#0972

Houndstone

Ghost

📏 2 m ⚖️ 15 kg 🎯 60 · Average difficulty

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

Houndstone is a Ghost-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Ghost and Dark, resists Poison and Bug, and is immune to Normal and Fighting. Its base stats add up to 488: the highest is Attack (101) and the lowest is Special Attack (50).

It is the second stage of its evolution line, along with Greavard. Its ability is Sand Rush, and its Hidden Ability is Fluffy. It is in the Field egg group and can breed with 277 species. In Scarlet and Violet it learns 16 moves by level-up and 43 by TM.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100

HP 72

254-348

Attack 101

186-331

Defense 100

184-328

Sp. Atk 50

94-218

Sp. Def 97

179-322

Speed 68

126-258

TOTAL 488

EVs on defeat: Attack +2

ABILITIES

Sand Rush

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a sandstorm.

Fluffy (hidden)

Halves the damage taken from moves that make direct contact, but doubles that of Fire-type moves.

BREEDING

GroupsField

Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Breeds with277

MOVES

Data from Scarlet/Violet 16 moves

Start Last Respects Ghost Physical 50 100% 10

Lv. 1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35

Lv. 1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40

Lv. 3 Lick Ghost Physical 30 100% 30

Lv. 6 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30

Lv. 6 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25

Lv. 9 Roar Normal Status — — 20

Lv. 12 Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15

Lv. 16 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10

Lv. 24 Rest Psychic Status — — 5

Lv. 28 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15

Lv. 36 Play Rough Fairy Physical 90 90% 10

Lv. 41 Helping Hand Normal Status — — 20

Lv. 46 Phantom Force Ghost Physical 90 100% 10

Lv. 51 Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20

Lv. 58 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

EVOLUTION LINE

#0971 Greavard

Lv. 30 at night ▶

#0972 Houndstone