Gen 9 RU usage profile · rank #97
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
september 2026 · 20.8K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.5%
Houndstone is ranked #97 in Gen 9 RU, carried by 207 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#97 of 198
Raw count207
Viability ceiling87
Month on month-0.49pp
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 time0.5%▼ 0.49pppeak 2.8% · Apr '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
73.9% of Houndstone teamsHP
0
Atk
200
Def
144
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
164
NatureImpish
AbilityFluffy · 97.9%
ItemWeakness Policy · 73.9%
Tera typeFairy · 90.5%
Moves
84.9%
79.8%
74.1%
74.0%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold152 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD / 100 Spe13.5%
Moves
8 tracked84.9%
79.8%
74.1%
74.0%
25.9%
20.2%
15.0%
14.5%
Items
73.9%
7.0%
6.8%
6.5%
3.6%
Tera types
90.5%
3.7%
3.5%
Abilities
97.9%
2.1%
EV spreads
top 6Impish200 Atk / 144 Def / 164 Spe73.9%
Bold152 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD / 100 Spe13.5%
Adamant252 Atk / 24 SpD / 232 Spe3.6%
Careful252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD2.9%
Adamant84 HP / 252 Atk / 96 Def / 76 Spe2.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Houndstone build for Gen 9 RU
The set above is the one Gen 9 RU players run most often, taken from 20,763 battles in September 2026. Houndstone sits at rank #97 with 0.5% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.49 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.