Bring Four

Houndoom

Houndoom appears on 0.4% of Showdown ladder teams. Teams with it win 46.5% of games, clearly below 50%. Its team win rate ranks 107th out of 237 Pokémon. When both players are rated at least 1300, that win rate is 44.0% (−2.5 percentage points), ranking 153rd out of 163 (why the two differ).

In-game usage rank: #129 of 262 in Season M-7 ranked doubles (scraped Nov 2). In-game vs Showdown

2027 Global Challenge II usage rank: #158 Masters, #153 Junior. Junior and Masters compared

Houndoom
HP
75
Atk
90
Def
50
SpA
110
SpD
80
Spe
95
Total
500
Mega Houndoom
HP
75
Atk
90
Def
90
SpA
140
SpD
90
Spe
115
Total
600

Seen on the Showdown ladder

5,797 games brought1.7 moves shown per game82% showed an item52% showed an ability79% Mega Evolved

In the 5,797 games it was brought, it used Heat Wave in 57% and Protect in 43%. The most frequently revealed item is Houndoominite, in 79%.

Moves used

  1. Heat Wave57%
  2. Protect43%
  3. Dark Pulse36%
  4. Nasty Plot7%
  5. Snarl7%
  6. Scorching Sands4%
  7. Solar Beam3%
  8. Overheat3%

Items revealed

  1. Houndoominite79%

Abilities revealed

  1. Unnerve7%
  2. Flash Fire5%

After Mega Evolution

  1. Solar Power44%

Each percentage counts games where this Pokémon revealed the move, item or ability at least once, out of all games where it appeared. Moves must be used to be recorded; items and abilities must be revealed. These figures can be lower than actual usage. How reveals are counted.

All Elo

0.4% of teams63% seen in battle37% lead9,282 teams

Win rate
46.595% CI 45.5–47.6 · 9,224 gamesEvery game it was on the team.
Win rate, brought
47.995% CI 46.3–49.4 · 3,799 gamesGames it was brought and both sides showed four.
Win rate, leading
47.295% CI 45.6–48.9 · 3,372 gamesGames it led.

Partners, best to worst

  1. Torkoal49.91,301 games · 251 players
  2. Whimsicott49.01,236 games · 285 players

2 partners with 500+ games, an interval within ±3 points and 50+ players. Pair win rates count games where the pair was brought and both sides showed all four.

Counters

Teams with it have their lowest win rate against Farigiraf, 43.6% of 1,423 games. Their highest win rate is against Whimsicott, at 49.1%. Of 16 opposing Pokémon with enough data, its team win rate is clearly below 50% against 14 and clearly above 50% against zero.

Hardest opponents

  1. Farigiraf43.61,423 games · 451 players
  2. Salamence44.11,296 games · 449 players
  3. Archaludon44.61,420 games · 462 players
  4. Garchomp45.12,201 games · 564 players
  5. Pelipper45.21,356 games · 446 players

Easiest opponents

  1. Whimsicott49.11,078 games · 416 players
  2. Indeedee-F48.81,823 games · 502 players
  3. Golisopod46.81,298 games · 450 players
  4. Basculegion46.31,125 games · 397 players
  5. Kingambit46.21,653 games · 502 players

Win rate of its side when the opponent’s team has that species. Games where both teams have both are left out. Each row needs 500+ games, an interval within ±3 points and 50+ players.

Leads

It leads in 37% of the games it is on the team. Its most common lead partner is Whimsicott, in 23% of its leads, and that lead wins 50.5% (few games). No lead with it has enough games yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Whimsicott50.523% of its leads · 792 games · 226 players · thin
  2. Torkoal47.612% of its leads · 401 games · 141 players · thin
  3. Indeedee-F49.16% of its leads · 212 games · 56 players · thin
  4. Ninetales45.05% of its leads · 160 games · 68 players · thin
  5. Annihilape56.53% of its leads · 115 games · 25 players · thin

Lead partners with the highest win rates

No lead with it has enough games and players yet.

A lead is the two species on the field at turn 1. Games where both sides led the same pair are left out. Greyed rows fall short of 500+ games, an interval within ±3 points and 50+ players. Leads are chosen after team preview.

Elo ≥ 1300

0.2% of teams63% seen in battle38% lead1,890 teams

Win rate
44.095% CI 41.8–46.2 · 1,882 gamesEvery game it was on the team.
Win rate, brought
43.4thin95% CI 39.9–46.9 · 775 gamesGames it was brought and both sides showed four.
Win rate, leading
42.5thin95% CI 38.9–46.1 · 709 gamesGames it led.

No pair has enough games and players yet. No opposing species has enough games and players yet.

Leads

It leads in 38% of the games it is on the team. Its most common lead partner is Whimsicott, in 22% of its leads, and that lead wins 41.9% (few games). No lead with it has enough games yet.

Most common lead partners

  1. Whimsicott41.922% of its leads · 155 games · 66 players · thin
  2. Torkoal39.511% of its leads · 81 games · 34 players · thin
  3. Indeedee-F44.97% of its leads · 49 games · 19 players · thin
  4. Ninetales48.96% of its leads · 45 games · 13 players · thin
  5. Aerodactyl51.64% of its leads · 31 games · 7 players · thin

A lead is the two species on the field at turn 1. Games where both sides led the same pair are left out. Greyed rows fall short of 500+ games, an interval within ±3 points and 50+ players. Leads are chosen after team preview.