Is Houndstone viable in Gen 9 NU?

Houndstone is ranked #27 in Gen 9 NU with 8.86% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

Houndstone in Gen 9 NU

Gen 9 NU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0972 Houndstone

Ghost

USAGE 8.9% #27

ABILITYFluffy

BASE STATS

HP 72

ATK 101

DEF 100

SPA 50

SPD 97

SPE 68

BST488

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

GhostDark

½×

PoisonBug

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Night Shade 68.9% Pain Split 54.0% Will-O-Wisp 42.5% Rest 40.7% Sleep Talk 40.1% Body Press 39.9% Roar 37.4% Poltergeist 31.1%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 48.4% Rocky Helmet 28.0% Weakness Policy 9.6% nothing 8.7% Spell Tag 3.6% Air Balloon 0.9% Leftovers 0.2% Choice Scarf 0.2%

Abilities

Fluffy99.8%Sand Rush0.2%

Tera Types

Fairy 37.0% Water 22.4% Ghost 12.3% Dark 10.9% Dragon 10.1% Grass 4.8% Normal 1.9% Fighting 0.4%

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 #27 with 8.86% usage. Sorted by reliability score.