Houndour counters

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Houndour
#0228 Houndour
DarkFire
USAGE 5.2% #26
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 98.4% Sucker Punch 98.0% Flame Charge 96.5% Fire Blast 96.3% Flamethrower 2.3% Nasty Plot 1.9% Sludge Bomb 1.9% Crunch 1.6%
Items
Life Orb 96.3% Eviolite 3.5% Choice Scarf 0.1% Choice Specs 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Power Herb 0.0% Charcoal 0.0%
Abilities
Flash Fire99.9%Early Bird0.1%Unnerve0.0%
Tera Types
Stellar 90.3% Ghost 4.1% Dark 2.1% Flying 1.6% Ground 1.3% Fire 0.6% Steel 0.0% Fairy 0.0%
Common Teammates
Mienfoo93.4%Shellos91.7%Foongus91.6%Elekid82.8%Vullaby51.2%Doduo28.4%Impidimp10.7%Drilbur10.0%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #26 with 5.24% usage. Sorted by reliability score.