← search

#0229 · 0.2% usage

mega Houndoom

Dark Pokémon

DarkFire

height: 1.9 m
weight: 49.5 kg

Identifiable by its eerie howls, people a long time ago thought it was the grim reaper and feared it.

Other forms

Houndoom

Base stats

HP75

ATK90

DEF90

SPA140

SPD90

SPE115

BST600

Abilities

Solar Power100.0%
If Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon's Sp. Atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max HP per turn.

Type matchups

Weak to

water

2×

fighting

2×

ground

2×

rock

2×

Resists / immune

fire

½×

grass

½×

ice

½×

ghost

½×

dark

½×

steel

½×

psychic

Bar = relative damage taken · dashed line = neutral (1×)

Usage trends

Ranked usage at 1500+ · regulation changes are marked

Held items

Share of this form's ranked sets · current regulation

Houndoominite100.0%

Houndoom’s ranked sets are tracked separately.
See Houndoom items →

Support Plans

Offensive Plans

Counterplay

Status Pressure

Field Plans

Defensive Plans

Niche Leads

Pairing ideas, not prescriptions — ideas to test, with every reason traceable. Each card sums up what the partner does for Mega Houndoom: completing its plan, patching weaknesses, breaking walls — and how often the two already team up in ranked play. Downsides sit under the card, never hidden. Open a card’s Partnership Report for every reason.

What holds up

Every reason is derived from the pinned dataset, never written by hand
Coverage, resistances, and role gaps are calculated per pair
“On X% of teams” is counted from ranked play, not estimated

Still growing

Not exhaustive — partners that work exist beyond what these rules reach
Some pairings are theory or niche rather than something you meet on ladder
The order is a ranking heuristic; the reasons are the evidence, not the rank

Whimsicott
GrassFairy
On 31% of Mega Houndoom's ranked teams
Resists Water Resists Fighting Resists GroundHits Fighting super-effectively with Moonblast
Farigiraf
NormalPsychic
On 38% of Mega Houndoom's ranked teams
Hits Water super-effectively with ThunderboltHits Fighting super-effectively with Psychic
Torkoal
Fire
Sets the sun Mega Houndoom needs via Drought
On 46% of Mega Houndoom's ranked teamsHits Rock super-effectively with Earth PowerAdds weather control
Both weak to Water Both weak to Ground Both weak to Rock
Sinistcha
GrassGhost
On 29% of Mega Houndoom's ranked teams
Resists Water Immune to Fighting Resists GroundHits Water super-effectively with Matcha GotchaHits Ground super-effectively with Matcha GotchaHits Rock super-effectively with Matcha Gotcha

Show 20 more ideas →

Moves67

Filter moves

Use the terms from move:(…). Terms combine with AND; type names with OR; plain text matches move names.

Full query syntax

Basics

move nametype namesphysical / special / statusstab

Numbers

bp>=100bp:60..80acc:100pp>=15pri>=1learners<=20

Traits

priorityspreadmultihitdrainrecoilpivotcoverage:waterslicingflags:sound · punch · bullet

Try a query

Sort

Protect

StatusSelfUSE 97%

pp 5pri +4

✦ effect

Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn.

Heat Wave✦

SpecialFoesUSE 96%

BP95 →143

ACC90

pp 10wind

10% chance to burn the foe(s).

Dark Pulse✦

SpecialSingleUSE 93%

BP80 →120

ACC100

pp 15pulse

20% chance to make the target flinch.

Nasty Plot✦

StatusSelfUSE 50%

pp 20

✦ effect

Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2.

Overheat✦

SpecialSingleUSE 26%

BP130 →195

ACC90

pp 5

Lowers the user's Sp. Atk by 2.

Solar Beam

SpecialSingleUSE 15%

BP120

ACC100

pp 10charge

Charges turn 1. Hits turn 2. No charge in sunlight.

Snarl✦

SpecialFoesUSE 7%

BP55 →83

ACC95

pp 15sound

100% chance to lower the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 1.