Is Hydrapple viable in Gen 9 OU?

Hydrapple is ranked #51 in Gen 9 OU with 2.39% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Hydrapple in Gen 9 OU?

Blissey has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 74.2% of 20.704526296950895 relevant encounters. Standard error is 9.6 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Hydrapple matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 OU?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Hydrapple was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Hydrapple counters

Gen 9 OU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#1019 Hydrapple

GrassDragon

USAGE 2.4% #51

ABILITYRegenerator

BASE STATS

HP 106

ATK 80

DEF 110

SPA 120

SPD 80

SPE 44

BST540

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

Ice

2×

PoisonFlyingBugDragonFairy

½×

Ground

¼×

WaterElectricGrass

Moves

Earth Power 99.4% Nasty Plot 92.2% Giga Drain 87.4% Fickle Beam 79.9% Draco Meteor 21.8% Leaf Storm 13.0% Recover 2.4% Body Press 2.1%

Items

Heavy-Duty Boots 50.0% Rocky Helmet 27.3% Life Orb 11.4% Leftovers 4.8% Choice Specs 4.7% Assault Vest 0.7% Eject Pack 0.7% Eject Button 0.2%

Abilities

Regenerator99.6%Supersweet Syrup0.3%Sticky Hold0.2%

Tera Types

Poison 54.6% Fairy 21.4% Steel 14.3% Dragon 5.1% Ghost 1.6% Fighting 1.6% Ground 0.5% Grass 0.4%

Common Teammates

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Explore Hydrapple + Blissey teams 36 score Explore Hydrapple + Ting-Lu teams -16 score

Leading observed checks

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Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Blissey

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.705

35.7

74.2% Standard error 9.62 points

DAMAGE CALC

0 Def Hydrapple Body Press vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Blissey: 524-618 (73.3 - 86.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.813

-16.5

11.8% Standard error 7.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Heavy Slam (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Hydrapple: 118-139 (28.3 - 33.4%) -- 0.1% chance to 3HKO

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Ranked #51 with 2.39% usage. Sorted by conservative score.