Hippowdon counters

Gen 6 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Hippowdon
#0450 Hippowdon
Ground
USAGE 6.5% #31
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 98.9% Rock Slide 37.7% Whirlwind 34.3% Toxic 24.8% Stone Edge 3.5% Yawn 0.3%
Items
Leftovers 49.5% Rocky Helmet 37.9% Passho Berry 8.8% Smooth Rock 3.7% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Eject Button 0.1% Choice Band 0.0% Yache Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Stream96.9%Sand Force3.1%
Common Teammates
Clefable60.6%Excadrill57.9%Tornadus-Therian47.8%Keldeo32.8%Ferrothorn26.6%Latias-Mega24.1%Gardevoir-Mega21.0%Weavile18.9%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Excadrill
Excadrill
GroundSteel SOFT CHECK
20.766
4
3.9% dies 4.23%

Ranked #31 with 6.50% usage. Sorted by reliability score.