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How to pronounce
EN
Its haunting cries once led people to believe it was a messenger of death, inspiring great fear.
JA
不気味な遠吠えから、かつて死神の使いと恐れられていた。
ZH
它那怪异的嚎叫声，在过去常被人认为是死神的使者，并因此而感到恐惧。
NO. 0229
Houndoom
en
/haʊndum/
ヘルガー
jp
/heɾɯɡaː/
(herugaa)
黑鲁加
zh
/hēi lǔ jiā/
Description
Houndoom debuted in Generation 2 as a Dark/Fire Pokemon. Official profiles describe it as a dark/fire type pokemon introduced in generation 2.
Name Origin
The name Houndoom appears to combine hound (type of dog) and doom (adverse fate).