Houndoom.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #145
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Houndoom is ranked #145 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 102 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#145 of 164
Raw count102
Viability ceiling77
Month on month+0.01pp
13 month peak0.0%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
75
Atk
90
Def
50
SpA
110
SpD
80
Spe
95
Usage over time0.0%▲ 0.01pppeak 0.0% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
76.9% of Houndoom teamsHP
0
Atk
2
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
0
Spe
32
NatureMild
AbilityFlash Fire · 100.0%
ItemFocus Sash · 100.0%
EV spread2 Atk / 32 SpA / 32 Spe
Moves
100.0%
100.0%
99.6%
99.6%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageMild12 Atk / 32 SpA / 22 Spe22.7%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
100.0%
99.6%
99.6%
Best Houndoom build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 players run most often, taken from 179,434 battles in August 2026. Houndoom sits at rank #145 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.