Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Houndoom is ranked #179 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 254 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#179 of 211
Raw count254
Viability ceiling73
Month on month+0.03pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
75
Atk
90
Def
50
SpA
110
SpD
80
Spe
95
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.03pppeak 0.0% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
99.4% of Houndoom teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureTimid
AbilityFlash Fire · 100.0%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 99.4%
Tera typeFairy · 100.0%
Moves
100.0%
100.0%
99.4%
99.4%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
100.0%
99.4%
99.4%
Best Houndoom build for Gen 9 UU
The set above is the one Gen 9 UU players run most often, taken from 41,550 battles in August 2026. Houndoom sits at rank #179 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.03 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.