Hippowdon counters

Gen 5 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Hippowdon
#0450 Hippowdon
Ground
USAGE 2.4% #37
ABILITYSand Force
BASE STATS
HP 108
ATK 112
DEF 118
SPA 68
SPD 72
SPE 47
BST525
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassIce
½×
PoisonRock
0×
Electric
Moves
Slack Off 100.0% Earthquake 100.0% Whirlwind 97.7% Toxic 72.5% Stealth Rock 27.5% Roar 2.3% Ice Fang 0.0% Stone Edge 0.0%
Items
Leftovers 100.0% Eject Button 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Smooth Rock 0.0% nothing 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Force0.0%
Common Teammates
Excadrill100.0%Forretress92.3%Giratina80.4%Heatran71.7%Arceus-Grass71.7%Arceus-Rock26.4%Gastrodon19.5%Giratina-Origin17.8%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #37 with 2.37% usage. Sorted by reliability score.