Houndstone
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #39
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
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Usage · September 2026
4.3%
Houndstone is ranked #39 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 5,382 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#39 of 247
Raw count5,382
Viability ceiling96
Month on month+2.03pp
13 month peak4.3%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 488
HP
72
Atk
101
Def
100
SpA
50
SpD
97
Spe
68
Usage over time4.3%▲ 2.03pppeak 4.3% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
33.7% of Houndstone teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilitySand Rush · 99.4%
ItemClear Amulet · 47.9%
Tera typeFairy · 56.2%
Moves
99.7%
81.3%
63.3%
33.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageAdamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe23.9%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe14.7%
Moves
9 tracked99.7%
81.3%
63.3%
33.8%
27.0%
26.8%
25.2%
12.5%
11.4%
Items
47.9%
23.5%
11.3%
9.2%
6.5%
Tera types
56.2%
24.5%
16.6%
Abilities
99.4%
0.6%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe33.7%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe23.9%
Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe14.7%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe12.9%
Jolly100 HP / 252 Atk / 136 SpD / 20 Spe9.1%
Adamant100 HP / 252 Atk / 156 Spe2.9%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Houndstone build for Gen 9 Doubles OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 196,031 battles in September 2026. Houndstone sits at rank #39 with 4.3% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 2.03 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.