Houndstone

#0972

GhostSand RushFluffy

Rank: #149
Usage: 0.1%
BST: 488

Stats & stat points

Lv 50

HP72149

Atk101168

Def100120

SpA5063

SpD97117

Spe68120

Nature

SP used66/ 66

Item

Optimise vs meta →

Champions formula: HP = base + SP + 75 · other stats = (base + SP + 20) × nature. Max 32 SP per stat, 66 total.

How it’s used

Ladder games, M-C

Teammates

Source: Showdown ladder games · gen9championsvgc2026regmc · 2026-09-21/2026-09-28 · 1500+ rating · 1,310 in sample · fetched 28 Sep 2026

Defensive matchups

Takes 2× damage from: GhostDark
Takes half damage from: PoisonBug
Immune to: NormalFighting

From the type chart; abilities such as Levitate aren't counted.

Speed context

Max speed · top 20 by usage

128Pelipperfaster
123Incineroar, Farigiraffaster
120Houndstone (this spread)you
112Kingambitslower
101Golisopod-Megaslower

With Choice Scarf: 180 — still slower than Garchomp-Mega-Z, Raichu-Mega-Y, Sneasler, Salamence-Mega at max Speed.

Moves

Moves
Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Used	Notes
Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	—	33% recoil
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	—	—
Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90	—	10% −1 Atk
Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100	—	Uses Defense
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	—	20% −1 Def
Last Respects	Ghost	Physical	50	100	—	Variable power
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100	—	Variable power

Best hit vs top 10

Adamant 32 Atk

SneaslerPsychic Fangs175.5–206.5%OHKO
BasculegionPoltergeist126.2–148.7%OHKO
GholdengoPoltergeist112.3–133.3%OHKO
Raichu-Mega-YPoltergeist103.0–122.2%OHKO
Indeedee-FDouble-Edge62.1–73.1%2HKO
RillaboomPoltergeist53.7–64.0%2HKO
FarigirafDouble-Edge43.6–51.3%2HKO
ArchaludonPoltergeist42.4–50.9%4HKO+
IncineroarDouble-Edge40.6–48.2%3HKO
KingambitPlay Rough23.4–28.0%4HKO+

Doubles, no field effects. Tries Poltergeist, Double-Edge, Psychic Fangs and Play Rough against each target's most used spread.

See every move and spread

Moves

Moves
Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Used	Notes
Ally Switch	Psychic	Status	—	—	—	+2 priority
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	—	30% flinch
Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100	—	Uses Defense
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	—	Spread · hits your partner · −1 Spe
Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	—	—
Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100	—	—
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	—	20% −1 Def
Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	—	—	—
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	—	—
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	—	33% recoil
Endeavor	Normal	Physical	0	100	—	—
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	—	+4 priority
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	—	—
Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95	—	10% burn · 10% flinch
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	—	—
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	—	+5 priority
Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100	—	Variable power
Howl	Normal	Status	—	—	—	—
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	—	—
Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95	—	10% freeze · 10% flinch
Last Respects	Ghost	Physical	50	100	—	Variable power
Memento	Dark	Status	—	100	—	—
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	—	−1 Spe
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	—	−1 accuracy
Night Shade	Ghost	Special	0	100	—	Fixed damage
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	—	—	—
Phantom Force	Ghost	Physical	90	100	—	—
Play Rough	Fairy	Physical	90	90	—	10% −1 Atk
Poltergeist	Ghost	Physical	110	90	—	—
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	—	+4 priority
Psychic Fangs	Psychic	Physical	85	100	—	—
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	—	—
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	—	—
Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	—	−6 priority
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	—	—
Scary Face	Normal	Status	—	100	—	—
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	—	20% −1 SpD
Shadow Sneak	Ghost	Physical	40	100	—	+1 priority
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	—	—
Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95	—	Spread · −1 SpA
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100	—	Variable power
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	—	—
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	—	—
Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	—	—
Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	—	—
Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95	—	10% paralysis · 10% flinch
Trick	Psychic	Status	—	100	—	—
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100	—	—
Will-O-Wisp	Fire	Status	—	85	—	—
Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—	—	—
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	—	20% flinch

Houndstone

Stats & stat points

How it’s used

Teammates

Defensive matchups

Speed context

Moves

Best hit vs top 10

Sets

Abilities

Moves

Defensive matchups

Speed context

Best hit vs top 10