Houndstone

Best moveset

Houndstone can learn 8 combinations. Lick with Shadow Ball 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

Houndstone 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, Fighting.

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 Houndstone is actually for.

Counters: what beats Houndstone

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	AstonishShadow Ball	28.0
Darkrai	Dark	SnarlFoul Play	26.4
Chandelure	GhostFire	HexShadow Ball	25.0
Gengar	GhostPoison	LickShadow BallLegacy	24.9
Absol	Dark	SnarlBrutal SwingLegacy	24.4

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

Type matchups

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Evolution family

Numbers

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