Hippowdon counters

Gen 5 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Hippowdon
#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 100.0% Stealth Rock 96.1% Rock Slide 46.4% Whirlwind 46.3% Ice Fang 4.1% Toxic 3.5% Curse 2.6%
Items
Leftovers 97.1% Rocky Helmet 2.9% Lum Berry 0.0% Smooth Rock 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% nothing 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Stream100.0%Sand Force0.0%
Common Teammates
Skarmory63.6%Clefable60.9%Reuniclus51.5%Alakazam44.7%Latios44.6%Jellicent37.7%Latias19.2%Jirachi17.5%
Browse Gen 5 OU teams using Hippowdon →
Teams using Rotom-Wash 52% Teams using Tyranitar 6%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Rotom-Wash
Rotom-Wash
ElectricWater SOFT CHECK
20.239
52
51.5% dies 11.11%
02
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
22.933
6
6.4% dies 5.11%

Ranked #28 with 6.74% usage. Sorted by reliability score.