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Houndoom

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Houndoom Weaknesses & Counters

DarkFire

Houndoom is weak to Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock. It resists Fire, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dark and Steel and is immune to Psychic.

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Type matchups

2× — weakWaterFightingGroundRock
1× — normal damageNormalElectricPoisonFlyingBugDragonFairy
½× — resistsFireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
0× — immunePsychic

Abilities that change this

Flash Fire: Fire ½× → 0×

Best counters

Popular Pokémon that resist Houndoom's STAB attacks and hit it super-effectively.

Urshifu-Rapid-StrikeUrshifu-Rapid-StrikeFightingWaterDiancie-MegaMega DiancieRockFairySamurott-HisuiHisuian SamurottWaterDarkTyranitar-MegaMega TyranitarRockDarkTyranitarTyranitarRockDarkKommo-oKommo-oDragonFightingGyarados-MegaMega GyaradosWaterDarkGreninjaGreninjaWaterDark

Other Dark/Fire Pokémon

Houndoom-MegaMega HoundoomChi-YuChi-Yu

Houndoom weakness FAQ

What is Houndoom weak to?

Houndoom is a Dark/Fire type, so it takes super-effective damage from Water, Fighting, Ground and Rock.

What does Houndoom resist?

Houndoom resists Fire, Grass, Ice, Ghost, Dark and Steel and is immune to Psychic.

Do Houndoom's abilities change its weaknesses?

With Flash Fire: Fire ½× → 0×.

What are good counters to Houndoom?

Popular Pokémon that resist Houndoom's Dark and Fire attacks and hit it super-effectively include Urshifu-Rapid-Strike, Mega Diancie, Hisuian Samurott, Mega Tyranitar and Tyranitar.