Houndoom #229 Diamond and Pearl
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#229 Houndoom
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| Male | Female | Male | Female | |
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Houndoom - Dark Pokémon
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| Diamond | Long ago, people imagined its eerie howls to be the call of the grim reaper. | ||||||||||||||||
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Evolutions
-- Level 24 -->
Ability
| Early Bird | The Pokémon awakens quickly from sleep. |
| Flash Fire | It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one. |
Height
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Male Trainer: 4'11"
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Houndoom: 5'7"
Weight
Houndoom: 77 lbs. Female Trainer: 88 lbs.
Catching/ Experience Data
| Items | Catch Rate | Run Chance | Experience Won | Experience Rate | Total Experience | |
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| None | 45 | 0 | 204 | Slow | 1,250,000 | |
Moves
| Level | Name | Power | Accuracy | Effect |
| Type | Category | Power Points | Description | |
| 1 | Thunder Fang | 65 | 95 | Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target and a 10% chance to make the target flinch. |
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15 | The user bites with electrified fangs. It may also make the target flinch or leave it with paralysis. | |
| 1 | Leer | 0 | 100 | Lowers the target's Defense by one stage. |
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30 | The opposing team gains an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The opposing team's Defense stats are reduced. | |
| 1 | Ember | 40 | 100 | Has a 10% chance to [burn]{mechanic} the target. |
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25 | The target is attacked with small flames. It may also leave the target with a burn. | |
| 1 | Howl | 0 | 0 | Raises the user's Attack by one stage. |
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40 | The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, boosting its Attack stat. | |
| 1 | Smog | 20 | 70 | Has a 40% chance to poison the target. |
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20 | The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. It may also poison the target. | |
| 4 | Howl | 0 | 0 | Raises the user's Attack by one stage. |
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40 | The user howls loudly to raise its spirit, boosting its Attack stat. | |
| 9 | Smog | 20 | 70 | Has a 40% chance to poison the target. |
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20 | The target is attacked with a discharge of filthy gases. It may also poison the target. | |
| 14 | Roar | 0 | 100 | Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. |
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20 | The target is scared off and replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends. | |
| 17 | Bite | 60 | 100 | Has a 0% chance to make the target flinch. |
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25 | The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch. | |
| 22 | Odor Sleuth | 0 | 0 | Forces the target to have no Evade, and allows it to be hit by Normal and Fighting moves even if it's a Ghost. |
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40 | Enables a Ghost-type target to be hit with Normal- and Fighting-type attacks. It also enables an evasive target to be hit. | |
| 28 | Beat Up | 10 | 100 | Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has. |
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10 | The user gets all party Pokémon to attack the target. The more party Pokémon, the greater the number of attacks. | |
| 32 | Fire Fang | 65 | 95 | Has a 10% chance to [burn]{mechanic} the target and a 10% chance to make the target flinch. |
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15 | The user bites with flame-cloaked fangs. It may also make the target flinch or leave it burned. | |
| 38 | Faint Attack | 60 | 0 | Never misses. |
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20 | The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. It hits without fail. | |
| 44 | Embargo | 0 | 100 | Target cannot use held items. |
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15 | It prevents the target from using its held item. Its Trainer is also prevented from using items on it. | |
| 48 | Flamethrower | 95 | 100 | Has a 10% chance to [burn]{mechanic} the target. |
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15 | The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. It may also leave the target with a burn. | |
| 54 | Crunch | 80 | 100 | Has a 0% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage. |
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15 | The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. It may also lower the target's Defense stat. | |
| 60 | Nasty Plot | 0 | 0 | Raises the user's Special Attack by two stages. |
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20 | The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk. |
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| Hit Points (HP) | Attack (ATK) | Defense (DEF) | Speed (SPD) | Special Attack (SPATK) | Special Defense (SPDEF) | |
| EV Gain | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | +0 |
| Base | 75 | 90 | 50 | 95 | 110 | 80 |
| Ranking | Hit Points (HP) | Attack (ATK) | Defense (DEF) | Speed (SPD) | Special Attack (SPATK) | Special Defense (SPDEF) |
| 170⁄493 | 144⁄493 | 370⁄493 | 85⁄493 | 44⁄493 | 169⁄493 | |

































