#972 · Ghost Dog Pokémon

Houndstone

ghost

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

Houndstone

ghost

Height: 2.0 m
Weight: 15.0 kg

Base stats

HP72

Attack101

Defense100

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def97

Speed68

Total488

Abilities

Sand Rush
If Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled; immunity to Sandstorm.
Fluffy Hidden
This Pokemon takes 1/2 damage from contact moves, 2× damage from Fire moves.

Defensive matchups

2x dark ghost

0.5x bug poison

Immune fighting normal

Learnable moves 51

Move	Type	Class	Power	Acc	PP
Ally Switch Priority +2: usually moves first.	psychic	status	—	—	15
Bite 30% chance to make the target flinch.	dark	physical	60	100%	25
Body Press Damage is calculated using the user's Defense stat as its Attack, including stat stage changes.	fighting	physical	80	100%	10
Charm Lowers the target's Attack by 2 stages.	fairy	status	—	100%	20
Confuse Ray Confuses the target for 2 to 5 turns.	ghost	status	—	100%	10
Crunch 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage.	dark	physical	80	100%	15
Destiny Bond If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.	ghost	status	—	—	5
Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	ground	physical	80	100%	10
Disable Disables the target's last move.	normal	status	—	100%	20
Double-Edge User takes 33% of the damage dealt as recoil.	normal	physical	120	100%	15
Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s.	normal	physical	—	100%	5
Endure Priority +4: usually moves first.	normal	status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	normal	physical	70	100%	20
Fire Fang 10% chance to burn the target. 10% chance to make the target flinch.	fire	physical	65	95%	15
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	normal	physical	150	90%	5
Helping Hand Priority +5: usually moves first.	normal	status	—	—	20
Hex Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.	ghost	special	65	100%	10
Howl Raises the user and its allies' Attack by 1 stage.	normal	status	—	—	40
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	normal	special	150	90%	5
Ice Fang 10% chance to freeze the target. 10% chance to make the target flinch.	ice	physical	65	95%	15
Last Respects	ghost	physical	50	100%	10
Memento Lowers the target's Attack by 2 stages. Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 2 stages.	dark	status	—	100%	10
Mud Shot Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage.	ground	special	55	95%	15
Mud-Slap Lowers the target's accuracy by 1 stage.	ground	special	20	100%	10
Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level.	ghost	special	—	100%	15
Pain Split Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP.	normal	status	—	—	20
Phantom Force User vanishes, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. Hits through Protect and Detect.	ghost	physical	90	100%	10
Play Rough 10% chance to lower the target's Attack by 1 stage.	fairy	physical	90	90%	10
Poltergeist Fails if the target has no held item.	ghost	physical	110	90%	5
Protect Inflicts protect on the user. Priority +4: usually moves first.	normal	status	—	—	10
Psychic Fangs Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.	psychic	physical	85	100%	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	water	status	—	—	5
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	psychic	status	—	—	5
Roar Forces the target out of battle. Priority -6: usually moves last.	normal	status	—	—	20
Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	rock	status	—	—	10
Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by 2 stages.	normal	status	—	100%	10
Shadow Ball 20% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1 stage.	ghost	special	80	100%	15
Shadow Sneak Priority +1: usually moves first.	ghost	physical	40	100%	30
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	normal	status	—	—	10
Snarl Lowers opposing Pokémon's Sp. Atk by 1 stage.	dark	special	55	95%	15
Stomping Tantrum Has double power if the user’s last move failed.	ground	physical	75	100%	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	normal	status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	fire	status	—	—	5
Swagger Confuses the target for 2 to 5 turns. Raises the target's Attack by 2 stages.	normal	status	—	85%	15
Thief Takes the target’s item.	dark	physical	60	100%	25
Thunder Fang 10% chance to paralyze the target. 10% chance to make the target flinch.	electric	physical	65	95%	15
Trick User and target swap items.	psychic	status	—	100%	10
Uproar Lasts 3 turns.	normal	special	90	100%	10
Will-O-Wisp Burns the target.	fire	status	—	85%	15
Yawn Makes the target drowsy.	normal	status	—	—	10
Zen Headbutt 20% chance to make the target flinch.	psychic	physical	80	90%	15