#0229
Houndoom
DarkFire
Abilities: Early Bird, Flash Fire, Unnerve
Houndoom — Pokémon Champions M-5, Dark / Fire type, 500 BST (best SpA). Weak to Water, Fighting, Ground, Rock. A common set: Focus Sash, Protect / Heat Wave / Sucker Punch.
Base stats
Total 500HP75
Atk90
Def50
SpA110
SpD80
Spe95
Defensive matchup
Weak to
Takes extra damage from these typesWater×2Fighting×2Ground×2Rock×2
Resists
Takes less (or no) damage from these typesPsychic×0Fire×½Grass×½Ice×½Ghost×½Dark×½Steel×½
Counters
Meta picks that hit it super-effectively (by usage)
Champions drops EVs and IVs for Stat Points: 0–32 per stat, 66 total. (1 SP ≈ 8 EVs)
Doubles · Reg MB
Usage rate 0.2% · 2026-07Common moves
Protect
98%
Heat Wave
97%
Sucker Punch
94%
Snarl
73%
Dark Pulse
27%
Overheat
2%
Taunt
1%
Scorching Sands
1%
Common held items
Focus Sash
97%
Black Glasses
1%
Life Orb
1%
Chople Berry
1%
Choice Scarf
1%
Charcoal
0%
Passho Berry
0%
Roseli Berry
0%
Common Abilities
Flash Fire
99%
Unnerve
1%
Early Bird
0%
Common Tera types
Common spreads
55%HastyHP 1 · Atk 1 · SpA 32 · Spe 32
22%RashAtk 2 · SpA 32 · Spe 32
7%HastyAtk 2 · SpA 32 · Spe 32
5%HastyAtk 1 · SpA 32 · SpD 1 · Spe 32
2%HastyHP 1 · SpA 32 · SpD 1 · Spe 32
2%QuietHP 32 · Atk 2 · SpA 32
Singles · Reg MB
Usage rate 0.1% · 2026-07Common moves
Dark Pulse
100%
Destiny Bond
97%
Flamethrower
53%
Sludge Bomb
48%
Overheat
47%
Will-O-Wisp
28%
Toxic
23%
Scorching Sands
2%
Common held items
Choice Scarf
98%
White Herb
1%
Leftovers
1%
Focus Sash
0%
Charcoal
0%
Life Orb
0%
Common Abilities
Flash Fire
83%
Early Bird
17%
Common Tera types
Common spreads
34%TimidHP 9 · SpA 32 · SpD 1 · Spe 24
24%TimidHP 2 · SpA 32 · Spe 32
23%JollyHP 2 · Atk 32 · Spe 32
13%TimidHP 11 · SpA 32 · SpD 1 · Spe 22
5%ModestHP 2 · SpA 32 · Spe 32
1%TimidSpA 32 · Spe 32
