Is Hippowdon viable in Gen 9 UU?

Hippowdon is ranked #26 in Gen 9 UU with 9.91% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Hippowdon in Gen 9 UU?

Hydrapple has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 86.3% of 28.526484652860745 relevant encounters. Standard error is 6.4 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Hippowdon matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 UU?

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

Hippowdon counters

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

#0450 Hippowdon

Ground

USAGE 9.9% #26

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

Earthquake 99.9% Slack Off 99.9% Stealth Rock 98.4% Whirlwind 67.4% Ice Fang 18.9% Body Press 6.3% Roar 5.5% Stone Edge 1.6%

Items

Smooth Rock 46.4% Rocky Helmet 31.9% Leftovers 16.3% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.9% Eject Button 0.3% Soft Sand 0.1% Choice Band 0.1% Sitrus Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Sand Stream99.4%Sand Force0.6%

Tera Types

Water 78.6% Steel 4.6% Ghost 4.6% Ground 3.2% Flying 2.6% Grass 1.6% Rock 1.3% Dragon 1.2%

Common Teammates

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Hippowdon + Excadrill 57.4% teammate usage Explore teams →

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

Hydrapple

GrassDragon DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

28.526

60.6

86.3% Standard error 6.43 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Hippowdon Ice Fang vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Hydrapple: 192-228 (46.1 - 54.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after sandstorm damage

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Latios

DragonPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

87.684

45.4

76.4% Standard error 7.74 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ SpA Soul Dew Latios Draco Meteor vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Hippowdon: 247-292 (58.8 - 69.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Mandibuzz

DarkFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

48.864

42.7

76.8% Standard error 8.51 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Hippowdon Stone Edge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mandibuzz: 150-178 (35.3 - 41.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Excadrill

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.981

-3.5

39.2% Standard error 10.66 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Excadrill Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Hippowdon: 160-190 (38 - 45.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Arcanine-Hisui

FireRock SOFT CHECK View matchup

28.456

-3.5

31.2% Standard error 8.69 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Choice Band Arcanine-Hisui Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Hippowdon: 256-303 (60.9 - 72.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Tinkaton

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

41.576

-8.9

31.6% Standard error 10.14 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Tinkaton Gigaton Hammer vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Hippowdon: 172-204 (40.9 - 48.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Lokix

BugDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

20.435

-9.2

32.1% Standard error 10.33 points

DAMAGE CALCSand

252+ Atk Choice Band Lokix Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Hippowdon: 192-226 (45.7 - 53.8%) -- 42.2% chance to 2HKO

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Ranked #26 with 9.91% usage. Sorted by conservative score.