Competitive Information for Houndoom (mega) [Sun/Moon]


Dark / Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Houndoom-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Houndoom is a decent Dark and Fire-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to see Houndoom show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Houndoom is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Houndoominite
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Fire Blast
- Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse
- Nasty Plot
Special Sweeper Houndoom-Mega (Popular/Trending)
Houndoom is an awesome Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Solar Power, if sunny day is active Houndoom's sp. atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max hp per turn.
♦ Fire Blast is a special STAB-boosted 110-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-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).
♦ Nasty Plot is a status move (raises your Houndoom's special attack by 2 stages).
Item: Houndoominite
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Overheat / Flamethrower
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Sludge Bomb
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Houndoom-Mega (Solar Power)
Houndoom is an awesome Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Solar Power, if sunny day is active Houndoom's sp. atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max hp per turn.
♦ Flamethrower is a special STAB-boosted 90-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).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Houndoom-mega? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Houndoominite
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 132 Hp / 252 SpA / 124 Spe
Moveset:
- Heat Wave / Incinerate
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Sludge Bomb
Doubles Special Sweeper Houndoom-Mega (Solar Power)
Houndoom is a notable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. With Solar Power, if sunny day is active Houndoom's sp. atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max hp per turn.
♦ Incinerate is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ 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).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Houndoom-mega 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-mega can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Houndoom-mega
- Moves: Sunny Day + Solar Beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Inferno
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Snatch, Feint, Sucker Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Houndoom-mega
- Dark Pulse
- Fire Blast
- Flame Charge
- Flamethrower
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Hidden Power Ground
- Nasty Plot
- Overheat
- Sludge Bomb
Common Effort Values for Houndoom-mega in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Optimize Houndoom-mega's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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