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Houndoom

Rank 132

Houndoom build and set

DarkFire
Usage
0.3%Down 0.1 points from the previous window
Brought
84.6%
Leads
57.7%
Mega Evolves
73.1%
Win rate
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5,298 battles · 24 h · updated 5 min ago

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Mega Houndoom

DarkFire

Solar Power

HoundoominiteTimid+Spe −Atk

  • FireSpecialHeat Wave
  • DarkSpecialDark Pulse
  • NormalStatusProtect
  • GrassSpecialSolar Beam
HP
151
1
Atk
99
0
Def
110
0
SpA
192
32
SpD
111
1
Spe
183
32

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

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Houndoom @ Houndoominite
Ability: Early Bird
Level: 50
EVs: 1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
Timid Nature
- Heat Wave
- Dark Pulse
- Protect
- Solar Beam

Spreads (Smogon)

Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)

  1. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    30.9%Most used
    • HP1
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD1
    • Spe32

  2. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    25.6%
    • HP0
    • Atk0
    • Def1
    • SpA32
    • SpD1
    • Spe32

  3. Timid

    +Spe−Atk

    11.3%
    • HP2
    • Atk0
    • Def0
    • SpA32
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

Abilities

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Moves

Revealed in 22 games

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Items

Revealed in 19 games

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30-day trend0.0% – 0.5%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

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Houndoom is on 0.3% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (24 h), ranking 132. It usually teams up with Whimsicott and Ninetales. It is brought in 85% of its games and leads in 58%.