No.0229 · Dark Pokémon
Houndoom
ヘルガー
Makes sleep pass twice as quickly.
Protects against fire moves. Once one has been blocked, the Pokémon's own Fire moves inflict 1.5× damage until it leaves battle.
Prevents opposing Pokémon from eating held Berries.
02 //Base stats
Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).
- HPtop 39%
- Attacktop 35%
- Defensetop 79%
- Sp. Atktop 12%
- Sp. Deftop 36%
- Speedtop 20%
03 //Type matchups
04 //Evolution
05 //Easily confused with
Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.
06 //Where to find it
| Games | Location | Method |
|---|---|---|
SV | Chilling Waterhead The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Crystal PoolAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Fellhorn GorgeAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Infernal PassAtlas The Teal Mask | Static |
SV | Infernal PassAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Kitakami Wilds The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | North Province Area TwoAtlas | Wild |
SV | Oni MountainAtlas The Teal Mask | Wild |
SV | Paradise BarrensAtlas The Teal Mask | Static |
SV | South Province Area FourAtlas | Static |
SV | South Province Area SixAtlas | Static |
SV | Tera Raid Battles 5★ | Tera Raid |
ZA | Hyperspace Lumiose Fire zone · 3★ | Hyperspace |
ZA | Hyperspace Lumiose Dark zone · 3★ | Hyperspace |
ZA | Lysandre Labs | Wild |
ZA | Wild Zone 6 | Wild |
Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.
07 //Moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow | Acc | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page → | Fire | 40 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 40 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Normal | — | 100 | 30 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Dark | — | — | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Poison | 30 | 70 | 20 | ||
| 1 | Page → | Electric | 65 | 95 | 15 | ||
| 13 | Page → | Normal | — | — | 20 | ||
| 16 | Page → | Dark | 60 | 100 | 25 | ||
| 20 | Page → | Fire | 60 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 26 | Page → | Dark | — | 100 | 10 | ||
| 30 | Page → | Fire | 65 | 95 | 15 | ||
| 35 | Page → | Dark | — | 100 | 15 | ||
| 41 | Page → | Dark | 1 | 100 | 10 | ||
| 45 | Page → | Dark | 95 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 50 | Page → | Fire | 90 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 56 | Page → | Dark | 80 | 100 | 15 | ||
| 62 | Page → | Fire | 100 | 50 | 5 |
Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.
08 //Pokédex entries
Identifiable by its eerie howls, people a long time ago thought it was the grim reaper and feared it.
They spew flames mixed with poison to finish off their opponents. They divvy up their prey evenly among the members of their pack.
In a Houndoom pack, the one with its horns raked sharply toward the back serves a leadership role. These Pokémon choose their leader by fighting among themselves.
The flames it breathes when angry contain toxins. If they cause a burn, it will hurt forever.
Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper.
In a Houndoom pack, the one with its horns raked sharply back serves a leadership role. They choose their leader by fighting among themselves.
09 //Names in other languages
- Japanese
- ヘルガー
- Rōmaji
- Hellgar
- Korean
- 헬가
- Chinese (Simplified)
- 黑鲁加
- Chinese (Traditional)
- 黑魯加
- French
- Démolosse
- German
- Hundemon
- Spanish
- Houndoom
- Italian
- Houndoom
10 //Training & breeding
Training
Breeding
Other names
Regional Pokédex numbers
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