Best Mega Houndoom counters

The best Mega Houndoom counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, Shadow Kyogre, Shadow Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Mega Swampert, and Shadow Rampardos. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 2 - 6 Trainers to defeat Mega Houndoom in a Mega Raid.

Simulation settings

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Primal Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Shadow Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Mega Swampert

Mud Shot / Hydro Cannon

Shadow Rampardos

Smack Down / Rock Slide

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	39.51	1080.8	8	237s	77.1
2.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	39.46	1079.5	8	237s	77.0
3.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	37.08	694.1	12	256s	67.0
4.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	37.30	567.5	15	258s	64.6
5.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	33.20	835.1	10	282s	63.7
6.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon *	33.68	787.5	11	279s	63.6
7.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	39.40	406.8	22	251s	63.1
8.	Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	32.69	814.7	11	287s	62.6
9.	Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	32.69	814.7	11	287s	62.6
10.	Terrakion	Smack Down	Sacred Sword *	32.13	800.7	11	292s	61.5
11.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	29.37	1083.4	8	315s	60.9
12.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	32.84	630.4	14	289s	59.6
13.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	36.56	396.1	22	269s	59.1
14.	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	28.73	924.0	9	324s	57.9
15.	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	30.84	688.4	13	305s	57.7
16.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	32.01	595.0	15	297s	57.7
17.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	37.43	305.9	29	270s	57.1
18.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	30.03	684.7	13	313s	56.5
19.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	31.17	566.0	15	305s	55.9
20.	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	29.28	701.9	12	321s	55.6
21.	Shadow Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon *	31.67	509.3	17	302s	55.5
22.	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	34.06	378.8	23	289s	55.3
23.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	31.23	468.1	19	308s	53.9
24.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	31.18	455.1	19	309s	53.5
25.	Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	32.20	397.7	22	303s	53.4
26.	Shadow Empoleon	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon *	32.28	393.3	22	302s	53.4
27.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	29.09	589.0	15	325s	53.4
28.	Shadow Feraligatr	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon *	30.72	467.7	19	313s	53.2
29.	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	28.55	608.9	14	331s	53.0
30.	Shadow Crawdaunt	Waterfall	Crabhammer	31.81	397.6	22	306s	52.9

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Group size

You need at least 2 Trainers to defeat a Mega Houndoom in a Mega Raid.

Minimum group size: 2 Trainers
Optimal group size: 4 - 6 Trainers
Very easy with: 7+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 2 Trainers

Mega Houndoom CP range from Raids

Mega Houndoom can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 2106 CP to 2195 CP, with no weather boost
From 2633 CP to 2744 CP with Fog and Sunny weather boost

Mega Houndoom weaknesses

Mega Houndoom type chart

When fighting Mega Houndoom, keep in mind the that Dark and Fire-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-type moves. They take reduced damage from Dark, Fire, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Steel, and Psychic-type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting160.0%
Ground160.0%
Rock160.0%
Water160.0%

Resistances

Psychic39.1%
Dark62.5%
Fire62.5%
Ghost62.5%
Grass62.5%
Ice62.5%
Steel62.5%

More information

Mega Houndoom takes increased damage from Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water type moves.
Mega Houndoom takes reduced damage from Psychic, Dark, Fire, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Steel type moves.
Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Mega Houndoom

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Water	126.0%	Rain
Fighting	104.0%	Cloudy
Ground	78.0%	Sunny
Rock	66.0%	Partly Cloudy
Dragon	14.0%	Windy
Flying	6.0%	Windy
Normal	6.0%	Partly Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Mega Houndoom in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Mega Houndoom down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Mega Houndoom counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.