Houndour family Top 10 guide

Members
Houndoom, Houndour
Types
Dark, Fire
Dynamax
No
Candy
Candy XL XL Candy

How to catch

Team GO Rocket
Dark-type Female Grunt
Field research
Explore 2 km

Top ranked

Mega Mega Houndoom
#6 Dark Snarl Foul Play
Moderate
Stardust ~475,000
XL Candy ~296 Unfarmable. Bank Rare Candy XL.
Buddy walking distance ~1,184 km

Costs assume Mega specimen, Level 20 → 50.

15 Attack ideal. Any decent IVs work.

Best current channels: Team GO Rocket, Field research.

Never convert regular Candy to XL. The 100:1 rate is a trap. Bank Rare Candy XL instead.