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 Black & White, 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 Black & White. 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.

UnnerveHA

Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.

Flash Fire grants Fire immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It is smart enough to hunt in packs. It uses a variety of cries for communicating with others.

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 V 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 Black & White (Best Counters)

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 82-97% Earthquake 2x 147-173%KO Dig 2x 118-139%KO Brick Break 2x 167-197%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 82-97% Earthquake 2x 176-208%KO Dig 2x 142-168%KO Brick Break 2x 199-234%KO View Sawk builds →
Gurdurr Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Dynamic PunchLv. 37 DigTM28 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 97-114%KO Dynamic Punch 2x 230-271%KO Dig 2x 123-145%KO Rock Slide 2x 114-135%KO View Gurdurr builds →
Palpitoad WaterGround	D
Available Moves Moves Muddy WaterLv. 28 SurfHM03 ScaldTM55 Bubble BeamLv. 12 Damage vs Houndour Muddy Water 2x 104-123%KO Surf 2x 104-123%KO Scald 2x 91-109%KO Bubble Beam 2x 75-89% View Palpitoad builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 WaterfallHM05 ScaldTM55 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Houndour Surf 2x 133-157%KO Waterfall 2x 90-106%KO Scald 2x 118-140%KO Rock Slide 2x 85-100%KO View Omanyte builds →

Black & White 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 181 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)

Black & White Houndour Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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 8 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 8

Smog

—207020Poison

Lv 13

Roar-6

C—10020Normal

Lv 16

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 20

Odor Sleuth

———40Normal

Lv 25

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Lv 28

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Lv 32

Feint Attack

—60—20Dark

Lv 37

Embargo

D—10015Dark

Lv 40

Foul Play

C9510015Dark

Lv 44

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

Lv 49

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 52

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Lv 56

Inferno

—100505Fire

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM85

Dream Eater

—10010015Psychic

TM63

Embargo

D—10015Dark

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM43

Flame Charge

D5010020Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

C9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM59

Incinerate

—3010015Fire

TM50

Overheat

B140905Fire

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM67

Retaliate

D701005Normal

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C—10020Normal

TM94

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM95

Snarl

—559515Dark

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM41

Torment

——10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM61

Will-O-Wisp

C—7515Fire

Egg Moves

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Feint+2

—3010010Normal

Egg

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Egg

Fire Spin

D358515Fire

Egg

Nasty Plot

C——20Dark

Egg

Punishment

——1005Dark

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rage

—2010020Normal

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Spite

——10010Ghost

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

C801005Dark

Egg

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

Tutor Moves

Houndour can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Black & White Houndour Locations

high spawn rates for Houndour across 1 locations in late-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Houndour in Black & White

Route 9

Grass Lv.31-32 Route

CommonLate

AnySwarm active

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 Black & White, 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 Black & White. 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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Panpour Water	D
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 10 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 43-53% View Panpour builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 50-60% View Oshawott builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Upcoming Move Moves Brick BreakLv. 20 Learns Brick Break at Level 20 View Scraggy builds →

Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Damage vs Houndour Ancient Power 2x 80-94% Rock Throw 2x 122-144%KO View Archen builds →
Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Water GunLv. 1 Aqua JetLv. 15 RolloutLv. 5 Damage vs Houndour Ancient Power 2x 65-78% Water Gun 2x 46-56% Aqua Jet 2x 74-89% Rollout 2x 56-67% View Tirtouga builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 10 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 65-78% Rollout 2x 41-50% View Omanyte builds →
Scraggy DarkFighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Brick BreakLv. 20 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 98-117%KO Brick Break 2x 131-156%KO Low Sweep 2x 117-139%KO View Scraggy builds →
Oshawott Water	D
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor ShellLv. 17 Water GunLv. 7 Damage vs Houndour Razor Shell 2x 107-128%KO Water Gun 2x 52-61% View Oshawott builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Low SweepTM47 RevengeLv. 21 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 85-100%KO Vital Throw 2x 157-185%KO Low Sweep 2x 148-175%KO Revenge 2x 135-160%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 Low SweepTM47 Rock SmashTM94 Double KickLv. 13 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 85-100%KO Low Sweep 2x 173-205%KO Rock Smash 2x 110-130%KO Double Kick 2x 85-100%KO View Sawk builds →
Archen RockFlying	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Rock ThrowLv. 5 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Houndour Ancient Power 2x 80-95% Rock Throw 2x 122-145%KO Rock Smash 2x 67-80% View Archen builds →
Tirtouga WaterRock	C
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Ancient PowerLv. 18 Water GunLv. 1 Aqua JetLv. 15 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Houndour Ancient Power 2x 63-75% Water Gun 2x 47-55% Aqua Jet 2x 75-90% Rock Smash 2x 50-60% View Tirtouga builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Water GunLv. 10 Rock SmashTM94 RolloutLv. 16 Damage vs Houndour Water Gun 2x 63-75% Rock Smash 2x 33-40% Rollout 2x 37-45% View Omanyte builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 81-96% Earthquake 2x 139-165%KO Dig 2x 113-133%KO Vital Throw 2x 148-174%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 81-96% Earthquake 2x 167-197%KO Dig 2x 132-157%KO Low Sweep 2x 165-196%KO View Sawk builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 Mud ShotLv. 25 Water GunLv. 10 Rock SmashTM94 Damage vs Houndour Rock Tomb 2x 65-78% Mud Shot 2x 54-64% Water Gun 2x 58-70% Rock Smash 2x 32-38% View Omanyte builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Houndour Rock Tomb 2x 70-83% View Lileep builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Houndour Earthquake 2x 180-213%KO Dig 2x 143-170%KO Low Sweep 2x 78-93% Rock Tomb 2x 74-87% View Krokorok builds →

Throh Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Vital ThrowLv. 17 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 85-100%KO Earthquake 2x 144-169%KO Dig 2x 115-136%KO Vital Throw 2x 153-181%KO View Throh builds →
Sawk Fighting	C
Available Moves Moves Focus BlastTM52 EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Brick BreakLv. 29 Damage vs Houndour Focus Blast 2x 85-100%KO Earthquake 2x 174-205%KO Dig 2x 138-164%KO Brick Break 2x 196-231%KO View Sawk builds →
Omanyte RockWater	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift Available Moves Moves ScaldTM55 BrineLv. 28 Rock TombTM39 Mud ShotLv. 25 Damage vs Houndour Scald 2x 117-138%KO Brine 2x 97-115%KO Rock Tomb 2x 68-81% Mud Shot 2x 54-64% View Omanyte builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift TM Move Moves Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Houndour Rock Tomb 2x 72-85% View Lileep builds →
Krokorok GroundDark	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigTM28 Low SweepTM47 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Houndour Earthquake 2x 186-219%KO Dig 2x 150-177%KO Low Sweep 2x 79-95% Bulldoze 2x 114-135%KO View Krokorok builds →

Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Houndour Close Combat 2x 415-488%KO Stone Edge 2x 346-408%KO View Terrakion builds →
Jellicent WaterGhost	B
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves RecoverRecovery Will O Wisp TauntUtility ScaldSTAB Damage vs Houndour Scald 2x 113-134%KO View Jellicent builds →
Conkeldurr Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Drain Punch Mach Punch Ice Punch Thunder Punch Damage vs Houndour Drain Punch 2x 303-357%KO Mach Punch 2x 162-191%KO View Conkeldurr builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Houndour Earthquake 2x 219-258%KO View Gliscor builds →