Hippowdon counters

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Hippowdon
#0450 Hippowdon
Ground
USAGE 13.0% #8
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
Yawn 75.9% Slack Off 74.0% Protect 42.5% Body Press 34.5% Roar 34.3% Earthquake 34.2% Stealth Rock 23.9% Whirlwind 20.8%
Items
Smooth Rock 82.3% Leftovers 7.7% Rocky Helmet 5.6% Weakness Policy 1.2% Sitrus Berry 1.0% Covert Cloak 0.7% Assault Vest 0.5% Red Card 0.5%
Abilities
Sand Stream100.0%Sand Force0.0%
Tera Types
Grass 47.0% Ground 26.1% Water 14.2% Dragon 5.3% Ghost 3.4% Steel 3.0% Ice 0.3% Fire 0.3%
Common Teammates
Houndstone90.8%Excadrill31.4%Lycanroc30.6%Shiftry29.6%Metagross26.6%Kleavor21.1%Bisharp18.0%Maushold16.2%
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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 #8 with 12.98% usage. Sorted by reliability score.