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#0972 · Gen 9 · 488 BST

Houndstone

GhostNone Sand RushFluffy

A Ghost-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with strong 101 base Attack. Common ability: Sand Rush.

Houndstone sprite

Base stats

HP 72
Attack 101
Defense 100
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 97
Speed 68

Level 50, min EVs/IVs, − nature

147/108/108/63/105/79

Level 50, 252 EVs, 31 IVs, + nature

179/168/167/112/163/132

Abilities

Sand Rush

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in a sandstorm.

Fluffy

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

Houndstone's learnset

53 moves in Gen 9 (Scarlet/Violet). Click any move for full data and damage calc.

Move Type Cat BP Acc
Ally Switch psychic other — 101
Bite dark physical 60 100
Body Press fighting physical 80 100
Bulldoze ground physical 60 100
Charm fairy other — 100
Confuse Ray ghost other — 100
Crunch dark physical 80 100
Destiny Bond ghost other — 101
Dig ground physical 80 100
Disable normal other — 100
Double-Edge normal physical 120 100
Endure normal other — 101
Facade normal physical 70 100
Fire Fang fire physical 65 95
Giga Impact normal physical 150 90
Growl normal other — 100
Headbutt normal physical 70 100
Helping Hand normal other — 101
Hex ghost special 65 100
Howl normal other — 101
Hyper Beam normal special 150 90
Ice Fang ice physical 65 95
Last Respects ghost physical 50 100
Lick ghost physical 30 100
Memento dark other — 100
Mud-Slap ground special 20 100
Mud Shot ground special 55 95
Night Shade ghost special 1 100
Phantom Force ghost physical 90 100
Play Rough fairy physical 90 90
Protect normal other — 101
Psychic Fangs psychic physical 85 100
Rain Dance water other — 101
Rest psychic other — 101
Roar normal other — 101
Sandstorm rock other — 101
Scary Face normal other — 100
Shadow Ball ghost special 80 100
Shadow Sneak ghost physical 40 100
Sleep Talk normal other — 101
Snarl dark special 55 95
Stomping Tantrum ground physical 75 100
Substitute normal other — 101
Sunny Day fire other — 101
Tackle normal physical 40 100
Tail Whip normal other — 100
Take Down normal physical 90 85
Tera Blast normal physical/special 80 100
Thief dark physical 60 100
Thunder Fang electric physical 65 95

Showing top 50 of 53 moves.

Type effectiveness

Takes 2× damage from

GhostDark

Takes ½× damage from

PoisonBug

Takes 0× damage from

NormalFighting

Use the type chart for the full 18×18 matchup grid.

About Houndstone

Houndstone is a Ghost/None-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with a Base Stat Total of 488. A Ghost-type Pokémon from Generation 9 with strong 101 base Attack. Common ability: Sand Rush.

Best stat: Attack (101 base)

Houndstone's standout stat informs its competitive role. With 101 base Attack and 68 base Speed, the standard offensive set will invest 252 EVs into Attack and 252 into Speed — though its low Speed often warrants Trick Room support instead.

Abilities

  • Sand Rush
  • Fluffy

How to use Houndstone competitively

Open the damage calculator with Houndstone selected to test offensive matchups. For an EV spread that hits key benchmarks, use the EV calculator — Houndstone appears in the species dropdown. Drop Houndstone into the team builder to check coverage with five teammates.

Pokédex data summary

National Dex ##0972
GenerationGen 9
TypeGhost / None
AbilitiesSand Rush, Fluffy
Base Stat Total488
HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe72 / 101 / 100 / 50 / 97 / 68