire Blast.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 7

Howl

D——40Normal

Lv 13

Smog

—207020Poison

Lv 19

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 25

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 31

Odor Sleuth

——10040Normal

Lv 37

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 43

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Lv 49

Crunch

C8010015Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM50

Overheat

B140905Fire

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Beat Up

D—10010Dark

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Fire Spin

—357015Fire

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rage

—2010020Normal

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Spite

——10010Ghost

Egg

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

How to Get Houndour in FireRed & LeafGreen

No wild encounters for Houndour in FireRed & LeafGreen. It's available in Gold, Crystal, or Scarlet and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Houndour is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

EmeraldWalking · Altering Cave

Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal Platinum HeartGold Black X

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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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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