Is Houndstone viable in Gen 9 NU?

Houndstone is ranked #17 in Gen 9 NU with 11.15% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Houndstone in Gen 9 NU

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

#0972 Houndstone

Ghost

USAGE 11.2% #17

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 61.6% Will-O-Wisp 46.1% Pain Split 43.5% Rest 42.4% Sleep Talk 41.4% Roar 40.6% Poltergeist 35.3% Shadow Sneak 33.3%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 54.0% Rocky Helmet 18.3% Weakness Policy 16.8% nothing 6.2% Spell Tag 2.0% Air Balloon 1.6% Assault Vest 0.3% Leftovers 0.2%

Abilities

Fluffy99.9%Sand Rush0.1%

Tera Types

Fairy 45.6% Water 15.8% Dark 12.7% Dragon 10.4% Ghost 8.8% Grass 5.5% Normal 0.5% Fighting 0.4%

Common Teammates

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #17 with 11.15% usage. Sorted by conservative score.