Is Houndoom viable in Gen 9 PU?

Houndoom is ranked #82 in Gen 9 PU with 1.22% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Houndoom in Gen 9 PU

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

#0229 Houndoom

DarkFire

USAGE 1.2% #82

ABILITYFlash Fire

BASE STATS

HP 75

ATK 90

DEF 50

SPA 110

SPD 80

SPE 95

BST500

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterFightingGroundRock

½×

FireGrassIceGhostDarkSteel

0×

Psychic

Moves

Dark Pulse 100.0% Fire Blast 98.5% Destiny Bond 97.8% Roar 97.6% Nasty Plot 2.0% Sludge Bomb 1.0% Flamethrower 0.9% Overheat 0.7%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 99.8% Life Orb 0.1% Choice Specs 0.1% Choice Scarf 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Weakness Policy 0.0% Black Glasses 0.0% Choice Band 0.0%

Abilities

Flash Fire99.9%Early Bird0.1%Unnerve0.0%

Tera Types

Ghost 99.0% Dark 0.9% Grass 0.1% Fire 0.1% Poison 0.0% Steel 0.0% Flying 0.0% Fairy 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 #82 with 1.22% usage. Sorted by conservative score.