Houndoom
No.229 · Dark Pokémon
DarkFire
Dark
FireIdentifiable by its eerie howls, people a long time ago thought it was the grim reaper and feared it.
Birthday Pokémon for August 16
Your birthday Pokémon
Also this date
Joltik
No.595 · Attaching Pokémon
BugElectric
Bug
ElectricJoltik latch on to other Pokémon and suck out static electricity. They’re often found sticking to Yamper’s hindquarters.
Wugtrio
No.961 · Garden Eel Pokémon
Water
WaterA variety of fish Pokémon, Wugtrio was once considered to be a regional form of Dugtrio.
Pokédex data
Houndoom is the tallest, heaviest and strongest of the 3 on this date.
Houndoom
- Gen
- Generation II
- Colour
- Black
- Habitat
- Rough terrain
- Evo
- Middle stage
- Height
- 1.4 m
- Weight
- 35 kg
Base stats
HP75
Attack90
Defense50
Sp. Atk110
Sp. Def80
Speed95
Total500
Type matchup
Weak toWaterFightingGroundRock
Fighting
Ground
RockResistsFireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
Grass
Ice
Ghost
SteelImmune toPsychic
PsychicJoltik
- Gen
- Generation V
- Colour
- Yellow
- Habitat
- —
- Evo
- Unevolved
- Height
- 0.1 m
- Weight
- 0.6 kg
Base stats
HP50
Attack47
Defense50
Sp. Atk57
Sp. Def50
Speed65
Total319
Type matchup
Weak toFireRock
ResistsElectricGrassFightingSteel
Wugtrio
- Gen
- Generation IX
- Colour
- Red
- Habitat
- —
- Evo
- Middle stage
- Height
- 1.2 m
- Weight
- 5.4 kg
Base stats
HP35
Attack100
Defense50
Sp. Atk50
Sp. Def70
Speed120
Total425
Type matchup
Weak toElectricGrass
ResistsFireWaterIceSteel
Why this Pokémon
August 16 is day 229 of the year on a leap-year calendar. Divided by 366 that leaves a remainder of 229, and every Pokédex number leaving the same remainder belongs to this date. The lowest of them, No.229, is the one this page leads with.
The straightforward reading — 27 July becomes No. 727 — breaks down in November, where the numbers run past 1025 and leave those birthdays empty. Cycling through 366 keeps every date filled.