Houndstone @ Toxic Orb  
Ability: Sand Rush  
Tera Type: Dark / Ice
EVs: 252 Spe  
Naive / Hasty Nature  
IVs: 0 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Substitute  
- Roar  
- Protect  
- Sandstorm / Disable / Pain Split

Houndstone @ Sitrus Berry / Pecha Berry
Ability: Sand Rush  
Tera Type: Dark / Ice
EVs: 252 Spe  
Naive / Hasty Nature  
IVs: 1 HP / 0 Atk / 0 Def / 0 SpA / 0 SpD  
- Trick  
- Substitute  
- Roar  
- Protect / Pain Split

Houndstone

Houndstone is a Trick user whose Speed doubles in Sand thanks to Sand Rush and which cannot be trapped thanks to its Ghost type. It also has access to Roar to phaze out an array of threats such as Belly Drummers, Perish Song users, Toxic Orb users, and Steel Beam users. Sandstorm, Pain Split, and Disable round out Houndstone's movepool. Houndstone has worrying bulk - Naive only maximizes the chance that Gholdengo Steel Beam OHKOs it, while Hasty only amplifies how much it takes from Knock Off. Houndstone prefers to stay in and keep phazing, so it prefers Toxic Orb when not using Trick. If using Sitrus Berry Trick, 1 HP IV makes Houndstone's max. HP odd so Sitrus Berry activates as rarely as possible. Tera Dark lets Houndstone ignore Pranksters, while Tera Ice makes it weak to Steel Beam and Stealth Rock.

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