Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #238
october 2026 · 608.9K battles
october 2026 · 608.9K battles
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Usage · October 2026
0.0%
Houndstone is ranked #238 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 2,760 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#238 of 241
Raw count2,760
Viability ceiling79
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 488
HP
72
Atk
101
Def
100
SpA
50
SpD
97
Spe
68
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.01pppeak 0.1% · May '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
52.3% of Houndstone teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySand Rush · 68.1%
ItemChoice Band · 65.4%
Tera typeGhost · 66.8%
Moves
83.7%
73.4%
59.2%
49.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageImpish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def21.7%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe9.0%
Moves
9 tracked83.7%
73.4%
59.2%
49.8%
48.5%
30.5%
27.9%
5.7%
4.5%
Items
65.4%
22.2%
5.2%
2.7%
Tera types
66.8%
28.0%
4.1%
Abilities
68.1%
31.9%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe52.3%
Impish252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def21.7%
Adamant4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe9.0%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD4.2%
Hardy196 HP / 192 Def / 120 Spe2.7%
Adamant252 Atk / 64 Def / 192 Spe2.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Houndstone build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 608,936 battles in October 2026. Houndstone sits at rank #238 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.01 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.