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Pokémon · #972

Houndstone

Ghost Legal in M-C

Houndstone is #157 on the ladder, on 0.1% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 72
Atk 101
Def 100
SpA 50
SpD 97
Spe 68

Base stat total 488

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD · Adamant Nature

Types and weaknesses

Ghost
Weak ×2
GhostDark
Resists ×½
PoisonBug
Immune
NormalFighting

With Fluffy: Fire ×2

Abilities

Sand Rush
If Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled; immunity to Sandstorm. · used by 79%
Fluffy
This Pokemon takes 1/2 damage from contact moves, 2× damage from Fire moves. · used by 21%

Speed tier

Most common
88
Fastest
132 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
88 (0 SP)
Slowest
79 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 88, it outspeeds 9 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Indeedee-F 94
  2. Politoed 90
  3. Sinistcha 90
  4. Houndstone (this) 88
  5. Armarouge 85
  6. Farigiraf 80
  7. Grimmsnarl 80
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #157 · on 0.1% of teams · 10,447 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Last Respects 98.0%
  2. Protect 77.8%
  3. Will-O-Wisp 40.1%
  4. Shadow Sneak 26.4%
  5. Poltergeist 18.4%
  6. Howl 17.6%
  7. Psychic Fangs 16.5%
  8. Ally Switch 14.6%
  9. Play Rough 13.3%
  10. Body Press 13.3%

Items

  1. Spell Tag 36.6%
  2. Sitrus Berry 22.3%
  3. Life Orb 19.8%
  4. Leftovers 6.2%
  5. Focus Sash 5.2%
  6. Rocky Helmet 5.0%

Abilities

  1. Sand Rush 79.2%
  2. Fluffy 20.8%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 88 10.1%
  2. Adamant 5/32/0/0/1/28 · Spe 116 9.3%
  3. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 120 6.6%
  4. Adamant 29/19/0/0/0/18 · Spe 106 6.0%
  5. Adamant 7/32/0/0/3/24 · Spe 112 5.0%
  6. Careful 32/0/11/0/23/0 · Spe 88 4.6%
  7. Adamant 9/32/0/0/0/25 · Spe 113 4.4%
  8. Adamant 4/32/0/0/0/30 · Spe 118 4.2%

Teammates

  1. Mega Tyranitar 52.8%
  2. Mega Salamence 29.8%
  3. Sneasler 25.2%
  4. Farigiraf 23.7%
  5. Excadrill 22.4%
  6. Incineroar 22.4%
  7. Tyranitar 19.9%
  8. Rillaboom 18.2%
  9. Rotom-Wash 16.0%
  10. Indeedee 13.9%
  11. Corviknight 11.6%
  12. Mega Golisopod 11.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #160 · on 0.2% of teams · 10,447 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Last Respects 92.5%
  2. Protect 71.3%
  3. Will-O-Wisp 57.6%
  4. Shadow Sneak 29.4%
  5. Ally Switch 28.7%
  6. Psychic Fangs 15.9%
  7. Poltergeist 15.6%
  8. Howl 14.7%
  9. Play Rough 10.8%
  10. Body Press 9.8%

Items

  1. Spell Tag 34.7%
  2. Sitrus Berry 20.7%
  3. Life Orb 17.6%
  4. Focus Sash 6.1%
  5. Colbur Berry 5.9%
  6. Leftovers 5.1%

Abilities

  1. Sand Rush 75.9%
  2. Fluffy 24.1%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 120 14.9%
  2. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 79 10.2%
  3. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 88 5.7%
  4. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 132 5.7%
  5. Adamant 5/32/0/0/1/28 · Spe 116 3.9%
  6. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 132 3.5%
  7. Adamant 14/32/0/0/0/20 · Spe 108 3.0%
  8. Adamant 9/32/0/0/0/25 · Spe 113 2.9%

Teammates

  1. Mega Tyranitar 45.0%
  2. Rillaboom 20.9%
  3. Tyranitar 20.8%
  4. Incineroar 20.0%
  5. Excadrill 19.7%
  6. Sneasler 14.8%
  7. Mega Salamence 14.1%
  8. Mega Golisopod 13.3%
  9. Farigiraf 10.3%
  10. Torterra 10.0%
  11. Cofagrigus 9.5%
  12. Sinistcha 9.2%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #184 · on 0.3% of teams · 10,447 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Last Respects 90.6%
  2. Protect 61.6%
  3. Will-O-Wisp 52.6%
  4. Ally Switch 30.6%
  5. Shadow Sneak 23.2%
  6. Psychic Fangs 17.0%
  7. Howl 16.5%
  8. Poltergeist 14.9%
  9. Play Rough 14.7%
  10. Body Press 11.8%

Items

  1. Spell Tag 25.1%
  2. Sitrus Berry 20.2%
  3. Life Orb 19.5%
  4. Leftovers 6.9%
  5. Focus Sash 6.2%
  6. Colbur Berry 5.1%

Abilities

  1. Sand Rush 78.7%
  2. Fluffy 21.3%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 120 18.6%
  2. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 132 6.1%
  3. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 79 5.1%
  4. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 88 5.1%
  5. Jolly 32/2/0/0/0/32 · Spe 132 5.0%
  6. Adamant 0/32/2/0/0/32 · Spe 120 2.7%
  7. Adamant 9/32/0/0/0/25 · Spe 113 2.5%
  8. Adamant 5/32/0/0/1/28 · Spe 116 2.4%

Teammates

  1. Mega Tyranitar 45.4%
  2. Tyranitar 20.8%
  3. Excadrill 19.8%
  4. Rillaboom 17.9%
  5. Sneasler 13.7%
  6. Incineroar 12.1%
  7. Mega Golisopod 11.3%
  8. Mega Salamence 10.5%
  9. Sinistcha 9.7%
  10. Corviknight 8.8%
  11. Milotic 8.7%
  12. Indeedee-F 7.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 3 of 4,299 teams (0.1%) · win rate 60.0% (95% interval 38.7%–78.1%, n = 20 games) · 1 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Rotom-Wash +14.7 pp n = 1,667 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 16% of Houndstone teams; Rotom-Wash is on 1% of all teams (13.03× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Tyranitar +17.6 pp n = 2,082 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Houndstone teams; Tyranitar is on 2% of all teams (8.62× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Tyranitar +47.1 pp n = 5,520 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 53% of Houndstone teams; Mega Tyranitar is on 6% of all teams (9.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Corviknight +9.4 pp n = 1,208 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Houndstone teams; Corviknight is on 2% of all teams (5.43× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Excadrill +16.7 pp n = 2,343 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Houndstone teams; Excadrill is on 6% of all teams (3.92× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Indeedee +7.7 pp n = 1,448 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Houndstone teams; Indeedee is on 6% of all teams (2.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Farigiraf +8.0 pp n = 2,474 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 24% of Houndstone teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (1.51× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Mega Salamence +1.7 pp n = 3,109 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 30% of Houndstone teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (1.06× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Mega Golisopod -4.3 pp n = 1,196 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Houndstone teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (0.73× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Incineroar -9.3 pp n = 2,341 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 22% of Houndstone teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.71× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Sneasler -11.9 pp n = 2,634 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Houndstone teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.68× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Rillaboom -28.4 pp n = 1,903 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Houndstone teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.39× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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