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Houndstone #972

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Houndstone

Generation IX · #0972: Ghost Dog Pokémon

Houndstone is a Ghost-type Pokémon, known as the Ghost Dog Pokémon, first introduced in Generation IX. Its base stats total 488, with Attack (101) the highest and Special Attack (50) the lowest. Its ability is Sand Rush, with Fluffy as its Hidden Ability.

Base Stats

HP72
Attack101
Defense100
Sp. Atk50
Sp. Def97
Speed68
Total488
Height

2.0m

Weight

15.0kg

Category

Ghost Dog Pokémon

Gender

Male 50% / Female 50%

Color

white

Shape

quadruped

Abilities
Sand Rush

Doubles Speed during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

FluffyHidden

Damage from contact moves is halved. Damage from Fire moves is doubled.

Pokedex Numbers

national#972
paldea#312
hyperspace#24

Training

EV Yield2 Attack
Catch Rate60
Base Happiness50
Base Exp.171
Growth Ratemedium slow

Breeding

Egg GroupsField
GenderMale 50% / Female 50%
Egg Cycles20 (5355 steps)

Sprites

houndstone Front
Front
houndstone Shiny Front
Shiny Front
houndstone Home
Home
houndstone Home Shiny
Home Shiny
houndstone Showdown
Showdown
houndstone Showdown Shiny
Showdown Shiny

TMs & HMs

tm01

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm02

crystal

tm02

gold silver

tm03

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm05

ruby sapphire

tm05

emerald

tm05

gold silver

tm05

crystal

tm05

diamond pearl

tm05

black white

tm05

platinum

tm05

heartgold soulsilver

tm05

firered leafgreen

tm05

black 2 white 2

tm05

omega ruby alpha sapphire

tm05

x y

tm05

xd

tm05

colosseum

tm05

lets go pikachu lets go eevee

tm05

ultra sun ultra moon

+345 more TMs/HMs

Where to Find

Houndstone isn't listed as a wild encounter in our game data. It is usually obtained by evolving its earlier stage. See the evolution chain above for how.

Pokedex Entries

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.

Learnable Moves

Houndstone can learn 50 moves:

Move
Type
Cat.
Power
Acc.
PP
bitedark
Physical
6010025
body pressfighting
Physical
8010010
bulldozeground
Physical
6010020
charmfairy
Status
—10020
confuse rayghost
Status
—10010
crunchdark
Physical
8010015
digground
Physical
8010010
double edgenormal
Physical
12010015
endeavornormal
Physical
—1005
endurenormal
Status
——10
facadenormal
Physical
7010020
fire fangfire
Physical
659515
giga impactnormal
Physical
150905
growlnormal
Status
—10040
headbuttnormal
Physical
7010015
helping handnormal
Status
——20
hexghost
Special
6510010
hyper beamnormal
Special
150905
ice fangice
Physical
659515
last respectsghost
Physical
5010010
lickghost
Physical
3010030
mud shotground
Special
559515
mud slapground
Special
2010010
night shadeghost
Special
—10015
pain splitnormal
Status
——20
phantom forceghost
Physical
9010010
play roughfairy
Physical
909010
poltergeistghost
Physical
110905
protectnormal
Status
——10
psychic fangspsychic
Physical
8510010
rain dancewater
Status
——5
restpsychic
Status
——5
roarnormal
Status
——20
sandstormrock
Status
——10
scary facenormal
Status
—10010
shadow ballghost
Special
8010015
sleep talknormal
Status
——10
snarldark
Special
559515
stomping tantrumground
Physical
7510010
substitutenormal
Status
——10
sunny dayfire
Status
——5
tacklenormal
Physical
4010035
tail whipnormal
Status
—10030
take downnormal
Physical
908520
tera blastnormal
Special
8010010
thiefdark
Physical
6010025
thunder fangelectric
Physical
659515
trickpsychic
Status
—10010
uproarnormal
Special
9010010
will o wispfire
Status
—8515

Commonly Asked Questions About Houndstone

What type is Houndstone?

Houndstone is a ghost type Pokemon.

What does Houndstone evolve from?

Houndstone evolved from greavard.

What are Houndstone's weaknesses?

Houndstone is weak to ghost and dark type moves.

Houndstone Trading Cards

Houndstone first appeared in the Pokémon Trading Card Game in SVP Black Star Promos (2023) and has since featured on 9 cards across 5 sets. Its most recent card is from Mega Evolution (2025). Its most valuable card is Houndstone (Paldean Fates) at around €2.66.

Cards by rarity

Uncommon · 2Rare · 2None · 2Illustration rare · 1Shiny rare · 1Double rare · 1
Houndstone: Mega Evolution card #066

Houndstone

Mega Evolution · #066

Uncommon · 2025

illus. matazo

€0.14

Houndstone: Mega Evolution card #145

Houndstone

Mega Evolution · #145

Illustration rare · 2025

illus. Arai Kiriko

€1.92

Houndstone: Paldean Fates card #168

Houndstone

Paldean Fates · #168

Shiny rare · 2024

illus. Shin Nagasawa

€2.66

Houndstone: Paldean Fates card #043

Houndstone

Paldean Fates · #043

Rare · 2024

illus. Kouki Saitou

€0.13

Houndstone: Obsidian Flames card #101

Houndstone

Obsidian Flames · #101

Uncommon · 2023

illus. Saya Tsuruta

€0.25

Houndstone ex: Obsidian Flames card #102

Houndstone ex

Obsidian Flames · #102

Double rare · 2023

illus. 5ban Graphics

€0.83

Houndstone: SVP Black Star Promos card #042

Houndstone

SVP Black Star Promos · #042

None · 2023

illus. Pani Kobayashi

€0.38

Houndstone: Scarlet & Violet card #106

Houndstone

Scarlet & Violet · #106

Rare · 2023

illus. Kouki Saitou

€0.22

Houndstone ex: SVP Black Star Promos card #162

Houndstone ex

SVP Black Star Promos · #162

None · 2023

illus. takuyoa

€0.55

Card data and images via the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Prices are indicative market values and update daily.