Ghost

Houndstone is a Ghost-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, with a maximum Combat Power of 2842 CP. Houndstone best moveset in Pokémon GO is Lick and Shadow Ball.

Houndstone is weak to Dark and Ghost moves. It is strong against Bug, Poison, Fighting, and Normal moves. Shiny Houndstone is not available in Pokémon GO. Houndstone is boosted by Fog weather.

Stats

Max CP	2842 CP
Attack	186 ATK
Defense	195 DEF
Stamina	176 STA
Weather Boost	Fog
Released	Yes
Shiny released	No
Buddy distance	3 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#972
Height	2 m
Weight	15 kg
Region	Paldea Generation 9
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Houndstone weaknesses and resistances

Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Dark	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%

Resistances

Resistances

Fighting	39.1%
Normal	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Houndstone's best moveset

Houndstone's best moveset is Lick and Shadow Ball, with 13.54 DPS (damage per second) and 376.9 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Fog weather.

Best Houndstone moves

Lick

Shadow Ball

DPS13.54

TDO376.95

Score26.5

Weather Boost

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If you are unable to get Houndstone with its best moveset, we recommend to use Bite/Shadow Ball. You will lose around 7.6% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Houndstone's strongest moveset (Lick/Shadow Ball).

Houndstone moves comparison

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

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Lick	Shadow Ball	13.54	376.9	26.5
2.	Bite	Shadow Ball	12.52	348.5	24.5
3.	Lick	Psychic Fangs	9.69	269.7	17.9
4.	Lick	Dig	9.52	265.1	17.4
5.	Bite	Psychic Fangs	9.31	259.2	16.8
6.	Bite	Dig	9.29	258.5	16.7

Fast Attacks

• Bite640.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	4
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	2

  
  

  Effects

  Bite has no special effects.

  See Bite details page ↗
• Lick560.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Dark

  • 39.1%
  • • Normal

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	3

  
  

  Effects

  Lick has no special effects.

  See Lick details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Dig100504.7s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Poison
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Electric

  • 62.5%
  • • Bug
    • Grass

  • 39.1%
  • • Flying

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	4.7s
  Damage window	2.8s - 4.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Dig has no special effects.

  See Dig details page ↗
• Shadow Ball100503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Dark

  • 39.1%
  • • Normal

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Shadow Ball has no special effects.

  See Shadow Ball details page ↗
• Psychic Fangs30331.2s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Poison

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Psychic

  • 39.1%
  • • Dark

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	30
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	1.2s
  Damage window	0.4s - 1.1s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	40
  Energy	35

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Psychic Fangs has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Psychic Fangs details page ↗

Houndstone Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Houndstone's has 2842 max CP (at Level 50). A Houndstone obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1365 CP to 1436 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 1707 CP to 1795 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Houndstone can be found in the 1024 CP to 1077 CP range.

Max CP	2842 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1024 CP - 1077 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1365 CP - 1436 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1365 CP - 1436 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Fog	1707 CP - 1795 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 guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Houndstone Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

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

Houndstone evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Greavard	50 Candy	Houndstone

• Greavard evolves into Houndstone which costs 50 Candy.

Regular and Shiny Houndstone

• #972Houndstone
• #972Shiny Houndstone

Mega Pokémon that boost Houndstone

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Houndstone's Ghost-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Houndstone.

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.

Houndstone Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Houndstone in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Ghost medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

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

Houndstone family

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

Greavard

Houndstone

List of Houndstone costumes

A list of Houndstone costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Houndstone high resolution sprites

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

• #972
• #972

Wallpaper