Shadow Houndour

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Shadow Houndour's best moves and movesets
Special CP Values
Max CP Chart
Evolution Chart
Shadow Houndour in the meta
Mega boost
Catch Rates
Pokédex information
Shadow Houndour Pokédex entries
Sprites
Costumes
Frequently Asked Questions

Shadow Houndour is a Dark and Fire-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Dark and Fire-type Pokémon, Shadow Houndour is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-type moves.

Shadow Houndour's maximum Combat Power stat is 1395 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Feint Attack and Dark Pulse. Shadow Houndour encounters are boosted during Fog and Sunny weather. Shiny Shadow Houndour is not yet available.

Stats

Max CP	1395 CP
Attack	152 ATK
Defense	83 DEF
Stamina	128 HP
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	No

Shadow Houndour Type Chart

Shadow Houndour takes increased damage from:
+60.0%	Fighting Ground Rock Water

Shadow Houndour takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Dark Fire Ghost Grass Ice Steel
-60.9%	Psychic

Shadow Houndour's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	Not ranked
Dark-type Attacker Feint Attack / Flamethrower	Unknown#319
Fire-type Attacker Ember / Flamethrower	F Tier#198

Shadow Houndour's best moves and movesets

Shadow Houndour's best moveset is Feint Attack and Dark Pulse, with 6.31 DPS (damage per second) and 34.3 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Fog weather.

DPS6.31
TDO34.33
Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Feint Attack	Dark Pulse	6.31	34.3	4.3
2.	Feint Attack	Flamethrower	6.31	34.3	4.3
3.	Feint Attack	Crunch	6.31	34.3	4.3
4.	Ember	Dark Pulse	5.78	31.5	4.0
5.	Ember	Flamethrower	5.78	31.5	4.0
6.	Ember	Crunch	5.78	31.5	4.0
7.	Ember	Frustration	0.10	0	-
8.	Feint Attack	Frustration	0.10	0	-

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Houndour's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Houndour's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Houndour has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

Ember10101.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Bug
Steel
Grass
Ice
62.5%
Rock
Fire
Water
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 10
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.6s - 0.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 7
Energy 7

Effects
Ember has no special effects.
See Ember details page ↗
Feint Attack11101.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Fighting
Dark
Fairy
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 11
Energy 10
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 1.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 6
Energy 6

Effects
Feint Attack has no special effects.
See Feint Attack details page ↗

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

Damage	7
Energy	7

Damage	11
Energy	10
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

Damage	6
Energy	6

Charged Moves

Dark Pulse80503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Fighting
Dark
Fairy
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 1.4s - 2.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50

Effects
Dark Pulse has no special effects.
See Dark Pulse details page ↗
Flamethrower65502.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Bug
Steel
Grass
Ice
62.5%
Rock
Fire
Water
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 65
Energy 50
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.3s - 1.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 90
Energy 55

Effects
Flamethrower has no special effects.
See Flamethrower details page ↗
Crunch65333.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Fighting
Dark
Fairy
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 65
Energy 33
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 1.1s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 70
Energy 45

Effects
Special
Crunch has a 20.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
See Crunch details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration details page ↗

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

Damage	80
Energy	50

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.3s - 1.5s

Damage	90
Energy	55

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.1s - 2.8s

Damage	70
Energy	45

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

Special CP Values

Shadow Houndour's has 1395 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Houndour obtained from Raids can be encountered from 615 CP to 705 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 769 CP to 881 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Houndour can be found in the 491 CP to 529 CP range.

Max CP	1395 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	491 CP - 529 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	654 CP - 705 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	615 CP - 705 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	769 CP - 881 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Houndour Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	17 CP	2	54 CP	3	92 CP
4	129 CP	5	166 CP	6	203 CP
7	241 CP	8	278 CP	9	315 CP
10	352 CP	11	388 CP	12	423 CP
13	458 CP	14	493 CP	15	529 CP
16	564 CP	17	599 CP	18	635 CP
19	670 CP	20	705 CP	21	740 CP
22	776 CP	23	811 CP	24	846 CP
25	881 CP	26	917 CP	27	952 CP
28	987 CP	29	1023 CP	30	1058 CP
31	1076 CP	32	1093 CP	33	1111 CP
34	1128 CP	35	1146 CP	36	1164 CP
37	1181 CP	38	1199 CP	39	1217 CP
40	1234 CP	41	1250 CP	42	1266 CP
43	1282 CP	44	1298 CP	45	1314 CP
46	1330 CP	47	1346 CP	48	1362 CP
49	1379 CP	50	1395 CP

Shadow Houndour evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Houndour	50 Candy	Houndoom
Houndoom	100 / 20 Mega Energy	Mega Houndoom

Houndour evolves into Houndoom which costs 50 Candy.
Houndoom can Mega evolve into Mega Houndoom. Evolving Mega Houndoom costs 100 Mega energy the first time, and 20 energy every other time.

Shadow Houndour family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Houndour in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Shadow Houndour in the meta

PvE Analysis

⚔️ Raids

Shadow Houndour is very cute, but not viable on the raid scene.

🛡️ Gyms

Shadow Shiny flex only.

PvP Analysis

Preferred Moveset - Ember, Crunch & Flamethrower

🧸 Little League

Shadow Houndour is a decent Little cup pick, but the drop to its defense in its shadow form hurts it more than it helps, due to its frailty. There are more viable fire and dark-type options available at present.

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Houndour

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Houndour's Dark and Fire-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Houndour.

Dark

Fire

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Shadow Houndour in Pokémon GO is 33.48%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 64.64% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 78.97%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	33.48%	37.42%	45.74%	52.96%
No Berry	Curve	49.99%	54.93%	64.64%	72.25%
Razz Berry	-	45.74%	50.50%	60.04%	67.74%
Razz Berry	Curve	64.64%	69.74%	78.97%	85.38%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	51.99%	56.99%	66.73%	74.27%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	71.27%	76.18%	84.60%	90.05%
Golden Razz Berry	-	63.91%	69.02%	78.32%	84.82%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	82.32%	86.36%	92.56%	95.94%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Houndour, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#228
Height	0.61 m
Weight	10.8 kg
Region	Generation 2
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	40%
Base Flee Rate	10%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	15 Mega Energy

Size information

No size information available for this Pokémon

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Houndour

Purification cost	3 Candy
Purification cost	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Shadow Houndour Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Gold	It uses different kinds of cries for communicating withothers of its kind and for pursuing its prey.
Silver	To corner prey, they check each other's locationusing barks that only they can understand.
Crystal	Around dawn, its ominous howl echoes through thearea to announce that this is its territory.
Ruby, Sapphire	HOUNDOUR hunt as a coordinated pack. They communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey.This POKéMON’s remarkable teamwork is unparalleled.
Emerald	HOUNDOUR communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This POKéMON’s remarkable teamwork is simply unparalleled.
FireRed	To corner prey, they check each other’s location using barks that only they can understand.
LeafGreen	It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing prey.
Diamond, Pearl	It conveys its feelings using different cries. It works in a pack to cleverly take down prey.
Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	It is smart enough to hunt in packs. It uses a variety of cries for communicating with others.
HeartGold	It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey.
SoulSilver	To corner prey, they check each other’s location using barks that only they can understand.
X	Around dawn, its ominous howl echoes through the area to announce that this is its territory.
Y	To corner prey, they check each other’s location using barks that only they can understand.
Omega Ruby	Houndour hunt as a coordinated pack. They communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This Pokémon’s remarkable teamwork is unparalleled.
Alpha Sapphire	Houndour hunt as a coordinated pack. They communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This Pokémon’s remarkable teamwork is unparalleled.
Ultra Sun	It cooperates with others skillfully. When it becomes your partner, it’s very loyal to you as its Trainer and will obey your orders.
Ultra Moon	They make repeated eerie howls before dawn to call attention to their pack.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Houndour

Shadow Houndour high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Houndour. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Wallpaper

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Shadow Houndour’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Dark and Fire-type Pokémon, Shadow Houndour is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-type moves.

What are the best moves for Shadow Houndour in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Shadow Houndour in Pokémon GO are Feint Attack and Dark Pulse. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 6.307 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 34.331.

How does Shadow Houndour perform in Raids?

Shadow Houndour's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Shadow Houndour rank as a Dark-type attacker?

Shadow Houndour's performance as a Dark-type attacker is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Shadow Houndour rank as a Fire-type attacker?

Shadow Houndour is an F-Tier Fire-type attacker and not recommended for Raid battles.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Houndour?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Houndour: Mega Gyarados, Mega Houndoom, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Sableye, Mega Absol, Mega Houndoom, Mega Blaziken, and Primal Groudon.

What is Shadow Houndour’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Shadow Houndour’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 1234 CP and 1395 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Houndour be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Houndour cannot be shiny in Pokémon GO.

Can Shadow Houndour Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Houndour cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.