Houndour (Pokémon)

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Houndour デルビル Delvil #228
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Dark Fire Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Dark Pokémon
Abilities Early Bird or Flash Fire Flash Fire Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #209 Hoenn #366 Sinnoh Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 2'00" Imperial 0.6 m Metric 2'00"/0.6 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 23.8 lbs. Imperial 10.8 kg Metric 23.8 lbs./10.8 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Black	Catch rate 120 (15.7%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 114 Battle Exp.: 1141*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Houndour (Japanese: デルビル Delvil) is a Dark/Fire-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Houndour resemble dogs and have black fur. They also have white bone-like crescents on their back, as well as rings around their ankles. They appear to wear a skull on their forehead.

Gender differences

None.

Behavior

Houndour normally travel in packs. They are very protective of one another and will not abandon any of its pack if they are hurt.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Houndour first appeared in Hour of the Houndour. A pack of these Dark Pokémon were stealing food to aid their badly wounded leader. Ash helped the ailing Houndour to the Pokémon Center.

A Houndour also appeared in Pikachu and Pichu. This particular Houndour can normally be seen chasing the Pichu Brothers.

Cassidy's Houndour debuted in The Mystery is History.

In the manga

In Pokémon Special, Gold is attacked by and defeated by 4 Pokémon, including a Houndour, when he enters the Ilex Forest, and is then warned to stay out by the Mask of Ice.

In the TCG

There are 14 different Houndour cards released.

• Neo Discovery: Houndour, Houndour and Houndour
• Neo Destiny: Houndour
• Aquapolis: Houndour and Houndour
• Skyridge: Houndour
• EX Dragon: Houndour
• EX Team Magma vs Team Aqua: Houndour, Houndour and Houndour
• EX Team Rocket Returns: Houndour and Houndour
• Expedition: Houndour

Game data

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold / Pokémon LeafGreen

It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey.

Pokémon Silver / Pokémon FireRed

To corner prey, they check each other's location using barks that only they can understand.

Pokémon Crystal

Around dawn, its ominous howl echoes through the area to announce that this is its territory.

Pokémon Ruby and 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.

Pokémon Emerald

Houndour communicate with each other using a variety of cries to corner their prey. This Pokémon's remarkable teamwork is simply unparalleled.

Game locations

Game	Rarity	Location
Pokémon Gold and Silver	Rare	Route 7 at night
Pokémon Crystal	Rare	Route 7 at night
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None
Pokémon Emerald	Common	Altering Cave after using Mystery Gift
	Rare	Safari Zone Area 2 after Expansion
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Common	Altering Cave after using Mystery Gift
Pokémon Colosseum	None
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	One	Snag from Cipher Peon Resix in Cipher Lab

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobosphere Endless Level 19 Forever Level 19 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Silent Chasm (5F-7F) Howling Forest (1F-8F) Joyous Tower (25F-27F)

Base statistics

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 45		105 - 152	200 - 294
Attack: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Defense: 30		31 - 90	58 - 174
Sp. Atk: 80		76 - 145	148 - 284
Sp. Def: 50		49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Total: 330	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 2× Rock 2× Bug 1× Ghost ½× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 0× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark ½× None

Notes:

1. If Houndour has the Flash Fire ability, the effectiveness of Fire attacks will be 0.
2. If Miracle Eye is used, the effectiveness of Psychic becomes 100.

Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
Start	Tackle Growl	Leer Ember	Leer Ember
4			Howl
7	Roar	Howl
9			Smog
13	Smog	Smog
14			Roar
17			Bite
19		Roar
20	Bite
22			Odor Sleuth
25		Bite
27	Faint Attack		Beat Up
30			Fire Fang
31		Odor Sleuth
35	Flamethrower		Faint Attack
37		Faint Attack
40			Embargo
43	Crunch	Flamethrower	Flamethrower
48			Crunch
49		Crunch

By TM/HM

Number	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM02	Headbutt
TM03	Curse
TM05	Roar	Roar	Roar
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM08	Rock Smash
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12		Taunt	Taunt
TM13	Snore
TM15	Hyper Beam
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM22	Solarbeam	Solarbeam	Solarbeam
TM23	Iron Tail	Iron Tail	Iron Tail
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM30	Shadow Ball	Shadow Ball	Shadow Ball
TM31	Mud-Slap
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Swagger
TM35	Sleep Talk	Flamethrower	Flamethrower
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire Blast	Fire Blast
TM39	Swift
TM41		Torment	Torment
TM42	Dream Eater	Facade	Facade
TM43	Detect	Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM46	Thief	Thief	Thief
TM49		Snatch	Snatch
TM50	Nightmare	Overheat	Overheat
TM58			Endure
TM61			Will-O-Wisp
TM63			Embargo
TM66			Payback
TM78			Captivate
TM79			Dark Pulse
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM85			Dream Eater
TM87			Swagger
TM90			Substitute
HM06		Rock Smash	Rock Smash

By breeding

• Beat Up Smeargle by sketching Sneasel
• Counter Smeargle by sketching Wobbuffet
• Fire Spin Vulpix
• Pursuit Tauros
• Rage Tauros
• Reversal Smeargle by sketching Heracross
• Spite Smeargle by sketching Haunter
• Will-O-Wisp Vulpix (Generation III only)

By tutoring

In Pokémon Crystal:

• Flamethrower

In Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen and Emerald:

• Body Slam
• Counter
• Double-Edge
• Dream Eater
• Mimic
• Substitute

In Pokémon Emerald:

• Endure
• Mud-Slap
• Sleep Talk
• Snore
• Swagger
• Swift

Special moves

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Houndour knows Shadow Blitz and Shadow Shed as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Charm after being purified.

Trivia

Origin

Houndour is similar to a Dobermann, but it may have been inspired by Cerberus or other legends of hellhounds.

Name origin

Its name is a combination of hound and dour, or harshness. Its Japanese name is a corruption of devil.

In other languages

• German: Hunduster
• French: Malosse
• Korean: 델빌 Delbil

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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