Competitive Information for Houndoom [Black/White]
Dark / Fire
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Flash Fire ability are immune to Fire attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Houndoom? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Houndoom is a sensational Dark and Fire-typed Pokemon. Houndoom is a usual Pokemon to see in Generation 5. Houndoom is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Houndoom is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Black Glasses
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Crunch / Sucker Punch
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Fire Fang / Flame Charge
- Thunder Fang
Physical Sweeper Houndoom (Flash Fire)
Houndoom is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Houndoom from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Houndoom for the following turns). Life Orb boosts the power of Houndoom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Houndoom's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Houndoom's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Fang is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze. 10% chance to flinch).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Sludge Bomb
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Houndoom (Flash Fire)
Houndoom is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. White Herb will reset Houndoom's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). Focus Sash helps protect Houndoom from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Houndoom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Houndoom's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Houndoom cannot move next turn).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Flame Charge
- Pursuit
- Super Fang
- Fire Blast
Houndoom Mixed Sweeper (Doom And Gloom)
Houndoom is a spectacular Mixed Sweeper. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Houndoom last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Flash Fire, Houndoom's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Pursuit is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if a foe is switching out).
♦ Super Fang is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (does damage equal to 1/2 target's current hp).
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: White Herb
Ability: Unnerve
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 27 Hp / 236 SpA / 247 SpD
Moveset:
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Overheat
- Fire Blast
Houndoom Special Tank (Doom Sweep)
Houndoom is an extraordinary Special Tank. It's meant to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. White Herb will reset Houndoom's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Overheat). With Unnerve, while Houndoom is active it prevents opposing pokemon from using their berries.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Houndoom's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Item: Focus Band
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 240 Hp / 15 Def / 240 SpA / 15 SpD
Moveset:
- Nasty Plot
- Dark Pulse
- Dream Eater / Flamethrower
- Fire Blast
Houndoom Special Tank (Doom Doggy)
Houndoom is an extraordinary Special Tank. It is designed to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Flash Fire, Houndoom's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dream Eater is a special 100-base power Psychic-type move (Houndoom gains 1/2 hp inflicted. sleeping target only).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Houndoom? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Black Glasses
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Crunch / Sucker Punch
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Fire Fang / Flame Charge
- Thunder Fang
Doubles Physical Sweeper Houndoom (Flash Fire)
Houndoom is an astounding Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Houndoom from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out (usually Flame Charge to boost Houndoom for the following turns). Life Orb boosts the power of Houndoom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Houndoom's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Fire Fang is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Flame Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Fire-type move (100% chance to raise your Houndoom's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Thunder Fang is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze. 10% chance to flinch).
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Item: Life Orb / Charcoal
Ability: Flash Fire
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Overheat
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Sludge Bomb
Doubles Special Sweeper Houndoom (Flash Fire)
Houndoom is a marvelous Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Houndoom from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Houndoom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Flash Fire, Houndoom's fire attacks do 1.5x damage if hit by one fire move; fire immunity.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Houndoom's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Houndoom cannot move next turn).
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Houndoom learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Houndoom can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Houndoom
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Inferno
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Feint, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Houndoom's stats
- Flame Charge
- Howl
- Nasty Plot
- Rage
Most notable and possible best moves for Houndoom
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Houndoom in Black and White
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