HOUNDOUR

Normal

Shiny

Dark

Fire

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

Pokédex #

228

Species

DARK

Height

2'00"

Weight

24.0 lbs

Base Exp

114

Catch Rate

120

Gender

50% male / 50% female

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Field

Growth Rate

Slow (1,250,000 total XP)

Base Stats

Total

330

HP 45

Attack 60

Defense 30

Sp. Atk 80

Sp. Def 50

Speed 65

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

Lv 1 Lv 50 Lv 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	105-120	65-80	35-50	85-100	55-70	70-85
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	113	74	43	93	63	78
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	152	112	82	132	102	117

How To Get It

1 wild location

0 special ways

Wild

1 place

Wild encounters up to Lv 18

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Route 7	Grass · Night	Lv 18	20%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Crystal Version.

Special Ways

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Crystal Move Tutor

In Crystal, this Pokémon can learn at least one Goldenrod Move Tutor move. This is separate from normal TM and HM compatibility.

Tutor move	Where it comes from
Flamethrower	Goldenrod Move Tutor choice.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Fighting x2

Ground x2

Rock x2

Water x2

Resistances

Ghost x0.5

Fire x0.5

Grass x0.5

Ice x0.5

Dark x0.5

Steel x0.5

Immunities

Psychic

Evolution Chain

2 stages ending at HOUNDOOM.

2 stages

1

HOUNDOUR

#228
2

HOUNDOOM

#229

Level 24

HOUNDOUR

#228

→

Level 24

HOUNDOOM

#229

Learnset

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Slot
LEER	Normal	Status	0	100%	30	Slot 1
EMBER	Fire	Special	40	100%	25	Slot 2

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Lv 7	ROAR	Normal	Status	0	100%	20
Lv 13	SMOG	Poison	Physical	20	70%	20
Lv 20	BITE	Dark	Special	60	100%	25
Lv 27	FAINT ATTACK	Dark	Special	60	100%	20
Lv 35	FLAMETHROWER	Fire	Special	95	100%	15
Lv 43	CRUNCH	Dark	Special	80	100%	15

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	How to get it
FIRE SPIN	Fire	Special	15	70%	15	Breed from a parent that knows it
RAGE	Normal	Physical	20	100%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it
PURSUIT	Dark	Special	40	100%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it
COUNTER	Fighting	Physical	1	100%	20	Breed from a parent that knows it
SPITE	Ghost	Status	0	100%	10	Breed from a parent that knows it
REVERSAL	Fighting	Physical	1	100%	15	Breed from a parent that knows it
BEAT UP	Dark	Special	10	100%	10	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Machine
HEADBUTT	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	TM02 (Headbutt)
CURSE	???	Status	0	100%	10	TM03 (Curse)
ROAR	Normal	Status	0	100%	20	TM05 (Roar)
TOXIC	Poison	Status	0	85%	10	TM06 (Toxic)
ROCK SMASH	Fighting	Physical	20	100%	15	TM08 (Rock Smash)
HIDDEN POWER	Normal	Physical	1	100%	15	TM10 (Hidden Power)
SUNNY DAY	Fire	Status	0	90%	5	TM11 (Sunny Day)
SNORE	Normal	Physical	40	100%	15	TM13 (Snore)
PROTECT	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM17 (Protect)
ENDURE	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM21 (Frustration)
SOLARBEAM	Grass	Special	120	100%	10	TM22 (Solarbeam)
IRON TAIL	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	TM23 (Iron Tail)
RETURN	Normal	Physical	1	100%	20	TM27 (Return)
SHADOW BALL	Ghost	Physical	80	100%	15	TM30 (Shadow Ball)
MUD-SLAP	Ground	Physical	20	100%	10	TM31 (Mud Slap)
DOUBLE TEAM	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM32 (Double Team)
SWAGGER	Normal	Status	0	90%	15	TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK	Normal	Status	0	100%	10	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
SLUDGE BOMB	Poison	Physical	90	100%	10	TM36 (Sludge Bomb)
FIRE BLAST	Fire	Special	120	85%	5	TM38 (Fire Blast)
SWIFT	Normal	Physical	60	100%	20	TM39 (Swift)
DREAM EATER	Psychic	Special	100	100%	15	TM42 (Dream Eater)
DETECT	Fighting	Status	0	100%	5	TM43 (Detect)
REST	Psychic	Status	0	100%	10	TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT	Normal	Status	0	100%	15	TM45 (Attract)
THIEF	Dark	Special	40	100%	10	TM46 (Thief)
NIGHTMARE	Ghost	Status	0	100%	15	TM50 (Nightmare)