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Usage · August 2026
2.3%
Houndstone is ranked #50 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 728 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#50 of 158
Raw count728
Viability ceiling86
Month on month-10.13pp
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 time2.3%▼ 10.13pppeak 17.2% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
57.5% of Houndstone teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
8
Spe
0
NatureImpish
AbilityFluffy · 99.3%
ItemRocky Helmet · 60.9%
Tera typeFairy · 40.8%
Moves
83.8%
77.8%
58.5%
47.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD22.6%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD11.8%
Moves
9 tracked83.8%
77.8%
58.5%
47.7%
35.3%
31.9%
28.2%
11.9%
11.8%
Items
60.9%
35.8%
Tera types
40.8%
37.7%
18.5%
Abilities
99.3%
0.7%
EV spreads
top 6Impish248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD57.5%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD22.6%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD11.8%
Adamant252 Atk / 192 Def / 64 Spe1.7%
Adamant252 Atk / 196 Def / 60 Spe1.5%
Impish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def1.4%
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 7,821 battles in August 2026. Houndstone sits at rank #50 with 2.3% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 10.13 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.