HOUNDOUR
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It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey.
It uses different kinds of cries for communicating with others of its kind and for pursuing its prey.
To corner prey, they check each other's location using barks that only they can understand.
Around dawn, its ominous howl echoes through the area to announce that this is its territory.
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This Pokémon has a Quadruped body shape.
It is classified as Black colored.
Natural habitat: Rough Terrain.
Its base happiness is 35.
Its capture rate is 120/255, roughly 47%.
It follows a Slow growth curve.
It belongs to the Ground egg group.
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MOVESETS
| LVL | NAME | TYPE | CAT. | PWR | ACC | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | STA | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Ember | Fire | SPE | 40 | 100% | 25 |
| 4 | Howl | Normal | STA | — | — | 40 |
| 8 | Smog | Poison | SPE | 30 | 70% | 20 |
| 13 | Roar | Normal | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Bite | Dark | PHY | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 20 | Incinerate | Fire | SPE | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| 25 | Beat Up | Dark | PHY | — | 100% | 10 |
| 28 | Fire Fang | Fire | PHY | 65 | 95% | 15 |
| 32 | Torment | Dark | STA | — | 100% | 15 |
| 37 | Comeuppance | Dark | PHY | 1 | 100% | 10 |
| 40 | Foul Play | Dark | PHY | 95 | 100% | 15 |
| 44 | Flamethrower | Fire | SPE | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 49 | Crunch | Dark | PHY | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 52 | Nasty Plot | Dark | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 56 | Inferno | Fire | SPE | 100 | 50% | 5 |
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