Houndoom counters

Gen 4 VGC 2009 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Houndoom
#0229 Houndoom
DarkFire
USAGE 1.6% #42
ABILITYEarly Bird
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 90
DEF 50
SPA 110
SPD 80
SPE 95
BST500
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterFightingGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Heat Wave 100.0% Dark Pulse 100.0% Fire Blast 100.0% Protect 100.0% Counter 0.0% Taunt 0.0% Fire Fang 0.0% Punishment 0.0%
Items
Life Orb 100.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Black Glasses 0.0%
Abilities
Early Bird0.0%
Common Teammates
Latios100.0%Breloom100.0%Metagross100.0%Gyarados100.0%Snorlax100.0%Pinsir0.0%Zapdos0.0%Bronzong0.0%
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Ranked #42 with 1.64% usage. Sorted by reliability score.