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

Mega Houndoom's maximum Combat Power stat is 4344 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Snarl / Dark Pulse+. Mega Houndoom encounters are boosted during Fog and Sunny weather. Shiny Mega Houndoom is available! ✨

Mega Houndoom Stats and Max CP

Mega Houndoom's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

A+ Tier#26

Dark-type

S Tier#1

Fire-type

A Tier#25

Mega Houndoom Type Chart

Mega Houndoom takes increased damage from:

Fighting160.0%

Ground160.0%

Rock160.0%

Water160.0%

Mega Houndoom takes reduced damage from:

Psychic39.1%

Dark62.5%

Fire62.5%

Ghost62.5%

Grass62.5%

Ice62.5%

Steel62.5%

Mega Houndoom best moveset

Snarl + Dark Pulse+

S

Snarl

Dark Pulse+

Mega Houndoom's best Dark-type moveset is Snarl / Dark Pulse+, with 22.09 DPS and 486.2 TDO. These moves are boosted by Fog weather. Mega Houndoom ranks #1 (S Tier) as a Dark attacker with that moveset.

Simulation settings

Weather Selector

Extreme↓

Party Power

Off↓

Mega Level

Super Max Level (1.3×, +2 levels)↓

Opponent

Dummy bossPokémon

A neutral benchmark that ignores type matchups, so all movesets are compared equally.Uses the selected Pokémon's typing and defensive stats.

Selected opponent

◎Dummy boss

Selected opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Snarl	Dark Pulse+	22.09	486.2	19.86
2.	Fire Fang	Dark Pulse+	20.63	454.2	18.55
3.	Incinerate	Dark Pulse+	19.38	426.7	17.42
4.	Snarl	Foul Play	17.42	383.6	15.66
5.	Fire Fang	Foul Play	17.17	378.0	15.43
6.	Snarl	Flamethrower	16.64	366.3	14.95
7.	Incinerate	Foul Play	16.59	365.2	14.91
8.	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	16.54	364.1	14.87

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Fast Attacks

• Snarl11131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	11
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	13

  
  

  Effects

  Snarl has no special effects.

  See Snarl details page ↗
• Fire Fang1391.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Bug
    • Steel
    • Grass
    • Ice

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Fire
    • Water
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	13
  Energy	9
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.7s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	6

  
  

  Effects

  Fire Fang has no special effects.

  See Fire Fang details page ↗
• Incinerate32222.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Bug
    • Steel
    • Grass
    • Ice

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Fire
    • Water
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	32
  Energy	22
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	0.7s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	20
  Energy	20

  
  

  Effects

  Incinerate has no special effects.

  See Incinerate details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Dark Pulse+1501003.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Dark Pulse+ has no special effects.

  See Dark Pulse+ 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 ↗
• Foul Play70502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.7s - 1.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Foul Play has no special effects.

  See Foul Play details page ↗
• Fire Blast1401004.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Bug
    • Steel
    • Grass
    • Ice

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Fire
    • Water
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	4.0s
  Damage window	2.9s - 3.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	80

  
  

  Effects

  Fire Blast has no special effects.

  See Fire Blast 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 ↗
• Trailblaze65502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ground
    • Rock
    • Water

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Grass
    • Dragon

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Trailblaze has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

  See Trailblaze details page ↗

More information

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

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

Mega Houndoom in the meta

PvE Analysis

PvP Analysis

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#229
Height	1.9 m
Weight	49.5 kg
Region	Generation 2
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	15%
Base Flee Rate	6%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	50 50000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	15 Mega Energy

Evolution Chart

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

• Houndour evolves into Houndoom which costs 50 Candy.
• Houndoom can transform into Mega Houndoom through Mega Evolution. This costs 100 energy the first time and 20 energy each subsequent time.

More information

▾Mega Houndoom family

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

Houndour

Houndoom

Mega Houndoom

Shadow Houndour

Shadow Houndoom

▾Size information

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.93 m	0.95 m	1.9 m	2.85 m	2.95 m

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Mega Houndoom's height ranges from 0.93 m to 2.95 m, with the average being 1.9 m. The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

Size bounds

This table shows the size bounds of Mega Houndoom in Pokémon GO. The size bounds are the minimum and maximum values for each size category.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.931 m	0.95 m
	3′01″	3′01″
XS	0.95 m	1.9 m
	3′01″	6′03″
M	1.425 m	2.375 m
	4′08″	7′10″
XL	2.375 m	2.85 m
	7′10″	9′04″
XXL	2.85 m	2.945 m
	9′04″	9′08″

Mega Houndoom CP Chart

Mega Houndoom has 4344 max CP (at Level 50). A Mega Houndoom obtained from Raids can be encountered from 2106 CP to 2195 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 2633 CP to 2744 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Mega Houndoom can be found in the 1579 CP to 1647 CP range.

Max CP	4344 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1579 CP - 1647 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	2106 CP - 2195 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	2106 CP - 2195 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	2633 CP - 2744 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 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 guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

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

Mega Pokémon that boost Mega Houndoom

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

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 and Power Up Costs

The base catch rate for Mega Houndoom in Pokémon GO is 12.55%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 28.97% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 40.14%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Pokémon level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Dark medal

None↓

Fire medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	12.55%	14.30%	18.23%	21.98%
	Curve	20.39%	23.07%	28.97%	34.42%
Razz Berry	-	18.23%	20.66%	26.05%	31.08%
	Curve	28.97%	32.52%	40.14%	46.89%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	21.45%	24.25%	30.39%	36.03%
	Curve	33.67%	37.63%	45.98%	53.21%
Golden Razz Berry	-	28.49%	32.00%	39.53%	46.23%
	Curve	43.46%	48.09%	57.48%	65.17%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Mega Houndoom, 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

Mega Houndoom Pokémon GO Power Up Costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	520,000	304	296
LVL 40	280,000	304	10
LVL 35	190,000	196	-
LVL 30	125,000	126	-
LVL 25	80,000	87	-
LVL 20	47,500	58	-
LVL 15	25,500	38	-
LVL 10	11,000	19	-
LVL 5	3,000	9	-

Mega Houndoom Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Mega Houndoom from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy, and 296 Candy XL to fully power up Mega Houndoom in Pokémon GO.

Complete Mega Houndoom Power Up Costs Table

LVL	Power Ups	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL	Total Stardust	Total Candy	Total Candy XL
1	1	200	1	-	200	1	-
1.5	2	200	1	-	400	2	-
2	3	200	1	-	600	3	-
2.5	4	200	1	-	800	4	-
3	5	400	1	-	1,200	5	-
3.5	6	400	1	-	1,600	6	-
4	7	400	1	-	2,000	7	-
4.5	8	400	1	-	2,400	8	-
5	9	600	1	-	3,000	9	-
5.5	10	600	1	-	3,600	10	-
6	11	600	1	-	4,200	11	-
6.5	12	600	1	-	4,800	12	-
7	13	800	1	-	5,600	13	-
7.5	14	800	1	-	6,400	14	-
8	15	800	1	-	7,200	15	-
8.5	16	800	1	-	8,000	16	-
9	17	1,000	1	-	9,000	17	-
9.5	18	1,000	1	-	10,000	18	-
10	19	1,000	1	-	11,000	19	-
10.5	20	1,000	1	-	12,000	20	-
11	21	1,300	2	-	13,300	22	-
11.5	22	1,300	2	-	14,600	24	-
12	23	1,300	2	-	15,900	26	-
12.5	24	1,300	2	-	17,200	28	-
13	25	1,600	2	-	18,800	30	-
13.5	26	1,600	2	-	20,400	32	-
14	27	1,600	2	-	22,000	34	-
14.5	28	1,600	2	-	23,600	36	-
15	29	1,900	2	-	25,500	38	-
15.5	30	1,900	2	-	27,400	40	-
16	31	1,900	2	-	29,300	42	-
16.5	32	1,900	2	-	31,200	44	-
17	33	2,200	2	-	33,400	46	-
17.5	34	2,200	2	-	35,600	48	-
18	35	2,200	2	-	37,800	50	-
18.5	36	2,200	2	-	40,000	52	-
19	37	2,500	2	-	42,500	54	-
19.5	38	2,500	2	-	45,000	56	-
20	39	2,500	2	-	47,500	58	-
20.5	40	2,500	2	-	50,000	60	-
21	41	3,000	3	-	53,000	63	-
21.5	42	3,000	3	-	56,000	66	-
22	43	3,000	3	-	59,000	69	-
22.5	44	3,000	3	-	62,000	72	-
23	45	3,500	3	-	65,500	75	-
23.5	46	3,500	3	-	69,000	78	-
24	47	3,500	3	-	72,500	81	-
24.5	48	3,500	3	-	76,000	84	-
25	49	4,000	3	-	80,000	87	-
25.5	50	4,000	3	-	84,000	90	-
26	51	4,000	4	-	88,000	94	-
26.5	52	4,000	4	-	92,000	98	-
27	53	4,500	4	-	96,500	102	-
27.5	54	4,500	4	-	101,000	106	-
28	55	4,500	4	-	105,500	110	-
28.5	56	4,500	4	-	110,000	114	-
29	57	5,000	4	-	115,000	118	-
29.5	58	5,000	4	-	120,000	122	-
30	59	5,000	4	-	125,000	126	-
30.5	60	5,000	4	-	130,000	130	-
31	61	6,000	6	-	136,000	136	-
31.5	62	6,000	6	-	142,000	142	-
32	63	6,000	6	-	148,000	148	-
32.5	64	6,000	6	-	154,000	154	-
33	65	7,000	8	-	161,000	162	-
33.5	66	7,000	8	-	168,000	170	-
34	67	7,000	8	-	175,000	178	-
34.5	68	7,000	8	-	182,000	186	-
35	69	8,000	10	-	190,000	196	-
35.5	70	8,000	10	-	198,000	206	-
36	71	8,000	10	-	206,000	216	-
36.5	72	8,000	10	-	214,000	226	-
37	73	9,000	12	-	223,000	238	-
37.5	74	9,000	12	-	232,000	250	-
38	75	9,000	12	-	241,000	262	-
38.5	76	9,000	12	-	250,000	274	-
39	77	10,000	15	-	260,000	289	-
39.5	78	10,000	15	-	270,000	304	-
40	79	10,000	-	10	280,000	304	10
40.5	80	10,000	-	10	290,000	304	20
41	81	11,000	-	10	301,000	304	30
41.5	82	11,000	-	10	312,000	304	40
42	83	11,000	-	12	323,000	304	52
42.5	84	11,000	-	12	334,000	304	64
43	85	12,000	-	12	346,000	304	76
43.5	86	12,000	-	12	358,000	304	88
44	87	12,000	-	15	370,000	304	103
44.5	88	12,000	-	15	382,000	304	118
45	89	13,000	-	15	395,000	304	133
45.5	90	13,000	-	15	408,000	304	148
46	91	13,000	-	17	421,000	304	165
46.5	92	13,000	-	17	434,000	304	182
47	93	14,000	-	17	448,000	304	199
47.5	94	14,000	-	17	462,000	304	216
48	95	14,000	-	20	476,000	304	236
48.5	96	14,000	-	20	490,000	304	256
49	97	15,000	-	20	505,000	304	276
49.5	98	15,000	-	20	520,000	304	296

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Mega Houndoom

• Regular Mega Houndoom MEGACopy shortcode
• Regular Mega Houndoom MEGACopy shortcode
• Shiny Mega Houndoom MEGACopy shortcode
• Shiny Mega Houndoom MEGACopy shortcode

Mega Houndoom high resolution sprites

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

• #229
• #229

Wallpaper