Houndour best moveset in Pokémon GO

Houndour's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Feint Attack and Flamethrower, with 10.18 damage per second, and it can deal 99.0 damage before Houndour faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Houndour are:

Feint Attack

Flamethrower

DPS10.18

TDO99.04

Score18.0

Boosted by

All Houndour movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Houndour movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Feint Attack	Flamethrower	10.18	99.0	18.0
2.	Ember	Flamethrower	9.77	95.0	17.2
3.	Feint Attack	Dark Pulse	9.76	95.0	17.2
4.	Feint Attack	Crunch	9.49	92.3	16.8
5.	Ember	Dark Pulse	9.41	91.5	16.6
6.	Ember	Crunch	9.25	90.0	16.3

Houndour fast moves guide

Moves

Ember1010

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

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	6

Effects

Ember has no special effects.

See Ember details page ↗

Feint Attack109

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	9
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.9s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	6
Energy	6

Effects

Feint Attack has no special effects.

See Feint Attack details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Ember	10	10.00	10	10.00	1.0s	7	6	3.50	3.00	1s
Feint Attack	10	11.11	9	10.00	0.9s	6	6	3.00	3.00	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Houndour's Fast Moves Type Coverage


Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6

Houndour charge moves guide

Houndour has access to 3 Charge moves (Dark Pulse, Flamethrower, and Crunch), which cover Dark and Fire-type attacks. When using Dark Pulse, Flamethrower, and Crunch you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Dark Pulse8050

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

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 ↗

Flamethrower7050

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Flamethrower has no special effects.

See Flamethrower details page ↗

Crunch7033

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%

62.5%

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	1.3s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	70
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Crunch details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Crunch Special Crunch has a 30.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	70	21.88	33	1.56	3.2s	70	45	1.56
Dark Pulse	80	26.67	50	1.60	3.0s	80	50	1.60
Flamethrower	70	31.82	50	1.64	2.2s	90	55	1.64

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Crunch has a 30.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Houndour's Charge Moves Type Coverage


Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Fire	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0