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Houndour Dark Pokémon デルビル Delvil #0228 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dark Fire Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Early Bird orFlash Fire Cacophony Cacophony Unnerve Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male,50% female	Catch rate 120(24.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'00″ 0.6 m Houndour 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 23.8 lbs. 10.8 kg Houndour 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 114 Gen. II-IV Unknown IV 66 V+	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Houndour 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Black	Base friendship 35
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 dual-typeDark/FirePokémon introduced inGeneration II.

Itevolves intoHoundoom starting atlevel 24.

Biology

Houndour is a quadrupedal,caninePokémon with short, black fur and a red underbelly and muzzle. Its ears and tail are both short and pointed. Two fangs protrude from its upper jaw, and its triangular nose is black. There are white bands on its ankles and rib-like ridges on its back. Houndour appears to have a simplistic, stylized skull on its forehead with the eye orbits creating eyebrow patterning above its actual eyes. It also has circular, red paw pads on each of its three-toed paws.

Houndour is an intelligent Pokémon that forms packs to hunt for prey and shows unparalleled teamwork. As seen in thePokémon the Series episodeHour of the Houndour, it will not abandon a pack member who is sick. It communicates using various barks and howls. Barks are used to determine the location of a pack member during a hunt, which only they can understand, while howls are used as a declaration of ownership over territory. They are known to be loyal and obedient to theirTrainers. Houndour can typically be found aroundrough terrain. As mentioned inPokémon Sleep, Houndour is known to howl while it sleeps.^[1] It is believed that Houndour is dreaming of hunting alongside the rest of its pack.

Evolution

Houndour evolves intoHoundoom.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer toGame data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Houndour  Dark  Fire

→

First Evolution Houndoom  Dark  Fire

Game data

Pokédex entries

Houndour in theAlola PokédexUSUM	Houndour in thePaldea Pokédex	Houndour in theKitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

In events

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Houndour is available inScarlet and Violet andLegends Z-A.

Byleveling up

SV

ZA

ByTM

SV

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM008 TM008 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM009 TM009 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM024 TM024 Fire Spin Fire Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM038 TM038 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM063 TM063 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM107 TM107 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM117 TM117 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM118 TM118 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 090}}90% 10 TM125 TM125 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM134 TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM140 TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM141 TM141 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM157 TM157 Overheat Fire Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM165 TM165 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM168 TM168 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 100}}100% 10 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM172 TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM183 TM183 Super Fang Normal Physical 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM195 TM195 Burning Jealousy Fire Special 07070 100}}100% 5 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM207 TM207 Temper Flare Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Houndour Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Houndour Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

ZA

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   CD  TM001 TM001 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 7 TM005 TM005 Roar Normal Status 0000— 6 TM014 TM014 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 6 TM017 TM017 Protect Normal Status 0000— 15 TM025 TM025 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 8 TM033 TM033 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 8 TM035 TM035 Endure Normal Status 0000— 12 TM038 TM038 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 10 TM046 TM046 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 6 TM050 TM050 Overheat Fire Special 130130 10 TM053 TM053 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 7 TM056 TM056 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 10 TM057 TM057 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 10 TM062 TM062 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 8 TM064 TM064 Solar Beam Grass Special 120120 12 TM068 TM068 Heat Wave Fire Special 09595 9 TM071 TM071 Hyper Voice Normal Special 09090 8 TM072 TM072 Fire Spin Fire Special 02020 7 TM074 TM074 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 8 TM083 TM083 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000— 15 TM085 TM085 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 10 TM090 TM090 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 8 TM095 TM095 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 12 TM104 TM104 Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120120 8 TM109 TM109 Facade Normal Physical 07070 7 TM114 TM114 Flame Charge Fire Physical 05050 6 TM115 TM115 Trailblaze Grass Physical 04040 6 TM121 TM121 Torment Dark Status 0000— 12 TM124 TM124 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 8

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Houndour Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Houndour Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

Bybreeding

Generation IX Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 * Destiny Bond Ghost Status — —% 5 Feint Normal Physical 30 100% 10 Fire Spin Fire Special 35 85% 15 Reversal Fighting Physical — 100% 15 * Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 65 95% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain bred onto Houndour Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Houndour Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Houndour Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 11.4% Friend Area:Ravaged Field Phrases 51%-100% HP I'm good at running down prey using teamwork. 26%-50% HP My HP's been cut in half. 1%-25% HP I can't go on... I'm about to drop... Level up Yes! I got my level up! I'll work harder!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, andExplorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: Battle Connected to:Mismagius,Meowstic (♀) Connection Orb Set: 25 Phrases Normal Grrrrrooarr! I'm hungry! Low HP (< 50%) This is too much…
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group: Dark Poké Assist: Dark Field move: (Tackle ×1) Browser entryR-153 It spits blobs of fire and lets loose dark pulses to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Dark Poké Assist: (present) Dark Field move: (present) (Tackle ×2) Poké Assist: (past) Dark Field move: (past) (Tackle ×1) Browser entryR-266/N-083 It releases a dark pulse around itself that makes Pokémon Tired.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.73 seconds Base HP: 46 Base Attack: 71 Base Defense: 45 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Dark Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Fire Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #489 Mega Boost Fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 128 Base Attack: 152 Base Defense: 83 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 50 Fast Attacks:Feint Attack,Ember Charged Attacks:Crunch,Flamethrower,Dark Pulse,Frustration,Return
Pokémon Sleep Sleep type:Dozing Pokémon type:Dark Points to befriend: 5 Specialty: Berries Berry: Wiki Berry ×2 Primary ingredient: Fiery Herb ×1 Possible ingredients: Fiery Herb Warming Ginger Large Leek Main skill: Charge Strength M Base carry limit: 10 Increases Snorlax's Strength by 880. Evolution requirements: Houndour Candy ×40, Lv. 18 Houndour communicates with its fellows using a variety of cries. It has also been found howling in its sleep, as if perhaps dreaming that it is out hunting with the rest of the pack. Howling Sleep Stretching Sleep Belly-Up Sleep Atop-Belly Sleep ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Evolution data

Unevolved Houndour  Dark  Fire

Level 24 →

First Evolution Houndoom  Dark  Fire

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please seeHoundour images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Multiple Houndour debuted inHour of the Houndour. One of them got sick, prompting the rest of its pack to steal food in order to aid it. Ultimately,Ash helped the ailing Houndour to aPokémon Center.

InPikachu & Pichu, a Houndour was an enemy of thePichu Brothers. It reappeared inTrouble in Big Town,Of Meowthand Pokémon,Pichu Bros. in Party Panic, andGiratina and the Sky Warrior. It is normally seen chasing them, or anyone else that angers it, aroundBig Town.

InThe Mystery is History,Cassidy used a Houndour and equipped it with power-amplifying headgear. It made further appearances inPokémon Chronicles.

Team Flare Grunts used multiple Houndour inFrom A to Z!,Meeting at Terminus Cave!, andA Towering Takeover!.

InTurning Heads and Training Hard!, aTeam Skull Grunt's Houndour was quickly defeated byIlima and hisEevee. InLeague Offenders and Defenders!, it was defeated byGladion'sLycanroc.

InSobble Spies a Stealthy Strategy!,James pulled aHoundour from theRocket Prize Master to battle Ash andGoh. However, it was defeated byJacqueline'sInteleon. It reappeared in a flashback inNot Too Close for Comfort!.

Minor appearances

InAriados, Amigos,Ralph brought a Houndour to thePokémon Jujitsu Academy. It defeatedMickey'sHypno.

InEntei at Your Own Risk, two Houndour were resting in some hot springs.

InJohto Photo Finish,Tracey fed a Houndour atProfessor Oak's Laboratory.

ACoordinator's Houndour appeared inDeceit and Assist.

InThe Rise of Darkrai,Darkrai hit a Houndour withDark Void.

InGenesect and the Legend Awakened, a Houndour were living inPokémon Hills.

During the Mega Audino journal inA Race for Home!, a Houndour was fighting with aScraggy.

Three Trainers' Houndour attended theWela Fire Festival.

InA Crowning Moment of Truth!, two Trainers' Houndour appeared inThe Power of Us.

In theWhere Are You Going, Eevee? segment forLillier and the Staff!, a Trainer's Houndour became annoyed by awildEevee eating its food and chased him away. Houndour reappeared in a flashback inWe Know Where You're Going, Eevee!.

A Houndour appeared inThank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, under the ownership of aTeam Skull Grunt.

A Trainer's Houndour appeared inA Little Rocket R & R!.

A Trainer's Houndour appeared inTinkatink's Hammer Wasn't Made in a Day.

A group of Houndour appeared inThe Search for Kleavor! along with severalHoundoom. The Pokémon attackedLiko and the others for invading their territory as the group searched forLucius's Kleavor.Friede battled the Dark/Fire-type Pokémon to allow Liko,Dot,Perrin, & their Pokémon to escape. Eventually the Houndour and Houndoom were scared off thanks toFriede's Charizard andCaptain Pikachu's combined efforts.

A Trainer's Houndour appeared inThe Wonders of the World!, during a flashback.

A Security Guard's Houndour appeared inThe Strong Sphere.

A Student's Houndour appeared inHZ126.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Evolutions

InThe Show, a Houndour briefly appeared under the ownership of aTrainer inEcruteak City.

POKÉTOON

A Houndour appeared inPT10, under the ownership of aTrainer.

Multiple Houndour appeared inPT20, both as awild Pokémon and under the ownership of differentTrainers.

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

A Houndour appeared inAfter The Missing Rucksack!!.

Pokémon Adventures

InPokémon Adventures,Gold is attacked by and defeated by four Pokémon, including a Houndour, when he enters theIlex Forest, and is then warned to stay out by theMasked Man inYou Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour andThe Ariados up There. This Houndour is later used againstLt. Surge during his battle against the Masked Man, where its howls summon a herd ofwild Houndour to aid it in battle. Although their constant howling prevented Lt. Surge from moving, he is able to have multipleElectrode useSelfdestruct to knock them down, allowing Surge to flee during the confusion.

One ofCarl's Houndoom was seen as a Houndour inThe Escape, the chapter in whichGreen andSilver escaped fromPryce.

A Houndour appeared inPASV15, under the ownership of aTeam Star Grunt. Another appeared inPASV18.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Houndour isGrey's only known Pokémon inPokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys.

A Trainer's Houndour appeared inLet's Fight For The Future!!.

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

A Houndour appeared inGDZ47, under the ownership of athief.

A Houndour appeared inGDZ61.

Shucaught a Houndour, as seen inGDZ72.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Giovanni used a Houndour inShowdown at the Radio Tower!!.

In the TCG

Main article:Houndour (TCG)

Trivia

• Houndour can be seen as a parallel ofPoochyena. Both areDark-type, canine-like Pokémon. Poochyena is exclusive toPokémon Diamond andPokémon White, while Houndour is exclusive toPokémon Pearl andPokémon Black. Additionally, both Pokémon can be found during aswarm in White and Black, respectively.
• Despite being aGeneration IIPokémon, Houndour was actually native toKanto inPokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal. The same is true forMurkrow andSlugma. All three can be obtained inJohto via theSafari Zone inPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• Houndour is one of fourteen Pokémon that one can collectforeign Pokédex entries for inPokémon Diamond and Pearl.
• Houndour has the lowest baseDefense stat of allFire-type Pokémon.

Origin

Houndour seems to be based on the legends ofhellhounds,black dogs, and possiblyCerberus of Greek mythology. Its skeletal adornments may be a reference to the hellhounds' and black dogs' associations with death and allude to the association of dogs with bones as their food, especially in cartoons. They may also be inspired by thegrim reaper, and the bands around its ankles resembleshackles. Its build and coloration are similar to aDobermann, and it also somewhat resembles the extinctTasmanian wolf due to the stripe-like bony ridges on its back. Its pack-hunting behavior and eerie howling are reminiscent ofwolves.

Name origin

Houndour may be a combination ofhound anddour (grim, dreary, severe).

Delvil may be a corruption ofdevil.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese デルビルDelvil Fromdevil French Malosse Frommal andmolosse Spanish Houndour Same as English name German Hunduster FromHund anddüster Italian Houndour Same as English name Korean 델빌Delvil Transcription of Japanese name Mandarin Chinese 戴魯比 / 戴鲁比Dàilǔbǐ Transcription of Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 戴魯比Daailóuhbéi Transcription of Japanese name

More languages Hindi डैवानDaivaan Russian ХандорKhandor Transcription of English name Thai เดลวิลDenwin Transcription of Japanese name

References

External links

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