
Mega Houndoom is a Dark and Fire-type Mega Pokémon, and it is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water type moves. Best Mega Houndoom counters are the usual top tier Pokémon of that type: Kyogre, Groudon, Garchomp, Swampert, etc.
Houndoom can be caught with the following CP values (*):
- 1432 – 1505 CP at level 20, no weather boost
- 1790 – 1882 CP at level 25 with Fog or Sunny weather boost
It is possible to duo Mega Houndoom in weather conditions where your counters are boosted. It also helps that Mega Houndoom isn’t too bulky. In all other cases, around 3-5 Trainers with strong and high-level counters can take down the Raid Boss with relative ease, no matter what the weather in the game is like.
(*) You cannot catch Houndoom in its mega-evolved form from the raid. The Mega Raid boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Houndoom.
Here are the best Pokémon to use against a Mega Houndoom:
# | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | DPS | Faints | TTW |
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Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 31.73 | 9 | 284s |
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Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 31.44 | 9 | 287s |
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Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 29.20 | 11 | 309s |
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Force Palm Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 34.80 | 24 | 259s |
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Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 28.58 | 12 | 315s |
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Counter Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 28.94 | 15 | 312s |
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Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 27.44 | 12 | 328s |
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Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 28.92 | 15 | 312s |
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Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 25.03 | 9 | 360s |
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Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 28.41 | 15 | 317s |
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Mud-Slap Ground | Rock Wrecker Rock | 28.40 | 15 | 317s |
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Dragon Tail Dragon | Dragon Ascent | 27.00 | 13 | 334s |
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Waterfall Water | Hydro Pump Water | 24.66 | 11 | 365s |
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Mud Shot Ground | Earth Power Ground | 27.47 | 16 | 328s |
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Low Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 25.72 | 13 | 350s |
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Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 26.32 | 15 | 342s |
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Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 27.95 | 20 | 322s |
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Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 27.78 | 21 | 325s |
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Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 24.61 | 14 | 366s |
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Counter Fighting | Upper Hand Fighting | 27.26 | 23 | 331s |
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Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 24.41 | 15 | 369s |
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Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 25.01 | 17 | 360s |
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Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 28.58 | 29 | 315s |
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Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 25.71 | 20 | 350s |
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Mud-Slap Ground | Rock Wrecker Rock | 23.68 | 15 | 381s |
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Mud Shot Ground | Sandsear Storm Ground | 25.98 | 23 | 347s |
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Fury Cutter Bug | Hydro Cannon Water | 25.74 | 23 | 350s |
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Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 26.26 | 25 | 343s |
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Smack Down Rock | Meteor Beam Rock | 24.84 | 21 | 363s |
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Force Palm Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 25.81 | 24 | 349s |
Mega Houndoom stats
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Max CP at lvl 40 3842 | Max CP at lvl 50 4344 | |||||
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ATK 289 | DEF 194 | HP 181 | |||
Weaknesses | Resistances | ||||
Fighting Ground Rock Water | Psychic Dark Fire Ghost Grass Ice Steel |
Mega Houndoom moves
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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Mega Houndoom may not be bulky but its DPS is monstrous. With a powerful 289 ATK stat, Mega Houndoom is going to hit hard even when its moves are resisted, so be careful which Pokémon you bring and try to dodge as often as you can.
How to get Mega Houndoom in Pokémon GO
To get Mega Houndoom you will need to gather 200 Mega Energy to evolve your Houndoom. Once you have evolved a Houndoom Mega Evolved, it only costs 50 Mega Energy to evolve again in the future, but each new Houndoom will again cost 200 Mega Energy.
Shiny comparison
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All the best, trainers!