Houndour - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Houndour can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Houndour artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Houndour learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
7	Howl	Normal	—	—
13	Smog	Poison	20	70
19	Roar	Normal	—	100
25	Bite	Dark	60	100
31	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	100
37	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
43	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
49	Crunch	Dark	80	100

Egg moves

Houndour learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Fire Spin	Fire	15	70
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rage	Normal	20	100
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75

Moves learnt by HM

Houndour is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Houndour is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90

Moves learnt by level up

Houndour learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
7	Howl	Normal	—	—
13	Smog	Poison	20	70
19	Roar	Normal	—	100
25	Bite	Dark	60	100
31	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	100
37	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
43	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
49	Crunch	Dark	80	100

Egg moves

Houndour learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Fire Spin	Fire	15	70
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rage	Normal	20	100
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75

Move Tutor moves

Houndour can be taught these attacks in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Substitute	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Houndour is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Houndour is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90

Moves learnt by level up

Houndour learns the following moves in Pokémon Emerald at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ember	Fire	40	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
7	Howl	Normal	—	—
13	Smog	Poison	20	70
19	Roar	Normal	—	100
25	Bite	Dark	60	100
31	Odor Sleuth	Normal	—	100
37	Faint Attack	Dark	60	∞
43	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
49	Crunch	Dark	80	100

Egg moves

Houndour learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Emerald. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Fire Spin	Fire	15	70
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rage	Normal	20	100
Reversal	Fighting	—	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	75

Move Tutor moves

Houndour can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Houndour is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
06	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Houndour is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
49	Snatch	Dark	—	—
50	Overheat	Fire	140	90

Houndour egg move parents

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Houndour

Houndour's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Houndour are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Houndour with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Houndour with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Beat Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Aipom Girafarig Houndour Houndoom
Sketch	Smeargle

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Aipom Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zangoose
Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Typhlosion Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Quagsire Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Mawile Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Fire Spin

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix Ninetales Ponyta Rapidash Flareon Torchic Torkoal
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Houndour Houndoom
Pre-evolution Level up	Combusken Blaziken
Sketch	Smeargle

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rattata Raticate Tauros Umbreon Dunsparce Zangoose
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Diglett Dugtrio Sentret Furret Aipom Houndour Houndoom Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking
Sketch	Smeargle

Rage

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Primeape Tauros Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull
Breeding	Houndour Houndoom
Sketch	Smeargle

Reversal

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vigoroth
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Houndour Houndoom Torchic Combusken Blaziken
Pre-evolution Level up	Slaking
Sketch	Smeargle

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce
Breeding	Ekans Arbok Vulpix Ninetales Meowth Persian Aipom Sneasel Houndour Houndoom Stantler
Sketch	Smeargle

Will-O-Wisp

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Vulpix
Breeding	Houndour Houndoom
Pre-evolution Level up	Ninetales
Sketch	Smeargle