Tera Raid Houndoom Counters

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Houndoom
HundemonDémolosseヘルガー헬가黑鲁加

Dark
Fire

Ice

Tera Raid Pokémon

Possible Attacks
Power Category
Flamethrower
90
Crunch
80
Taunt
0
Will-O-Wisp
0
Sunny Day
0
Howl
0
Possible Abilities Possible Abilities
Ability Ability Description Description Possible Possible
Early Bird
The Pokémon awakens quickly from sleep. Yes
Flash Fire
It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one. Yes
Unnerve

(Hidden Ability)
Makes the foe nervous and unable to eat Berries. Yes
Stats Stats
LVL Level HP HP ATT Attack DEF Defense SP. ATT Sp. Attack SP. DEF Sp. Defense SPD Speed
75 75 90 50 110 80 95

Best Counter Pokémon

Pokémon Types RES/
IMMU/
WKNS
Resis./
Immun./
Weakns.
(SP.)
ATT
DEF SP.
DEF
Counter RSLT Result
Kommo-o Kommo-o Counters
Ice
Soundproof
DLC 1
R
I
W
110
Δ 60
Attack
125
Δ 35
Defense
105
Δ -5
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (4)
Hakamo-o Hakamo-o Counters
Ice
Soundproof
DLC 1
R
I
W
75
Δ 25
Attack
90
Δ 0
Defense
70
Δ -40
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (4)
Koraidon Koraidon Counters
Ice
R
I
W
135
Δ 85
Attack
115
Δ 25
Defense
100
Δ -10
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Diancie Diancie Counters
Ice
Home
R
I
W
100
Δ 50
Attack
150
Δ 60
Defense
150
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Tyranitar Tyranitar Counters
Ice
R
I
W
134
Δ 84
Attack
110
Δ 20
Defense
100
Δ -10
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Kommo-o Kommo-o Counters
Ice
DLC 1
R
I
W
110
Δ 60
Attack
125
Δ 35
Defense
105
Δ -5
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Carbink Carbink Counters
Ice
Home
R
I
W
50
Δ 0
Attack
150
Δ 60
Defense
150
Δ 40
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Urshifu Urshifu Counters
Ice
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 80
Attack
100
Δ 10
Defense
60
Δ -50
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Urshifu (Rapid Strike) Urshifu (Rapid Strike) Counters
Ice
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 80
Attack
100
Δ 10
Defense
60
Δ -50
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Scrafty Scrafty Counters
Ice
DLC 1
R
I
W
90
Δ 40
Attack
115
Δ 25
Defense
115
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Poliwrath Poliwrath Counters
Ice
DLC 1
R
I
W
95
Δ 45
Attack
95
Δ 5
Defense
90
Δ -20
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Drednaw Drednaw Counters
Ice
R
I
W
115
Δ 65
Attack
90
Δ 0
Defense
68
Δ -42
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Tauros (Paldea Aqua Breed) Tauros (Paldea Aqua Breed) Counters
Ice
R
I
W
110
Δ 60
Attack
105
Δ 15
Defense
70
Δ -40
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Quaquaval Quaquaval Counters
Ice
R
I
W
120
Δ 70
Attack
80
Δ -10
Defense
75
Δ -35
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Iron Valiant Iron Valiant Counters
Ice
R
I
W
130
Δ 80
Attack
90
Δ 0
Defense
60
Δ -50
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Dachsbun Dachsbun
Well-Baked Body
R
I
W
80
Δ 30
Attack
115
Δ 25
Defense
80
Δ -30
Sp.Def
Great (3)
Hakamo-o Hakamo-o Counters
Ice
DLC 1
R
I
W
75
Δ 25
Attack
90
Δ 0
Defense
70
Δ -40
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Scraggy Scraggy Counters
Ice
DLC 1
R
I
W
75
Δ 25
Attack
70
Δ -20
Defense
70
Δ -40
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (3)
Iron Hands Iron Hands Counters
Ice
R
I
W
140
Δ 90
Attack
108
Δ 18
Defense
68
Δ -42
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (2)
Zamazenta Zamazenta Counters
Ice
Home
R
I
W
130
Δ 80
Attack
115
Δ 25
Defense
115
Δ 5
Sp.Def
Counters

Ice
Great (2)

Δ 10
*Δ (delta) means e.g. the difference between your PKMNs STAT and the Raid Pokemons counter STAT (e.g. your ATT vs enemies DEF). A higher Δ is better.

Best Counter Abilities

Ability Description Good against
Flash Fire
It powers up Fire-type moves if it's hit by one.
Flamethrower
Well-Baked Body
Immune to Fire-type moves, and Defense is sharply boosted.
Flamethrower
Good as Gold
Gives immunity to status moves.
Taunt
Will-O-Wisp
Sunny Day
Howl
Magic Bounce
Reflects status- changing moves.
Taunt
Will-O-Wisp
Soundproof
Soundproofing gives the Pokémon full immunity to all sound-based moves.
Howl

Best Counter Types

Type RESI Resistances IMMU Immunities WKNS Weaknesses COUNTR Counter TOT Total RSLT Result
Fighting
Fighting
Counters
Ice
2 Great
Rock
Rock
Counters
Ice
2 Great
Dark
Dark
1 Good
Dragon
Dragon
1 Good
Fairy
Fairy
1 Good
Water
Water
1 Good
Electric
Electric
0 Neutral
Fire
Fire
⚠️Houndoom is immune to
Fire
because of
Flash Fire
0 Neutral
Flying
Flying
0 Neutral
Ground
Ground
0 Neutral
Normal
Normal
0 Neutral
Poison
Poison
0 Neutral
Steel
Steel
Counters
Ice
-2 Poor
Bug
Bug
-3 Poor
Ghost
Ghost
-3 Poor
Grass
Grass
-3 Poor
Psychic
Psychic
-3 Poor
Ice
Ice
-4 Poor

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Tera Raid Battles are cooperative multiplayer battles in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet where up to 4 players team up to battle and catch a Terastallized wild Pokémon. These powerful Pokémon have shifted to a different Tera Type, changing their strengths and weaknesses dramatically from their standard typing.

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