Is Houndoom good in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Houndoom is B-tier for Great League and has 1 other ranked role.

What are the best Houndoom IVs for Great League?

The rank-1 Great League spread is 4/15/13 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 1500 CP cap at level 21. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.

What are the best Houndoom IVs for Ultra League?

The rank-1 Ultra League spread is 4/15/15 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 2500 CP cap at level 39.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.

Is Houndoom a good raid attacker?

Houndoom ranks #66 of 363 dark attackers with 12.5 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

Can Houndoom be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Shiny Houndoom is available from evolution, photobomb, raid, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.

Is Shadow Houndoom worth keeping?

Shadow Houndoom hits 20% harder and takes 20% more damage. The Shadow form is B-tier for Great League, so keep it.

#229 · Generation 2

Houndoom

dark fire

Forms & variants

Max CP (L40 / L50): 2,635 / 2,979
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25): 1,505 / 1,882
Research CP (L15): 1,129
Buddy distance: 3 km
2nd charged move: 50,000 dust · 50 candy

Shiny
Shadow
Tradable
Mega
Dynamax

Keep

Keep to evolve

Houndoom will not win battles on its own, but Houndoom is A-tier for Dark raid attacker. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.

Battle roles

B
Great Leagueshadow#149 of 1154 · score 84.1
The Shadow version is ranked #149 in Great League on PvPoke with Incinerate / Foul Play / Trailblaze.
C
Ultra Leagueshadow#168 of 851 · score 82.9
The Shadow version is ranked #168 in Ultra League on PvPoke with Incinerate / Foul Play / Trailblaze.

Worth evolving into

Mega Houndoom
A Dark raid attacker (mega)

Collection value

Can Mega Evolve: keep your highest-Attack copy for raid days.
Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack224

Defense144

Stamina181

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

fighting×1.6
ground×1.6
rock×1.6
water×1.6

Resists

psychic×0.391
dark×0.625
fire×0.625
ghost×0.625
grass×0.625
ice×0.625
steel×0.625

Evolution line

Houndour
→50 candyHoundoom

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

League	Tier	Rank	Score	Recommended moves	Typical build
Great League	C	#313 / 1154	79.4	Incinerate · Foul Play · Trailblaze	L21 · 4/15/13
Great LeagueShadow	B	#149 / 1154	84.1	Incinerate · Foul Play · Trailblaze	L21 · 4/15/13
Ultra League	C	#267 / 851	80.2	Incinerate · Foul Play · Trailblaze	L39.5 · 4/15/15
Ultra LeagueShadow	C	#168 / 851	82.9	Incinerate · Foul Play · Trailblaze	L39.5 · 4/15/15
Ultra Premier	–	#526 / 689	67.9	Snarl · Foul Play · Flamethrower
Ultra PremierShadow	–	#548 / 689	66.1	Snarl · Foul Play · Flamethrower

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking type	Tier	Rank	DPS	TDO	Best moves
darkShadow	–	#38 / 363	14.5	175	Snarl · Foul Play
dark	–	#66 / 363	12.5	180	Snarl · Foul Play
fireShadow	–	#78 / 263	13.9	168	Snarl · Flamethrower
grassShadow	–	#89 / 344	12.9	155	Fire Fang · Trailblaze
fire	–	#100 / 263	11.9	173	Snarl · Flamethrower
grass	–	#129 / 344	11.0	159	Fire Fang · Trailblaze

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	DPS	PvP power	PvP energy	Speed
SnarlSTAB	dark	11	+13	1.0s	11.0	5	+13	3 turns
Fire FangSTAB	fire	13	+9	1.0s	13.0	8	+6	2 turns
IncinerateSTAB	fire	32	+22	2.5s	12.8	20	+20	5 turns

Charged move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	Dmg/energy	PvP power	PvP energy	Effects
CrunchSTAB	dark	65	-33	3.0s	1.97	70	-45	20% chance: -1 foe Def
Fire BlastSTAB	fire	140	-100	4.0s	1.40	140	-80
Foul PlaySTAB	dark	70	-50	2.0s	1.40	65	-40
FlamethrowerSTAB	fire	65	-50	2.0s	1.30	90	-55
Trailblaze	grass	65	-50	2.0s	1.30	65	-45	100% chance: +1 own Atk

Questions people ask

Is Houndoom good in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Houndoom is B-tier for Great League and has 1 other ranked role.
Should I keep or transfer Houndoom?: Houndoom will not win battles on its own, but Houndoom is A-tier for Dark raid attacker. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.
What are the best Houndoom IVs for Great League?: The rank-1 Great League spread is 4/15/13 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 1500 CP cap at level 21. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.
What are the best Houndoom IVs for Ultra League?: The rank-1 Ultra League spread is 4/15/15 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 2500 CP cap at level 39.5. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.
Is Houndoom a good raid attacker?: Houndoom ranks #66 of 363 dark attackers with 12.5 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.
Can Houndoom be shiny in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Shiny Houndoom is available from evolution, photobomb, raid, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.
Is Shadow Houndoom worth keeping?: Shadow Houndoom hits 20% harder and takes 20% more damage. The Shadow form is B-tier for Great League, so keep it.

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