Situational
Situational
Houndoom has a niche: B-tier Great League (Shadow). Keep one with the right IVs and transfer the rest.
Battle roles
- BGreat Leagueshadow#195 of 1146 · score 83.5
The Shadow version is ranked #195 in Great League on PvPoke with Incinerate / Foul Play / Trailblaze.
- CUltra Leagueshadow#176 of 844 · score 83.2
The Shadow version is ranked #176 in Ultra League on PvPoke with Incinerate / Foul Play / Trailblaze.
Collection value
- Can Mega Evolve: keep your highest-Attack copy for raid days.
- Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.
Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.
Base stats
Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.
Evolution line
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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)
| League | Tier | Rank | Score | Recommended moves | Typical build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great League | C | #335 / 1146 | 79.9 | Incinerate · Foul Play · Trailblaze | L21 · 4/15/13 |
| Great LeagueShadow | B | #195 / 1146 | 83.5 | Incinerate · Foul Play · Trailblaze | L21 · 4/15/13 |
| Ultra League | C | #241 / 844 | 81.3 | Incinerate · Foul Play · Trailblaze | L39.5 · 4/15/15 |
| Ultra LeagueShadow | C | #176 / 844 | 83.2 | Incinerate · Foul Play · Trailblaze | L39.5 · 4/15/15 |
| Ultra Premier | – | #526 / 689 | 67.9 | Snarl · Foul Play · Flamethrower | |
| Ultra PremierShadow | – | #548 / 689 | 66.1 | Snarl · Foul Play · Flamethrower |
Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.
Raid attacker rankings
| Attacking type | Tier | Rank | DPS | TDO | Best moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| darkShadow | – | #37 / 360 | 14.5 | 175 | Snarl · Foul Play |
| dark | – | #64 / 360 | 12.5 | 180 | Snarl · Foul Play |
| fireShadow | – | #75 / 260 | 13.9 | 168 | Snarl · Flamethrower |
| grassShadow | – | #86 / 338 | 12.9 | 155 | Fire Fang · Trailblaze |
| fire | – | #97 / 260 | 11.9 | 173 | Snarl · Flamethrower |
| grass | – | #125 / 338 | 11.0 | 159 | Fire Fang · Trailblaze |
Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.
Moves
| Fast move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | DPS | PvP power | PvP energy | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SnarlSTAB | dark | 11 | +13 | 1.0s | 11.0 | 5 | +13 | 3 turns |
Fire FangSTAB | fire | 13 | +9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 8 | +6 | 2 turns |
IncinerateSTAB | fire | 32 | +22 | 2.5s | 12.8 | 20 | +20 | 5 turns |
| Charged move | Type | Raid power | Energy | Duration | Dmg/energy | PvP power | PvP energy | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CrunchSTAB | dark | 65 | -33 | 3.0s | 1.97 | 70 | -45 | 20% chance: -1 foe Def |
Fire BlastSTAB | fire | 140 | -100 | 4.0s | 1.40 | 140 | -80 | |
Foul PlaySTAB | dark | 70 | -50 | 2.0s | 1.40 | 65 | -40 | |
FlamethrowerSTAB | fire | 65 | -50 | 2.0s | 1.30 | 90 | -55 | |
Trailblaze | grass | 65 | -50 | 2.0s | 1.30 | 65 | -45 | 100% chance: +1 own Atk |
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