Is Hoopa viable in Gen 9 PU?

Hoopa is ranked #15 in Gen 9 PU with 12.55% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Hoopa in Gen 9 PU

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

#0720 Hoopa

PsychicGhost

USAGE 12.6% #15

BASE STATS

HP 80

ATK 110

DEF 60

SPA 150

SPD 130

SPE 70

BST600

TYPE MATCHUPS

4×

GhostDark

½×

PoisonPsychic

0×

NormalFighting

Moves

Shadow Ball 99.0% Focus Blast 87.0% Psyshock 77.8% Trick 47.2% Thunderbolt 27.0% Psychic Noise 16.3% Knock Off 12.1% Substitute 10.1%

Items

Choice Scarf 34.5% Choice Specs 17.9% Assault Vest 16.8% Throat Spray 11.3% Sitrus Berry 6.6% Air Balloon 5.3% Leftovers 3.4% Life Orb 1.6%

Tera Types

Fighting 53.7% Dragon 12.2% Electric 11.8% Ghost 7.6% Steel 5.0% Fairy 4.5% Psychic 4.4% Dark 0.7%

Common Teammates

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 #15 with 12.55% usage. Sorted by conservative score.