Houndoom Raid Counters Guide

Sprite of Houndoom from Pokémon GO Houndoom

Houndoom is a Tier 3 raid boss with a Combat Power of 18082. It is a Dark/Fire type Pokémon, making it weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water attacks, and as such, has a wide variety of counters.

Upon capture, Houndoom can have the following CP values:

  • 1450 – 1505 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
  • 1813 – 1882 CP at Level 25, boosted by Fog and Sunny weather

Shiny Houndoom is available!

It is soloable for high-level trainers, but lower-level trainers, or those without ideal counters, may want to bring a friend.

Houndoom Raid Counters

# Attacker Fast Move Charge Move DPS Faints TTW
1. Artwork of Mega Blaziken from Pokémon GO Mega Blaziken Counter Fighting type icon Aura Sphere Fighting type icon 53.99 2 70s
2. Artwork of Mega Lucario from Pokémon GO Mega Lucario Force Palm Fighting type icon Aura Sphere Fighting type icon 53.72 3 69s
3. Artwork of Primal Kyogre from Pokémon GO Primal Kyogre Waterfall Water type icon Origin Pulse Water type icon 47.60 1 78s
4. Artwork of Resolute Keldeo from Pokémon GO Resolute Keldeo Low Kick Fighting type icon Secret Sword Fighting type icon 47.18 1 79s
5. Artwork of Shadow Blaziken from Pokémon GO Shadow Blaziken Counter Fighting type icon Aura Sphere Fighting type icon 48.13 3 79s
6. Artwork of Primal Groudon from Pokémon GO Primal Groudon Mud Shot Ground type icon Precipice Blades Ground type icon 46.94 1 79s
7. Artwork of Shadow Kyogre from Pokémon GO Shadow Kyogre Waterfall Water type icon Origin Pulse Water type icon 43.99 2 86s
8. Artwork of Mega Garchomp from Pokémon GO Mega Garchomp Mud Shot Ground type icon Earth Power Ground type icon 43.15 2 86s
9. Artwork of Shadow Rampardos from Pokémon GO Shadow Rampardos Smack Down Rock type icon Rock Slide Rock type icon 44.59 4 87s
10. Artwork of Mega Diancie from Pokémon GO Mega Diancie Rock Throw Rock type icon Rock Slide Rock type icon 42.70 2 87s
11. Artwork of Shadow Groudon from Pokémon GO Shadow Groudon Mud Shot Ground type icon Precipice Blades Ground type icon 42.98 3 87s
12. Artwork of Mega Swampert from Pokémon GO Mega Swampert Water Gun Water type icon Hydro Cannon Water type icon 42.17 2 88s
13. Artwork of Shadow Rhyperior from Pokémon GO Shadow Rhyperior Mud-Slap Ground type icon Rock Wrecker Rock type icon 42.41 2 89s
14. Artwork of Shadow Greninja from Pokémon GO Shadow Greninja Water Shuriken Water type icon Hydro Cannon Water type icon 42.51 3 89s
15. Artwork of Shadow Kingler from Pokémon GO Shadow Kingler Bubble Water type icon Crabhammer Water type icon 41.91 4 92s
16. Artwork of Terrakion from Pokémon GO Terrakion Double Kick Fighting type icon Sacred Sword Fighting type icon 40.63 2 92s
17. Artwork of Shadow Garchomp from Pokémon GO Shadow Garchomp Mud Shot Ground type icon Earth Power Ground type icon 40.83 2 92s
18. Artwork of Shadow Conkeldurr from Pokémon GO Shadow Conkeldurr Counter Fighting type icon Dynamic Punch Fighting type icon 41.73 3 90s
19. Artwork of Mega Rayquaza from Pokémon GO Mega Rayquaza Dragon Tail Dragon type icon Dragon Ascent Flying type icon 40.06 2 93s
20. Artwork of Mega X Mewtwo from Pokémon GO Mega X Mewtwo Psycho Cut Psychic type icon Focus Blast Fighting type icon 40.32 2 93s
21. Artwork of Blaziken from Pokémon GO Blaziken Counter Fighting type icon Aura Sphere Fighting type icon 40.20 3 93s
22. Artwork of Shadow Tyrantrum from Pokémon GO Shadow Tyrantrum Rock Throw Rock type icon Meteor Beam Rock type icon 39.85 2 94s
23. Artwork of Therian Landorus from Pokémon GO Therian Landorus Mud Shot Ground type icon Sandsear Storm Ground type icon 40.17 3 94s
24. Artwork of Mega Heracross from Pokémon GO Mega Heracross Counter Fighting type icon Close Combat Fighting type icon 41.00 3 90s
25. Artwork of Mega Blastoise from Pokémon GO Mega Blastoise Rollout Rock type icon Hydro Cannon Water type icon 39.37 2 94s
26. Artwork of Mega Latios from Pokémon GO Mega Latios Dragon Breath Dragon type icon Aura Sphere Fighting type icon 39.55 3 95s
27. Artwork of Incarnate Shadow Landorus from Pokémon GO Incarnate Shadow Landorus Mud Shot Ground type icon Earth Power Ground type icon 40.14 4 95s
28. Artwork of Shadow Samurott from Pokémon GO Shadow Samurott Fury Cutter Bug type icon Hydro Cannon Water type icon 38.90 4 98s
29. Artwork of Shadow Machamp from Pokémon GO Shadow Machamp Counter Fighting type icon Dynamic Punch Fighting type icon 39.78 4 95s
30. Artwork of Shadow Swampert from Pokémon GO Shadow Swampert Water Gun Water type icon Hydro Cannon Water type icon 38.37 3 99s

Houndoom Overview

Artwork of Houndoom from Pokémon GO Houndoom DarkFire
Max CP 2979
ATK 224
DEF 144
HP 181
Weak to Fighting type icon Ground type icon Rock type icon Water type icon
Resists Psychic type icon Dark type icon Fire type icon Ghost type icon Grass type icon Ice type icon Steel type icon
Fast moves
  • Snarl Dark type icon
  • Fire Fang Fire type icon
Charge moves
  • Crunch Dark type icon
  • Foul Play Dark type icon
  • Fire Blast Fire type icon
  • Flamethrower Fire type icon

Houndoom Sprites

Regular Sprite Shiny Sprite
Sprite of Houndoom from Pokémon GO Houndoom Shiny sprite of Houndoom from Pokémon GO Houndoom

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