Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #93
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
august 2026 · 21.9K battles
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Usage · August 2026
1.0%
Houndstone is ranked #93 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 256 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#93 of 204
Raw count256
Viability ceiling85
Month on month+0.67pp
13 month peak2.8%
FormatGen 9 RU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 488
HP
72
Atk
101
Def
100
SpA
50
SpD
97
Spe
68
Usage over time1.0%▲ 0.67pppeak 2.8% · Apr '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
57.8% of Houndstone teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityFluffy · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 89.0%
Tera typeDragon · 57.8%
Moves
89.8%
87.4%
87.4%
58.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold232 HP / 252 Def / 24 Spe23.8%
Impish200 Atk / 144 Def / 164 Spe9.9%
Moves
8 tracked89.8%
87.4%
87.4%
58.8%
31.1%
12.3%
11.2%
10.2%
Best Houndstone build for Gen 9 RU
The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 21,932 battles in August 2026. Houndstone sits at rank #93 with 1.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.67 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.