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No.0972

Houndstone

Ghost Dog Pokémon

Ghost
Height: 2mWeight: 15kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 40)Egg Groups: FieldSmogon Singles: NUSmogon Doubles: DUURegional Dex: Paldea #312

Description

A lovingly mourned Pokémon was reborn as Houndstone. It doesn’t like anyone touching the protuberance atop its head.

Raising data

Catch rate
60 / 255
Base friendship
50
Egg steps
2,688 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Growth rate
Medium Slow (1,059,860)

Base StatsTotal 488

HP72
Atk101
Def100
SpA50
SpD97
Spe68

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP179179147147
Atk168153121108
Def167152120108
SpA1121027063
SpD163149117105
Spe1321208879

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Sand Rush

    Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a sandstorm.

  • FluffyHidden

    Halves the damage taken from moves that make direct contact, but doubles that of Fire-type moves.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Doubles OU4.4%#39 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Last Respects99.7%
  • Will-O-Wisp81.3%
  • Protect63.3%
  • Howl33.8%
  • Crunch27%
  • Shadow Sneak26.8%
  • Play Rough25.2%
  • Trick12.5%
  • Ice Fang11.4%
  • Snarl10.9%

Items

  • Clear Amulet47.9%
  • Choice Band23.5%
  • Safety Goggles11.3%
  • Spell Tag9.2%
  • Lum Berry6.5%
  • Life Orb0.6%

Abilities

  • Sand Rush99.4%
  • Fluffy0.6%

Tera types

  • fairy56.2%
  • ghost24.5%
  • dark16.6%
  • fighting2.6%
  • normal0.1%
  • grass0%

EV spreads

  • Jolly HP4 / Atk252 / Spe25233.7%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP4 / Atk252 / Spe25223.9%→ Calc
  • Adamant Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25214.7%→ Calc
  • Jolly Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25212.9%→ Calc

Teammates

TyranitarTyranitar97.4%GlimmoraGlimmora51.1%Ting-LuTing-Lu40.2%Chien-PaoChien-Pao39.1%LandorusLandorus37.2%OrthwormOrthworm32.9%DragoniteDragonite23.8%Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)Ogerpon (Hearthflame Mask)17.2%
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Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Evolution

Greavard#0971GreavardGhost
Level 30 (at night)→
Houndstone#0972HoundstoneGhost

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
GhostDark
Resists×½ / ×¼
PoisonBug
Immune to×0
NormalFighting
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
PsychicGhost

Moves

Level up

—GhostLast RespectsPhysical 50
Lv1NormalGrowlStatus
Lv1NormalTacklePhysical 40
Lv3GhostLickPhysical 30
Lv6DarkBitePhysical 60
Lv6NormalTail WhipStatus
Lv9NormalRoarStatus
Lv12NormalHeadbuttPhysical 70
Lv16GroundDigPhysical 80
Lv24PsychicRestStatus
Lv28DarkCrunchPhysical 80
Lv36FairyPlay RoughPhysical 90
Lv41NormalHelping HandStatus
Lv46GhostPhantom ForcePhysical 90
Lv51FairyCharmStatus
Lv58NormalDouble-EdgePhysical 120
TM (34)
Body PressBulldozeConfuse RayEndeavorEndureFacadeFire FangGiga ImpactHexHyper BeamIce FangMud ShotMud-SlapNight ShadePain SplitPoltergeistProtectPsychic FangsRain DanceSandstormScary FaceShadow BallSleep TalkSnarlStomping TantrumSubstituteSunny DayTake DownTera BlastThiefThunder FangTrickUproarWill-O-Wisp
Moves carried over from pre-evolutions (7)
Ally SwitchDestiny BondDisableHowlMementoShadow SneakYawn

Same-type Pokémon

Ghost-type list
GhostPoisonGastlyGhostPoisonHaunterGhostPoisonGengarFireGhostTyphlosion (Hisuian Form)GhostMisdreavusDarkGhostSableyeGhostShuppetGhostBanetteGhostDuskullGhostDusclopsGhostFlyingDrifloonGhostFlyingDrifblimGhostMismagiusGhostDarkSpiritombGhostDusknoirIceGhostFroslassElectricGhostRotomGhostDragonGiratina

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Houndstone?

Ghost Dog Pokémon A lovingly mourned Pokémon was reborn as Houndstone. It doesn’t like anyone touching the protuberance atop its head.

What type is Houndstone?

Houndstone is a Ghost-type Pokémon.

What is Houndstone weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Ghost / Dark-type moves.

What are Houndstone's base stats?

HP72 / Atk101 / Def100 / SpA50 / SpD97 / Spe68 (total 488)

What are Houndstone's abilities?

Sand Rush, Fluffy

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