#0972 Houndstone

NOT AVAILABLE IN GAME

Not available through normal play. No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.

Artwork: PokéAPI.

Ghost

Abilities

Sand RushBoosts Speed in a sandstorm.

Hidden ability

FluffyHalves contact damage, but Fire hurts it more.

Capture

Moderate catch

Gender

50.0% female

Egg groups

Field

Growth

Medium Slow

EV yield

2 Attack

Houndstone’s base stats

HP	72
Attack	101
Defense	100
Sp. Atk	50
Sp. Def	97
Speed	68
Total	488

Where to find it

No wild encounter, gift, trade, one-time battle, evolution or breeding route, and no trainer uses it.

Evolution

Evolves from Greavard at Lv 30 at night (20:00–3:59).

Level-up moves

“On evolution” moves are learned when this Pokémon evolves. Open a move for its full effects and any special behavior in this hack.

Houndstone’s level-up moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
On evolution	Last Respects	Ghost	Physical	50	100	10	The user attacks to ease its allies’ regrets. The more fainted allies, the stronger it is.
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40	The user growls in an endearing way, making the foe less wary. Lowers its Attack by 1 stage.
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100	35	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the foe with its whole body.
3	Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100	30	The foe is licked with a long tongue. It has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
6	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30	The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe less wary. Lowers its Defense by 1 stage.
6	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
9	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20	The foe is scared off, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
12	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15	The user sticks out its head and charges. It has a 30% chance to make the foe flinch.
16	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	The user burrows on turn 1, then attacks on turn 2. It can also be used to exit caves.
24	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5	The user goes to sleep for 2 turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
28	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	The user crunches up the foe with sharp fangs. 20% chance to lower its Defense by 1 stage.
36	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	100	10	Playfully attacks the target. May lower the target’s Attack.
41	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	The user helps out an ally, making the power of its attack 1.5 times higher.
46	Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical	90	100	10	The user vanishes on turn 1 and strikes on turn 2. It hits even through protection.
51	Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20	The user acts cute to charm the foe. Lowers its Attack by 2 stages.
58	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15	A reckless, life-risking tackle. It also damages the user by a fairly large amount, however.

TMs and HMs

TMs and HMs Houndstone can learn

TM / HM	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20	The foe is scared off, to be replaced by another Pokémon in its party. In the wild, the battle ends.
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5	The user intensifies the sun for 5 turns. Fire-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5	The foe is attacked with a powerful beam. The user must rest on the next turn to regain its energy.
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10	It enables the user to evade all attacks for 1 turn. Its chance of failing rises if used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5	The user summons a heavy rain for 5 turns. Water-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	The user burrows on turn 1, then attacks on turn 2. It can also be used to exit caves.
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15	The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. 20% chance to lower its Sp. Def by 1 stage.
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10	A 5-turn sandstorm is summoned to hurt all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types.
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	An attack whose power is 2 times higher if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5	The user goes to sleep for 2 turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	The user attacks and steals the foe’s held item simultaneously. It can’t steal if the user holds an item.
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM61	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85	15	The user shoots a sinister, bluish white flame at the foe to inflict a burn.
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	The user charges at the foe using every bit of its power. The user must rest on the next turn.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user makes a copy of itself using 1/4 of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy.
TM103	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	Stomps the ground, attacking nearby Pokémon and lowering their Speed.
TM109	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	100	10	Playfully attacks the target. May lower the target’s Attack.
TM121	Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	10	Bites the target with psychic power and can destroy Light Screen and Reflect.
TM123	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100	10	Slams into the target with its body. The higher the user’s Defense, the greater the damage.

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