Hippowdon counters

Gen 9 Legends Z-A OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Hippowdon
#0450 Hippowdon
Ground
USAGE 4.3% #36
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
Slack Off 99.5% Earthquake 99.3% Stealth Rock 98.8% Whirlwind 91.0% Roar 5.7% Ice Fang 1.5% Body Press 0.9% Stone Edge 0.8%
Items
Smooth Rock 31.9% Heavy-Duty Boots 29.3% Leftovers 25.3% Rocky Helmet 11.0% Eject Button 0.8% Sitrus Berry 0.5% Yache Berry 0.4% Life Orb 0.3%
Abilities
Sand Stream99.4%Sand Force0.6%
Common Teammates
Excadrill59.4%Heatran44.5%Houndstone41.2%Rotom-Wash39.5%Clefable28.2%Floette-Mega26.0%Latios25.3%Magearna24.9%

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 #36 with 4.25% usage. Sorted by reliability score.