Houndoom — Roles and where to hunt

Houndoom is a berries specialist with Charge Strength S. Wiki is a favorite berry at Snowdrop Tundra. Here's how Houndoom fits into teams and where to find them.

Roles Houndoom can fill

SpecialtyBerries
BerryWiki
Main skillCharge Strength S
IngredientsFiery Herb, Warming Ginger, Large Leek

Snowdrop Tundra berry specialist

Wiki is a favorite berry at Snowdrop Tundra. Houndoom finds Wiki on every berry help for consistent 2× strength when Snorlax favors it. See berry specialists for Snowdrop Tundra.

Where to hunt

Houndoom can be found at: Taupe Hollow, Greengrass Isle (Expert)

Similar Pokémon

Others that fill similar roles: Abomasnow | Absol | Banette | Bewear | Ampharos

Best possible at each breakpoint

Below: the theoretical best build at each level (optimal subskill combo + best nature). Baseline = neutral nature, no subskills.

LevelBaselineBest totalBest subskillsBest naturevs baseline
19,74410,938Gentle+12.3%
1010,64914,493Skill Trigger MGentle+36.1%
2512,31719,031Berry Finding S, Helping Speed MAdamant+54.5%
5017,71232,268Berry Finding S, Helping Speed M, Skill Trigger MAdamant+82.2%
10026,94256,029Berry Finding S, Helping Speed S, Helping Speed M, Helping Bonus, Skill Trigger MAdamant+108%

Top subskills

How much each subskill improves production at level 50 (berry + ingredient output):

ModifierTypeImpact
Berry Finding SSubskill+25.8%
Helping Speed MSubskill+16.3%
Skill Trigger MSubskill+13.5%
Helping Speed SSubskill+7.5%
Skill Trigger SSubskill+6.7%
Helping BonusSubskill+5.3%

Try the tools

Use NewRolly's Unlimited Biscuits to grade a Houndoom you caught. Run our production simulator or production calculator to see how subskills and nature change output.

Related: Snowdrop Tundra berry specialists | Main skills | Best subskill combos