Competitive Information for Houndoom [Gold/Silver]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Houndoom? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Gold/Silver 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 Gold/Silver generation metagame.
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Houndoom is an interesting Dark and Fire-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty common sight to see Houndoom out in the 2nd generation battlefield. There were no known abilities back in the Gold/Silver Pokemon games. Houndoom is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Black Glasses
Moveset:
- Fire Blast / Sunny Day
- Pursuit / Crunch
- Roar
- Sleep Talk
Support Houndoom (Popular/Trending)
Houndoom is a fabulous Support. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Houndoom last longer regaining it's health points every turn.
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
♦ Pursuit is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if the foe is switching out).
♦ Crunch is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Houndoom must be asleep. uses another known move).
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Item: Gold Berry
Moveset:
- Return / Strength
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball
- Rock Smash / Counter
Physical Sweeper Houndoom (Retro)
Houndoom is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a physical 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a physical 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Smash is a physical 20-base power Fighting-type move (50% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Counter is a physical 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
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Item: Charcoal
Moveset:
- Flamethrower / Ember
- Crunch / Bite
- Solar Beam
- Detect
Special Sweeper Houndoom (Retro)
Houndoom is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Ember is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Crunch is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bite is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Solar Beam is a special 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Detect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Houndoom this turn).
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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.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Houndoom can perform in Gold/Silver. 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 GS Move and Ability Combos for Houndoom
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Houndoom's stats
- Curse
- Rage
Most notable and possible best moves for Houndoom
- Counter
- Crunch
- Fire Blast
- Protect
- Pursuit
- Rest
- Roar
- Sleep Talk
- Sunny Day
- Thief
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Houndoom in Gold and Silver
- Serious Nature ( 252/0/252/252/252/252/ )
- Nature ( )
- Optimize Houndoom's EV spread for Pokemon Gold and Silver
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