Houndoom-Mega.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #209
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Houndoom-Mega is ranked #209 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 10,518 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#209 of 277
Raw count10,518
Viability ceiling74
Month on month+0.06pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 500
HP
75
Atk
90
Def
50
SpA
110
SpD
80
Spe
95
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.06pppeak 0.1% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
46.1% of Houndoom-Mega teamsHP
1
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
32
SpD
1
Spe
32
NatureTimid
AbilitySolar Power · 100.0%
ItemHoundoominite · 100.0%
EV spread1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe
Moves
99.0%
95.3%
89.2%
43.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageTimid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe16.8%
Quiet32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD8.7%
Moves
8 tracked99.0%
95.3%
89.2%
43.7%
18.9%
16.8%
12.0%
9.8%
Items
100.0%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Timid1 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 32 Spe46.1%
Timid2 HP / 32 SpA / 32 Spe16.8%
Quiet32 HP / 32 SpA / 2 SpD8.7%
Timid32 HP / 2 Def / 32 Spe4.8%
Timid5 HP / 32 SpA / 1 SpD / 28 Spe3.6%
Timid12 HP / 16 SpA / 9 SpD / 29 Spe2.7%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Houndoom-Mega build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 1,631,943 battles in September 2026. Houndoom-Mega sits at rank #209 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.06 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.