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Houndstone Ghost Dog Pokémon ハカドッグ Hakadog #0972 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Ghost Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sand Rush Cacophony Cacophony Fluffy Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male,50% female	Catch rate 60(14.8%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 6'07" 2.0 m Houndstone 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 33.1 lbs. 15.0 kg Houndstone 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 Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 171	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Houndstone 0 HP 2 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   White	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Houndstone (Japanese:ハカドッグHakadog) is aGhost-typePokémon introduced inGeneration IX.

Itevolves fromGreavard whenleveled up atnight starting atlevel 30.

Biology

Houndstone is a large, skeletal, canine Pokémon. The top of its head and its humped back are covered in long, shaggy, whitish-gray fur that is a light purple color at the base, covering its eyes and its body. Its face has a large, protruding lower jaw, and its feet have three toes each. Below its fur, its legs and tail do not appear to be attached to a torso, instead floating in place relative to each other. Atop Houndstone's head is a large protuberance highly resembling a tombstone, which it prefers not to be touched. Houndstone spends much of its time buried below the ground, particularly in graveyards, with only its "tombstone" visible.

Houndstone is considered the most loyal of all dog Pokémon. It is closely tied to aspects of mourning; a lovingly mourned deceased Pokémon or a Pokémon that spent years mourning its departed master by guarding their gravestone may eventually be reborn into a Houndstone. It predominantly lives in boreal mountains. It is one of the few Pokémon that weighs less than its pre-Evolved form.

Houndstone is theonly known Pokémon capable of learning the moveLast Respects by leveling up. Additionally, inGeneration IX, Houndstone and its pre-evolved form,Greavard, are theonly known Pokémon that can haveFluffy as anAbility.

Evolution

Houndstone evolves fromGreavard.

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

Unevolved Greavard  Ghost

→

First Evolution Houndstone  Ghost

Game data

Pokédex entries

Houndstone in thePaldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Houndstone is available inScarlet and Violet andLegends Z-A Version 2.0.0+.

Byleveling up

SV

ZA

ByTM

SV

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 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 TM010 TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM017 TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM029 TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM042 TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000— 100}}100% 15 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 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM063 TM063 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM089 TM089 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 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 TM109 TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM127 TM127 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM151 TM151 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 09090 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM172 TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM198 TM198 Poltergeist Ghost Physical 110110 090}}90% 5 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Houndstone Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Houndstone

ZA

Generation IX Other generations: None

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 TM015 TM015 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 6 TM017 TM017 Protect Normal Status 0000— 15 TM020 TM020 Play Rough Fairy Physical 09090 8 TM021 TM021 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 6 TM025 TM025 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 8 TM028 TM028 Dig Ground Physical 08080 12 TM035 TM035 Endure Normal Status 0000— 12 TM044 TM044 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 20 TM046 TM046 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 6 TM055 TM055 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 20 TM056 TM056 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 10 TM057 TM057 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 10 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 8 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 7 TM074 TM074 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 8 TM078 TM078 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 6 TM085 TM085 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 10 TM103 TM103 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 15 TM109 TM109 Facade Normal Physical 07070 7 TM119 TM119 Ominous Wind Ghost Special 06060 6 TM124 TM124 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 8 TM127 TM127 Dream Eater Psychic Special 100100 7 TM128 TM128 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 03535 7 TM139 TM139 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 10

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Houndstone Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Houndstone

Bybreeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  * Ally Switch Psychic Status — —% 15 * Destiny Bond Ghost Status — —% 5 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Howl Normal Status — —% 40 Memento Dark Status — 100% 10 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100% 30 * Yawn Normal Status — —% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain bred onto Houndstone Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Houndstone Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Houndstone

By a priorEvolution

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 176 Base Attack: 186 Base Defense: 195 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks:Lick,Bite Charged Attacks:Shadow Ball,Dig,Psychic Fangs,Play Rough*

Evolution data

Unevolved Greavard  Ghost

+ Level 30 atnight →

First Evolution Houndstone  Ghost

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In animation

Main series

Major appearances

Houndstone debuted inWattrel's High Wind Warning!, under the ownership ofRyme. It reappeared inResonating Spirits in a Challenge to Ryme!, where Ryme uses it in her battle againstRoy.

Minor appearances

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Twowild Houndstone appeared inBreathe Together.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article:Houndstone (TCG)

Trivia

• Houndstone and its pre-Evolution were designed byKazuyuki Kurashima.^[1][2]

Origin

Houndstone seems to be mainly based on theCatalan Sheepdog, and could also take inspiration from other long-haired dog breeds such as theBriard or theKomondor. Houndstone's skeletal appearance and typing may be based on depictions of theundead. The protrusion on its head resembles aheadstone and abone, while the raised portion of its body resembles atumulus, a pile of earth placed over burial grounds.

Houndstone may also be based on various of the numerous dogs fromSpanish mythology and folklore, such as thePesanta or theDip (dog-shaped spirits fromCatalan mythology known for draining human vitality). It being described as the most loyal of the dog Pokémon may also point to theWhite Cadejo as a possible origin.

Name origin

Houndstone may be a combination ofhound andheadstone.

Hakadog may be a combination of 墓haka (tomb) anddog.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ハカドッグHakadog From墓haka anddog French Tomberro Fromtombe andperro Spanish Houndstone Same as English name German Friedwuff FromFriedhof andWuff Italian Houndstone Same as English name Korean 묘두기Myodugi From묘 (墓)myo and바둑이badugi Mandarin Chinese 墓揚犬 / 墓扬犬Mùyángquǎn From墓mù,揚 / 扬yáng, and牧羊犬mùyángquǎn Cantonese Chinese 墓揚犬Mouhyèuhnghyún From墓mouh,揚yèuhng, and牧羊犬muhkyèuhnghyún

More languages Hindi शमश्वानShamshvaan Fromशमशानśamśān andश्वानśhvān Thai ฮากาด็อกHakadok Transcription of Japanese name

References

External links

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