Is Hippowdon viable in Gen 5 OU?

Hippowdon is ranked #24 in Gen 5 OU with 7.68% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Hippowdon in Gen 5 OU?

Rotom-Wash has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 51.5% of 20.239080348054806 relevant encounters. Standard error is 11.1 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Hippowdon matchup checks ranked in Gen 5 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 5 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0450 Hippowdon

Ground

USAGE 7.7% #24

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 99.9% Stealth Rock 98.3% Rock Slide 48.2% Whirlwind 44.0% Ice Fang 4.3% Toxic 3.3% Stone Edge 0.9%

Items

Leftovers 97.3% Rocky Helmet 2.6% Focus Sash 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Smooth Rock 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% nothing 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Sand Stream100.0%Sand Force0.0%

Common Teammates

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Explore Hippowdon + Rotom-Wash teams 7 score Explore Hippowdon + Tyranitar teams -14 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Hippowdon + Skarmory 68.6% 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

Rotom-Wash

ElectricWater SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.239

7.1

51.5% Standard error 11.11 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Rotom-Wash Hydro Pump vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Hippowdon: 326-386 (77.6 - 91.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Rotom-Wash counters → Teams with Rotom-Wash →

Tyranitar

RockDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.933

-14.0

6.4% Standard error 5.11 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tyranitar Crunch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Hippowdon: 127-151 (30.2 - 35.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Tyranitar counters → Teams with Tyranitar →

Ranked #24 with 7.68% usage. Sorted by conservative score.