Is Houndour viable in Gen 9 LC?

Houndour is ranked #20 in Gen 9 LC with 5.91% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Houndour in Gen 9 LC

Gen 9 LC · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0228 Houndour

DarkFire

USAGE 5.9% #20

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% Fire Blast 99.6% Sucker Punch 94.8% Flame Charge 75.6% Flamethrower 23.4% Sludge Bomb 3.4% Tera Blast 1.9% Nasty Plot 1.1%

Items

Life Orb 76.7% Choice Scarf 18.1% Choice Specs 5.0% Eviolite 0.2% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Charcoal 0.0% Chople Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Flash Fire98.8%Early Bird1.2%Unnerve0.0%

Tera Types

Stellar 74.9% Fire 18.1% Dark 3.3% Water 1.9% Ghost 1.7% Poison 0.1% Flying 0.0% Grass 0.0%

Common Teammates

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 #20 with 5.91% usage. Sorted by conservative score.