Houndoom counters

Gen 2 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Houndoom
#0229 Houndoom
DarkFire
USAGE 2.4% #32
HP 75
ATK 90
DEF 50
SPA 110
SPD 80
SPE 95
BST500
WaterFightingGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
Psychic
Pursuit 95.6% Crunch 87.9% Fire Blast 85.7% Roar 79.3% Flamethrower 14.0% Thief 12.0% Sleep Talk 9.1% Sunny Day 7.8%
Leftovers 87.0% nothing 8.2% Miracle Berry 4.0% Charcoal 0.5% Black Glasses 0.3% Scope Lens 0.0% Mint Berry 0.0% Gold Berry 0.0%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #32 with 2.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.