HOUNDOOM
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If you are burned by the flames it shoots from its mouth, the pain will never go away.
If you are burned by the flames it shoots from its mouth, the pain will never go away.
Upon hearing its eerie howls, other POKéMON get the shivers and head straight back to their nests.
The pungent- smelling flame that shoots from its mouth results from toxins burn ing in its body.
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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 45/255, roughly 18%.
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 |
| 1 | Smog | Poison | SPE | 30 | 70% | 20 |
| 1 | Howl | Normal | STA | — | — | 40 |
| 1 | Nasty Plot | Dark | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang | Electric | PHY | 65 | 95% | 15 |
| 13 | Roar | Normal | STA | — | — | 20 |
| 16 | Bite | Dark | PHY | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 20 | Incinerate | Fire | SPE | 60 | 100% | 15 |
| 26 | Beat Up | Dark | PHY | — | 100% | 10 |
| 30 | Fire Fang | Fire | PHY | 65 | 95% | 15 |
| 35 | Torment | Dark | STA | — | 100% | 15 |
| 41 | Comeuppance | Dark | PHY | 1 | 100% | 10 |
| 45 | Foul Play | Dark | PHY | 95 | 100% | 15 |
| 50 | Flamethrower | Fire | SPE | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| 56 | Crunch | Dark | PHY | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 62 | Inferno | Fire | SPE | 100 | 50% | 5 |
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