Houndstone counters

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

Houndstone
#0972 Houndstone
Ghost
USAGE 1.8% #52
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
Poltergeist 100.0% Shadow Sneak 100.0% Play Rough 98.4% Will-O-Wisp 90.3% Stomping Tantrum 9.7% Rest 1.6% Body Press 0.0% Ice Fang 0.0%
Items
Choice Band 90.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 7.8% Rocky Helmet 1.6% Eviolite 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Rush98.4%Fluffy1.6%
Common Teammates
Gigalith98.4%Steelix-Mega88.5%Tangrowth88.5%Glimmora84.4%Cresselia67.7%Kabutops10.8%Lycanroc10.0%Rotom-Heat9.9%
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Ranked #52 with 1.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.