#0972 · Ghost Dog Pokémon

Houndstone

Ghost

Base Stats

HP72

Attack101

Defense100

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def97

Speed68

Total 488

Health Record

Houndstone

National No.: #0972
Type: Ghost
Category: Ghost Dog Pokémon
Height: 2 m 6.6 ft
Weight: 15 kg 33.1 lb
Abilities: Sand RushFluffy hidden
Debut: Gen IX · Paldea · 2022
Japanese name: ハカドッグ

About Houndstone

Houndstone is a Ghost-type Pokémon, the Ghost Dog Pokémon, number 972 in the National Pokédex. It debuted in Generation IX (Paldea), which began with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet in 2022. It evolves from Greavard.

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Evolution Line

#0971GreavardGhost

Lv. 30, during the night#0972HoundstoneGhost

Type Matchups

Weak To

DarkDark×2
GhostGhost×2

Resists

BugBug×½
PoisonPoison×½

Immune To

FightingFighting×0
NormalNormal×0

Game Data

Training

EV yield+2 Attack

Catch rate60average to catch

Base friendship50out of 255

Base experience171on defeat

Growth rateMedium Slow

Breeding

Gender ratio♂ 50% male♀ 50% female

Egg groupsField

Egg cycles20about 5,140 steps to hatch

Moves Learned by Level

In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.
Start	Last Respects	Ghost	Physical	50	100
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100
3	Lick	Ghost	Physical	30	100
6	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100
6	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100
9	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—
12	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100
16	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
24	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—
28	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100
36	Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90
41	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—
46	Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical	90	100
51	Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100
58	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100