Houndstone counters

Gen 9 National Dex Doubles · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Houndstone
#0972 Houndstone
Ghost
USAGE 1.5% #84
ABILITYSand Rush
BASE STATS
HP 72
ATK 101
DEF 100
SPA 50
SPD 97
SPE 68
BST488
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GhostDark
½×
PoisonBug
0×
NormalFighting
Moves
Last Respects 99.9% Shadow Sneak 87.5% Protect 80.4% Ally Switch 63.3% Crunch 11.8% Will-O-Wisp 10.1% Howl 8.0% Scary Face 7.7%
Items
Safety Goggles 63.3% Lum Berry 10.1% Sitrus Berry 7.7% Assault Vest 6.0% Life Orb 3.7% Focus Sash 2.8% Choice Scarf 2.7% Choice Band 1.6%
Abilities
Sand Rush91.9%Fluffy8.1%
Tera Types
Ghost 37.7% Normal 34.0% Dark 11.3% Grass 7.7% Fighting 4.9% Fairy 3.7% Ground 0.1%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar75.5%Lycanroc65.2%Glimmora56.3%Rillaboom35.4%Celesteela30.5%Kangaskhan-Mega25.5%Ferrothorn25.5%Tyranitar-Mega15.9%

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 #84 with 1.51% usage. Sorted by reliability score.