Houndour counters

Gen 9 350 Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Houndour
#0228 Houndour
DarkFire
USAGE 1.4% #78
ABILITYFlash Fire
BASE STATS
HP 45
ATK 60
DEF 30
SPA 80
SPD 50
SPE 65
BST330
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterFightingGroundRock
½×
FireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel
0×
Psychic
Moves
Dark Pulse 100.0% Flamethrower 99.9% Sludge Bomb 99.8% Overheat 90.5% Nasty Plot 4.8% Tera Blast 4.8% Fire Blast 0.1% Taunt 0.0%
Items
Choice Specs 75.1% Choice Scarf 20.0% Life Orb 4.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.4% Focus Sash 0.2% Salac Berry 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Abilities
Flash Fire95.3%Unnerve4.6%Early Bird0.1%
Tera Types
Dark 74.0% Fire 21.0% Fairy 4.6% Grass 0.2% Flying 0.1% Poison 0.1% Ghost 0.0% Ground 0.0%
Common Teammates
Pawniard77.3%Slowpoke72.5%Toedscool72.5%Arceus-Fairy72.5%Giratina-Origin72.5%Hippopotas17.1%Scraggy16.8%Vibrava16.6%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #78 with 1.38% usage. Sorted by reliability score.