Hippowdon counters

Gen 9 Alphabet Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Hippowdon
#0450 Hippowdon
Ground
USAGE 1.7% #70
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
Stealth Rock 99.7% Healing Wish 98.6% Slack Off 91.3% Earthquake 59.0% Headlong Rush 41.0% Sandstorm 8.3% Roar 1.2% Horn Leech 0.3%
Items
Smooth Rock 99.7% Rocky Helmet 0.3% Leftovers 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Soft Sand 0.0% Earth Plate 0.0%
Abilities
Sand Stream99.7%Sand Force0.3%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar99.7%Excadrill99.6%Sinistcha98.4%Ogerpon-Cornerstone98.2%Iron Valiant89.9%Raging Bolt8.3%Dugtrio1.2%Goodra-Hisui1.2%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #70 with 1.66% usage. Sorted by reliability score.