Gen 9 UU usage profile · rank #57
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
august 2026 · 41.5K battles
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Usage · August 2026
2.6%
Houndstone is ranked #57 in Gen 9 UU, carried by 925 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#57 of 211
Raw count925
Viability ceiling84
Month on month-2.02pp
13 month peak5.4%
FormatGen 9 UU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 488
HP
72
Atk
101
Def
100
SpA
50
SpD
97
Spe
68
Usage over time2.6%▼ 2.02pppeak 5.4% · Sep '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
97.4% of Houndstone teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilitySand Rush · 99.4%
ItemChoice Band · 99.4%
Tera typeGhost · 99.9%
Moves
99.8%
99.6%
99.6%
90.4%
Moves
4 tracked99.8%
99.6%
99.6%
90.4%
Best Houndstone 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. Houndstone sits at rank #57 with 2.6% usage, which puts it in C tier, down 2.02 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.