Mega Houndoom Raid Counters Guide

Mega Houndoom

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.

Mega Houndoom Counters Raid icon

Here are the best Pokémon to use against a Mega Houndoom:

# Attacker Fast Move Charge Move DPS Faints TTW
1. Primal Kyogre Waterfall Water Origin Pulse Water 31.73 9 284s
2. Primal Groudon Mud Shot Ground Precipice Blades Ground 31.44 9 287s
3. Mega Garchomp Mud Shot Ground Earth Power Ground 29.20 11 309s
4. Mega Lucario Force Palm Fighting Aura Sphere Fighting 34.80 24 259s
5. Mega Swampert Water Gun Water Hydro Cannon Water 28.58 12 315s
6. Mega Blaziken Counter Fighting Focus Blast Fighting 28.94 15 312s
7. Terrakion Double Kick Fighting Sacred Sword Fighting 27.44 12 328s
8. Shadow Kyogre Waterfall Water Origin Pulse Water 28.92 15 312s
9. Mega Tyranitar Smack Down Rock Stone Edge Rock 25.03 9 360s
10. Mega Diancie Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 28.41 15 317s
11. Shadow Rhyperior Mud-Slap Ground Rock Wrecker Rock 28.40 15 317s
12. Mega Rayquaza Dragon Tail Dragon Dragon Ascent Flying 27.00 13 334s
13. Mega Gyarados Waterfall Water Hydro Pump Water 24.66 11 365s
14. Shadow Garchomp Mud Shot Ground Earth Power Ground 27.47 16 328s
15. Ordinary Keldeo Low Kick Fighting Sacred Sword Fighting 25.72 13 350s
16. Mega Blastoise Water Gun Water Hydro Cannon Water 26.32 15 342s
17. Shadow Groudon Mud Shot Ground Precipice Blades Ground 27.95 20 322s
18. Shadow Conkeldurr Counter Fighting Dynamic Punch Fighting 27.78 21 325s
19. Shadow Tyranitar Smack Down Rock Stone Edge Rock 24.61 14 366s
20. Mega Heracross Counter Fighting Upper Hand Fighting 27.26 23 331s
21. Kyogre Waterfall Water Origin Pulse Water 24.41 15 369s
22. Mega Aerodactyl Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 25.01 17 360s
23. Shadow Rampardos Smack Down Rock Rock Slide Rock 28.58 29 315s
24. Shadow Swampert Water Gun Water Hydro Cannon Water 25.71 20 350s
25. Rhyperior Mud-Slap Ground Rock Wrecker Rock 23.68 15 381s
26. Therian Landorus Mud Shot Ground Sandsear Storm Ground 25.98 23 347s
27. Shadow Samurott Fury Cutter Bug Hydro Cannon Water 25.74 23 350s
28. Shadow Machamp Counter Fighting Dynamic Punch Fighting 26.26 25 343s
29. Shadow Gigalith Smack Down Rock Meteor Beam Rock 24.84 21 363s
30. Shadow Hariyama Force Palm Fighting Dynamic Punch Fighting 25.81 24 349s

Mega Houndoom stats

Mega Houndoom DarkFire
Max CP at lvl 40 3842 | Max CP at lvl 50 4344
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
  • Snarl Dark
  • Fire Fang Fire
  • Crunch Dark
  • Foul Play Dark
  • Flamethrower Fire
  • Fire Blast Fire

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.

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