Houndoom

Best moveset

Houndoom can learn 15 combinations. Fire Fang with Foul Play does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Best moveset against each type

Houndoom does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ghost, Psychic, Bug.

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Houndoom is actually for.

Counters: what beats Houndoom

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Lucario	FightingSteel	Force PalmAura SphereLegacy	38.8
Pheromosa	BugFighting	Low KickFocus Blast	35.5
Terrakion	RockFighting	Double KickSacred SwordLegacy	35.4
Blaziken	FireFighting	CounterAura Sphere	35.1
Kartana	GrassSteel	Fury CutterSacred Sword	33.5

Ranked by damage per second against Houndoom's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Houndoom is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Houndoom has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.

Other forms

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs