Is Hippowdon viable in Gen 4 OU?

Hippowdon is ranked #28 in Gen 4 OU with 6.68% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

What beats Hippowdon in Gen 4 OU?

Jirachi has the strongest conservative score in this observed Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 25.7% of 21.69815326276298 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.4 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Hippowdon matchup checks ranked in Gen 4 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Hippowdon was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Hippowdon counters

Gen 4 OU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0450 Hippowdon

Ground

USAGE 6.7% #28

ABILITYSand Stream

BASE STATS

HP 108

ATK 112

DEF 118

SPA 68

SPD 72

SPE 47

BST525

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

WaterGrassIce

½×

PoisonRock

0×

Electric

Moves

Earthquake 100.0% Slack Off 99.7% Stealth Rock 70.7% Roar 60.9% Ice Fang 55.8% Toxic 5.1% Crunch 3.1% Thunder Fang 2.9%

Items

Leftovers 92.2% Chilan Berry 7.6% Choice Band 0.3% Sitrus Berry 0.0% Passho Berry 0.0% Rindo Berry 0.0% Stone Plate 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0%

Abilities

Sand Stream100.0%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 4 OU teams using Hippowdon →

Explore Hippowdon + Jirachi teams -12 score Explore Hippowdon + Tyranitar teams -16 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Hippowdon + Clefable 92.9% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Jirachi

SteelPsychic SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.698

-11.8

25.7% Standard error 9.38 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Jirachi Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Hippowdon: 105-124 (25 - 29.5%) -- guaranteed 5HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Jirachi counters → Teams with Jirachi →

Tyranitar

RockDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.255

-15.7

16.6% Standard error 8.07 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Choice Band Tyranitar Crunch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Hippowdon: 192-226 (45.7 - 53.8%) -- 2.3% chance to 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Tyranitar counters → Teams with Tyranitar →

Ranked #28 with 6.68% usage. Sorted by conservative score.