Houndstone: Evolution, Shiny, Weaknesses and Abilities

⚡The Essentials on Houndstone

Type: Ghost
Weaknesses: ×2 Ghost, Dark Table
Resistances: ×½ Poison, Bug · immune: Normal, Fighting
Evolution: Greavard → Houndstone
Shiny: Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. View
Stats: Total 488 · top stat: Attack (101) Detail
In Current Games: Pokémon Legends: Z-A: No. 24 in the Extradimensional Pokédex (Mega Dimension)
Scarlet and Violet: No. 312 in the Paldea Pokédex
Pokémon Champions: playable
Pokémon GO: available
Other Names: Tomberro in French · ハカドッグ, Hakadog in Japanese · Friedwuff in German All Languages

📋Overview

Houndstone is a Ghost-type Pokémon, No. 972 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 9. Category: Ghost Dog Pokémon. Height: 2 m, weight: 15 kg.

Houndstone evolves from Greavard and does not evolve further.

Ability: Sand Rush. Hidden Ability: Fluffy. Houndstone is weak to Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Houndstone takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.

Generation

Generation 9

Scarlet / Violet

National No.

#972

National Pokédex

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP

72

255

Attack

101

255

Defense

100

255

Special Attack

50

255

Special Defense

97

255

Speed

68

255

Total

488

Min HP (Lv. 100)

254

0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature

Max HP (Lv. 100)

348

31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature

Gen Changes

Stable

Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Ghost). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 2 types

Ghost

×2

Dark

×2

Normal (×1) — 12 types

Fire

×1

Water

×1

Electric

×1

Grass

×1

Ice

×1

Ground

×1

Flying

×1

Psychic

×1

Rock

×1

Dragon

×1

Steel

×1

Fairy

×1

Resistant (×0.5) — 2 types

Poison

×½

Bug

×½

Immune (×0) — 2 types

Normal

×0

Fighting

×0

✨Abilities

Sand Rush

Ability 1

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a sandstorm.

Fluffy

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

🌱Houndstone Evolution

Level 30 (night) →

🔮Houndstone Forms and Shiny

Standard Form

Ghost

Shiny Availability

Shiny form available

Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Houndstone Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

—

Last Respects

Ghost Phys.

100%

50

10

1

Tackle

Normal Phys.

100%

40

35

1

Growl

Normal Stat

100%

—

40

3

Lick

Ghost Phys.

100%

30

6

Tail Whip

Normal Stat

100%

—

30

6

Bite

Dark Phys.

100%

60

25

9

Roar

Normal Stat

—

20

12

Headbutt

Normal Phys.

100%

70

15

16

Dig

Ground Phys.

100%

80

10

24

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

28

Crunch

Dark Phys.

100%

80

15

36

Play Rough

Fairy Phys.

90%

90

10

41

Helping Hand

Normal Stat

—

20

46

Phantom Force

Ghost Phys.

100%

90

10

51

Charm

Fairy Stat

100%

—

20

58

Double-Edge

Normal Phys.

100%

120

15

TM/HM

Move

Type · Cat.

Accuracy

Pow.

PP

TM01

Snarl

Dark Spec.

95%

55

15

TM02

Protect

Normal Stat

—

10

TM03

Pain Split

Normal Stat

—

20

TM04

Shadow Ball

Ghost Spec.

100%

80

15

TM05

Take Down

Normal Phys.

85%

90

20

TM06

Body Press

Fighting Phys.

100%

80

10

TM07

Sleep Talk

Normal Stat

—

10

TM08

Uproar

Normal Spec.

100%

90

10

TM09

Play Rough

Fairy Phys.

90%

90

10

TM10

Charm

Fairy Stat

100%

—

20

TM11

Hex

Ghost Spec.

100%

65

10

TM12

Substitute

Normal Stat

—

10

TM13

Mud-Slap

Ground Spec.

100%

20

10

TM14

Helping Hand

Normal Stat

—

20

TM15

Thunder Fang

Electric Phys.

95%

65

15

TM16

Fire Fang

Fire Phys.

95%

65

15

TM17

Ice Fang

Ice Phys.

95%

65

15

TM18

Double-Edge

Normal Phys.

100%

120

15

TM19

Rain Dance

Water Stat

—

5

TM20

Endeavor

Normal Phys.

100%

—

5

TM21

Poltergeist

Ghost Phys.

90%

110

5

TM22

Facade

Normal Phys.

100%

70

20

TM23

Will-O-Wisp

Fire Stat

85%

—

15

TM24

Giga Impact

Normal Phys.

90%

150

5

TM25

Scary Face

Normal Stat

100%

—

10

TM26

Phantom Force

Ghost Phys.

100%

90

10

TM27

Roar

Normal Stat

—

20

TM28

Thief

Dark Phys.

100%

60

25

TM29

Crunch

Dark Phys.

100%

80

15

TM30

Night Shade

Ghost Spec.

100%

—

15

TM31

Confuse Ray

Ghost Stat

100%

—

10

TM32

Bulldoze

Ground Phys.

100%

60

20

TM33

Psychic Fangs

Psychic Phys.

100%

85

10

TM34

Rest

Psychic Stat

—

5

TM35

Sandstorm

Rock Stat

—

10

TM36

Endure

Normal Stat

—

10

TM37

Tera Blast

Normal Spec.

100%

80

10

TM38

Mud Shot

Ground Spec.

95%

55

15

TM39

Trick

Psychic Stat

100%

—

10

TM40

Stomping Tantrum

Ground Phys.

100%

75

10

TM41

Dig

Ground Phys.

100%

80

10

TM42

Hyper Beam

Normal Spec.

90%

150

5

TM43

Sunny Day

Fire Stat

—

5

No data available for this category.

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups

Field

Egg Cycles

20 cycles

≈ 5,140 steps

Gender

♂ 50.0 / ♀ 50.0%

Ditto Compatibility

✓ Yes

Pokérus

Susceptible

EV ×2 if infected

Max Characteristic

Attack

Highest base stat

Hyper Training & Mints

Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Houndstone

Available in 2 games, 2 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Scarlet Violet

Generation IX

🔴

Scarlet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Picnic (1)

Paldea

🟣

Violet 1 encounter

Available ▼

Picnic (1)

Paldea

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Scarlet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Violet

→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)

Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

📱Houndstone in Pokémon GO

2,514Max CP (Lv. 40)
1,436Perfect CP in Raids
3 kmper Candy as Buddy

Pokémon GO entry: Houndstone →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Scarlet

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

Violet

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

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français

Tomberro

🇬🇧 English

Houndstone

🇯🇵 漢字

ハカドッグ

🇯🇵 Kana

ハカドッグ

🇯🇵 Romaji

Hakadog

🇩🇪 Deutsch

Friedwuff

🇪🇸 Español

Houndstone

🇮🇹 Italiano

Houndstone

🇰🇷 한국어

묘두기

🇨🇳 ZH-Hans

墓扬犬

🇹🇼 ZH-Hant

墓揚犬

Category (Genus)

🇫🇷 FR

Fantôchien

🇬🇧 EN

Ghost Dog Pokémon

🇯🇵 JP

おばけいぬポケモン

🇩🇪 DE

Geisterhund

🎬Media & Gallery

Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Houndstone

What type is Houndstone?

Houndstone is a Ghost-type Pokémon.

Can Houndstone still evolve?

Houndstone is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Greavard, it does not evolve further.

What are Houndstone's weaknesses?

Houndstone is weak to Ghost and Dark-type moves (×2 damage). Houndstone takes no damage from Normal and Fighting-type moves.

What is Houndstone's Hidden Ability?

Houndstone's Hidden Ability is Fluffy. Its regular Ability is Sand Rush.

Is Houndstone available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Houndstone is playable in Pokémon Champions.