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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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

It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey.

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 IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Gyarados WaterFlying	A
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Aqua TailLv. 35 SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Houndour Aqua Tail 2x 244-288%KO Surf 2x 98-116%KO Waterfall 2x 218-257%KO Rock Smash 2x 74-88% View Gyarados builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 BrineLv. 37 Water PulseLv. 14 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 130-153%KO Waterfall 2x 158-187%KO Brine 2x 93-110%KO Water Pulse 2x 88-104%KO View Lapras builds →
Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves Aqua TailLv. 39 SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 Mud BombLv. 14 Damage vs Houndour Aqua Tail 2x 166-196%KO Surf 2x 119-141%KO Waterfall 2x 148-174%KO Mud Bomb 2x 88-104%KO View Whiscash builds →
Qwilfish WaterPoison	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 WaterfallHM07 BrineLv. 33 RevengeLv. 29 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 93-110%KO Waterfall 2x 173-205%KO Brine 2x 69-83% Revenge 2x 87-102%KO View Qwilfish builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 Cross ChopLv. 40 SubmissionLv. 32 Damage vs Houndour Focus Punch 2x 335-395%KO Focus Blast 2x 116-138%KO Cross Chop 2x 226-266%KO Submission 2x 182-214%KO View Machoke builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Beat Up, Counter, Feint and 10 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

13moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Houndour Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Ember

—4010025Fire

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 4

Howl

———40Normal

Lv 9

Smog

—207020Poison

Lv 14

Roar-6

C——20Normal

Lv 17

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 22

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Lv 27

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Lv 30

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Lv 35

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 40

Embargo

——10015Dark

Lv 43

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Lv 48

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 53

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM79

Dark Pulse

C8010015Dark

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

——10015Dark

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM50

Overheat

B140905Fire

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM49

Snatch+4

———10Dark

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Feint+2

—5010010Normal

Egg

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Egg

Fire Spin

—357015Fire

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Punishment

——1005Dark

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rage

D2010020Normal

Egg

Reversal

——10015Fighting

Egg

Spite

——10010Ghost

Egg

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

Egg

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Heat Wave

C1009010Fire

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Role Play

———10Psychic

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor

Sucker Punch+1

C801005Dark

Tutor

Super Fang

D—9010Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Houndour Locations

moderate rates across 2 encounter spots for Houndour. That's the kind of hunt where you pick one location and settle in. Sort by Best below to see where the odds are highest.

Best Locations to Catch Houndour in HeartGold & SoulSilver

Route 7

SoulSilverGrass Lv.15 Route

RareEarly

Night

Route 7

HeartGoldGrass Lv.15 Route

RareEarly

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Houndour Mud-Slap 2x 34-41% View Whiscash builds →
Buizel Water	C
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 6 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 52-62% View Buizel builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 6 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 41-52% View Totodile builds →
Meditite FightingPsychic	D
Upcoming Move Moves Force PalmLv. 29 Learns Force Palm at Level 29 View Meditite builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 14 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Houndour Water Pulse 2x 89-107%KO Water Gun 2x 62-73% View Lapras builds →
Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves Mud BombLv. 14 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Houndour Mud Bomb 2x 89-107%KO Rock Tomb 2x 71-84% Water Gun 2x 56-67% Mud-Slap 2x 33-40% View Whiscash builds →
Qwilfish WaterPoison	C
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 13 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 44-53% View Qwilfish builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Houndour Rock Tomb 2x 78-93% Rock Throw 2x 67-80% View Onix builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 11 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 38-47% View Slowpoke builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves Water PulseLv. 14 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Houndour Water Pulse 2x 89-106%KO Water Gun 2x 61-72% View Lapras builds →
Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves Mud BombLv. 14 Rock TombTM39 Water GunLv. 10 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Houndour Mud Bomb 2x 89-106%KO Rock Tomb 2x 72-85% Water Gun 2x 56-67% Mud-Slap 2x 31-39% View Whiscash builds →
Qwilfish WaterPoison	C
Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 13 RolloutLv. 17 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 46-56% Rollout 2x 43-52% View Qwilfish builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Houndour Rock Tomb 2x 80-94% Rock Throw 2x 65-78% View Onix builds →
Slowpoke WaterPsychic	D
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 11 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 37-44% View Slowpoke builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water PulseLv. 14 Water GunLv. 1 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 132-157%KO Water Pulse 2x 89-106%KO Water Gun 2x 62-74% Rock Smash 2x 54-65% View Lapras builds →
Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Mud BombLv. 14 Water PulseLv. 22 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 122-143%KO Mud Bomb 2x 89-106%KO Water Pulse 2x 82-97% Rock Tomb 2x 75-89% View Whiscash builds →
Qwilfish WaterPoison	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water GunLv. 13 RolloutLv. 17 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 97-115%KO Water Gun 2x 46-55% Rollout 2x 46-55% View Qwilfish builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Houndour Dig 2x 102-120%KO Rock Tomb 2x 78-92% Rock Throw 2x 66-78% Rock Smash 2x 35-43% View Onix builds →
Buizel Water	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 DigTM28 Brick BreakTM31 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 102-120%KO Dig 2x 88-105%KO Brick Break 2x 83-98% Rock Tomb 2x 68-80% View Buizel builds →

Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Water PulseLv. 14 Water GunLv. 1 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 127-150%KO Water Pulse 2x 87-104%KO Water Gun 2x 58-69% Rock Smash 2x 51-62% View Lapras builds →
Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Mud BombLv. 14 Water PulseLv. 22 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 117-138%KO Mud Bomb 2x 85-100%KO Water Pulse 2x 78-92% Rock Tomb 2x 72-85% View Whiscash builds →
Qwilfish WaterPoison	C
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 RevengeLv. 29 Water GunLv. 13 WhirlpoolHM05 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 91-108%KO Revenge 2x 85-100%KO Water Gun 2x 42-50% Whirlpool 2x 38-46% View Qwilfish builds →
Machoke Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 DigTM28 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Houndour Focus Punch 2x 319-377%KO Focus Blast 2x 114-135%KO Dig 2x 115-136%KO Brick Break 2x 163-192%KO View Machoke builds →
Onix RockGround	C
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock TombTM39 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Houndour Dig 2x 97-115%KO Rock Tomb 2x 74-88% Rock Throw 2x 62-73% Rock Smash 2x 35-41% View Onix builds →

Empoleon WaterSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemFocus Sash NatureModest Moves Ice Beam Hydro Pump Grass Knot Aqua Jet Damage vs Houndour Ice Beam 36-43% Hydro Pump 2x 266-313%KO Aqua Jet 2x 74-87% View Empoleon builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Houndour Earthquake 2x 221-260%KO Ice Fang 24-28% View Gliscor builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Houndour Earthquake 2x 200-235%KO Stone Edge 2x 300-353%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Heracross BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Close Combat MegahornSTAB Stone Edge Sleep Talk Damage vs Houndour Close Combat 2x 406-478%KO Megahorn 203-239%KO Stone Edge 2x 226-266%KO View Heracross builds →