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Houndour

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Houndour Weaknesses & Counters

DarkFire

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

Build a team with HoundourType chart

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 Houndour'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

HoundoomHoundoomHoundoom-MegaMega HoundoomChi-YuChi-Yu

Houndour weakness FAQ

What is Houndour weak to?

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

What does Houndour resist?

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

Do Houndour's abilities change its weaknesses?

With Flash Fire: Fire ½× → 0×.

What are good counters to Houndour?

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