The attack lands, doing a moderate amount of damage. Houndoom is knocked backwards a few inches but stays standing on all four paws, shaking its head and then looking up to shoot the Murkrow a furiously defiant look that eerily echoes the expression of it's trainer.

Peridot snaps, hopping up and down with agitation: "You think I care about what a useless, ruddy cruddy mud for brains grunt like you thinks of me? Clod 2, use ember!"

With a furious battle-thirsty howl, the houndoom bounds forward and directs a fiery attack directly at murkrow.