Yeah, it irks me too that there are pokemon that should've NEVER existed without a evo (the most obivious example being Luvdisc) that just don't get the evo they need...
But I don't think I'll ever give up pokemon... it's like pokemon has worked into my DNA... (I'm not obessed, thankfully, but it's still unimagenable for me to actually give it up.)
You know, now I'm hoping that the Farfecth'd & Delibird evos that Mistyy showed me not too long ago will be actual pokemon...
& to Deathrider24... Houndoom is actually pretty good in UU, I recall...
& I think it may be usable in OU on Sunny day teams...
I can send you a guide to Sunny day teams, if you'd like me to...
just PM or VM me, & I'll send ya it.