What is a good competitive moveset for Houndoom-mega? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Houndoom is a stupendous Dark and Fire-typed Pokemon. It's not-uncommon to find yourself dealing with Houndoom when battling in the 6th generation meta. Houndoom is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Houndoom is an interesting Special Sweeper. It was designed 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.
♦ Overheat is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Fire-type move (lowers your Houndoom's special attack by 2 stages). ♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Houndoom-mega? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Doubles Special Sweeper Houndoom-Mega (Solar Power)
Houndoom is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It was designed 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.
♦ Heat Wave is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the foes). ♦ 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).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Houndoom-mega can perform in X/Y. 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 XY 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: Endure, Protect, Snatch, Feint, Sucker Punch
Most notable and possible best moves for Houndoom-mega
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