#1361

Houndstone

The Ghost Dog Pokémon

Houndstone spends most of its time sleeping in graveyards. Among all the dog Pokémon, this one is most loyal to its master.

Base stat total: 488
Height: 2 m
Weight: 15 kg
Catch rate: 60

Base stats

488 total

HP 72 285 348

Atk 101 214 331

Def 100 212 328

SpA 50 122 218

SpD 97 207 322

Spe 68 154 258

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending

Takes more

Ghost 2× Dark 2×

Takes less

Poison ½× Bug ½×

No effect

Normal 0× Fighting 0×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Fluffy changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate

Main choose one, switch any time Sand Rush Ups Speed in a sandstorm. Phantom Pain Ghost-type moves deal normal damage to Normal. Fluffy Tougher but flammable.

Innate always active, all of them Scare Lowers foes' Sp. Atk by one stage on entry. Haunted Spirit When this Pokemon is KO'd, casts a Curse on the attacker. Soul Eater Dealing a KO heals 1/4 of this Pokemon's max HP.

Evolution line

Greavard BST 290

Houndstone BST 488 Level · 30

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Sand Rush Fluffy new Phantom Pain

Innates added Scare Haunted Spirit Soul Eater

Details

Height: 2 m
Weight: 15 kg
Gender: 50% male · 50% female
Egg groups: Field
Egg cycles: 20
Catch rate: 60
Base exp: 171
Growth rate: Medium Slow
EV yield: 2 Atk
Base friendship: 50
Wild held item: —
Colour: White

Moves

14 level-up · 0 egg · 65 teachable

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pwr	Acc	PP
—	Last Respects	Ghost	Physical	50	100	10
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
3	Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100	30
6	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
6	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
9	Roar	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
12	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
16	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
24	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	∞	5
28	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
36	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90	10
41	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
46	Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical	90	100	10
51	Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20
58	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15

No egg moves.

Move	Type	Cat	Pwr	Acc	PP
Ally Switch	Psychic	Status	—	∞	15
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100	10
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100	10
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	∞	5
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
Dream Eater	Psychic	Special	100	100	15
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	1	100	5
Endure	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	80	100	15
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100	10
Howl	Normal	Status	—	∞	40
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	80	100	15
Last Respects	Ghost	Physical	50	100	10
Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100	30
Memento	Dark	Status	—	100	10
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10
Night Shade	Ghost	Special	1	100	15
Ominous Wind	Ghost	Special	60	100	5
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical	90	100	10
Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90	10
Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90	5
Protect	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	15
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	∞	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	∞	5
Roar	Normal	Status	—	∞	20
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	∞	10
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	10
Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100	15
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100	30
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Smokescreen	Normal	Status	—	100	20
Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95	15
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	∞	5
Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	80	100	15
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100	10
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100	10
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	90	10
Work Up	Normal	Status	—	∞	30
Yawn	Normal	Status	—	∞	10
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Greavard instead.