Houndstone counters

Gen 9 Shared Power · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Houndstone
#0972 Houndstone
Ghost
USAGE 48.4% #1
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
Poltergeist 95.8% Trick 92.0% Shadow Sneak 88.0% Memento 77.3% Will-O-Wisp 17.0% Roar 9.8% Destiny Bond 6.3% Body Press 5.8%
Items
Choice Scarf 90.1% Choice Band 2.7% Spell Tag 1.8% Rocky Helmet 1.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.0% Lagging Tail 0.7% Kee Berry 0.6% Eject Button 0.6%
Abilities
Fluffy99.7%Sand Rush0.3%
Tera Types
Normal 60.6% Ghost 12.5% Fairy 8.7% Fire 7.8% Steel 6.9% Fighting 1.9% Water 1.1% Dark 0.4%
Common Teammates
Ting-Lu80.1%Arceus-Dragon69.4%Regidrago59.3%Heatran57.7%Dragapult54.1%Haxorus15.6%Latias11.6%Okidogi11.5%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #1 with 48.42% usage. Sorted by reliability score.