Is Houndstone viable in Gen 9 UU?

Houndstone is ranked #45 in Gen 9 UU with 4.20% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Houndstone in Gen 9 UU

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

#0972 Houndstone

Ghost

USAGE 4.2% #45

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 99.9% Shadow Sneak 99.5% Play Rough 98.8% Stomping Tantrum 74.4% Trick 11.0% Body Press 10.9% Destiny Bond 3.4% Will-O-Wisp 1.8%

Items

Choice Band 99.6% Spell Tag 0.2% Wide Lens 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%

Abilities

Sand Rush99.9%Fluffy0.1%

Tera Types

Ghost 100.0% Fairy 0.0% Dark 0.0% Water 0.0% Dragon 0.0% Fighting 0.0% Fire 0.0% Normal 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 #45 with 4.20% usage. Sorted by conservative score.