Gen 9 NU usage profile · rank #40
september 2026 · 6.3K battles
september 2026 · 6.3K battles
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Usage · September 2026
4.0%
Houndstone is ranked #40 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 636 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#40 of 168
Raw count636
Viability ceiling80
Month on month+1.72pp
13 month peak17.2%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 488
HP
72
Atk
101
Def
100
SpA
50
SpD
97
Spe
68
Usage over time4.0%▲ 1.72pppeak 17.2% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
34.0% of Houndstone teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
196
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
60
NatureAdamant
AbilityFluffy · 98.9%
ItemRocky Helmet · 36.1%
Tera typeFairy · 78.4%
Moves
50.0%
46.5%
45.3%
45.3%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold152 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD / 100 Spe22.7%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD17.6%
Moves
10 tracked50.0%
46.5%
45.3%
45.3%
45.0%
44.9%
42.5%
31.0%
26.1%
16.6%
Items
36.1%
35.8%
9.7%
7.0%
5.2%
2.7%
Tera types
78.4%
16.1%
1.9%
Abilities
98.9%
1.1%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 196 Def / 60 Spe34.0%
Bold152 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD / 100 Spe22.7%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD17.6%
Adamant64 HP / 252 Atk / 192 Spe5.5%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 Spe5.2%
Impish252 HP / 224 Def / 32 Spe3.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Houndstone build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 6,316 battles in September 2026. Houndstone sits at rank #40 with 4.0% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 1.72 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.