#0972Gen IX

Houndstone

Ghost Dog Pokémon

ghost

Houndstone

Type matchups

Damage taken when attacked

Weak to

ghost2×dark2×

Resists

poison½×bug½×

Immune to

normal0×fighting0×

Fluffy (hidden ability): takes 2× from Fire, ½ from contact moves.

Its STAB attacks

Super effective against

ghostpsychic

Walled by

normaldark

Full type chart

Base stats

HP	72
Attack	101
Defense	100
Sp. Atk	50
Sp. Def	97
Speed	68
Total	488

EV yield: 2 Attack
Base experience: 171

Evolution

Greavard

Lv. 30 + Night

Houndstone

Abilities

Sand Rush

This Pokémon's Speed is doubled during a sandstorm, and it does not take sandstorm damage, regardless of type.

FluffyHidden

Damage from contact moves is halved. Damage from Fire moves is doubled.

Profile

Height: 2.0 m 6′07″
Weight: 15.0 kg 33.1 lbs
Gender: ♂ 50%♀ 50%
Egg groups: Field
Hatch time: 20 cycles ~5,100 steps

Catch rate: 60 Medium≈ 14.8% with a Poké Ball at full HP
Base friendship: 50
Growth rate: Medium Slow

Moves

Scarlet & Violet

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr	Acc	PP
Evo	Last Respects	ghost		50	100	10
1	Growl	normal		—	100	40
1	Tackle	normal		40	100	35
3	Lick	ghost		30	100	30
6	Bite	dark		60	100	25
6	Tail Whip	normal		—	100	30
9	Roar	normal		—	—	20
12	Headbutt	normal		70	100	15
16	Dig	ground		80	100	10
24	Rest	psychic		—	—	5
28	Crunch	dark		80	100	15
36	Play Rough	fairy		90	90	10
41	Helping Hand	normal		—	—	20
46	Phantom Force	ghost		90	100	10
51	Charm	fairy		—	100	20
58	Double-Edge	normal		120	100	15

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr	Acc	PP
TM01	Take Down	normal		90	85	20
TM02	Charm	fairy		—	100	20
TM05	Mud-Slap	ground		20	100	10
TM06	Scary Face	normal		—	100	10
TM07	Protect	normal		—	—	10
TM08	Fire Fang	fire		65	95	15
TM09	Thunder Fang	electric		65	95	15
TM10	Ice Fang	ice		65	95	15
TM17	Confuse Ray	ghost		—	100	10
TM18	Thief	dark		60	100	25
TM25	Facade	normal		70	100	20
TM28	Bulldoze	ground		60	100	20
TM29	Hex	ghost		65	100	10
TM30	Snarl	dark		55	95	15
TM35	Mud Shot	ground		55	95	15
TM42	Night Shade	ghost		—	100	15
TM47	Endure	normal		—	—	10
TM49	Sunny Day	fire		—	—	5
TM50	Rain Dance	water		—	—	5
TM51	Sandstorm	rock		—	—	10
TM55	Dig	ground		80	100	10
TM63	Psychic Fangs	psychic		85	100	10
TM70	Sleep Talk	normal		—	—	10
TM84	Stomping Tantrum	ground		75	100	10
TM85	Rest	psychic		—	—	5
TM89	Body Press	fighting		80	100	10
TM103	Substitute	normal		—	—	10
TM107	Will-O-Wisp	fire		—	85	15
TM108	Crunch	dark		80	100	15
TM109	Trick	psychic		—	100	10
TM114	Shadow Ball	ghost		80	100	15
TM127	Play Rough	fairy		90	90	10
TM130	Helping Hand	normal		—	—	20
TM151	Phantom Force	ghost		90	100	10
TM152	Giga Impact	normal		150	90	5
TM163	Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5
TM171	Tera Blast	normal		80	100	10
TM172	Roar	normal		—	—	20
TM191	Uproar	normal		90	100	10
TM198	Poltergeist	ghost		110	90	5
TM202	Pain Split	normal		—	—	20
TM204	Double-Edge	normal		120	100	15
TM205	Endeavor	normal		—	100	5

Where to find it

Scarlet & Violet

PokeAPI has no location data for Scarlet & Violet yet.

Pokédex entries

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

A lovingly mourned Pokémon was reborn as Houndstone. It doesn’t like anyone touching the protuberance atop its head.
Violet