Hydreigon counters

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

Hydreigon
#0635 Hydreigon
DarkDragon
USAGE 8.6% #26
BASE STATS
HP 92
ATK 105
DEF 90
SPA 125
SPD 90
SPE 98
BST600
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fairy
2×
IceFightingBugDragon
½×
FireWaterElectricGrassGhostDark
0×
Psychic
Moves
Dark Pulse 87.5% Draco Meteor 67.6% Flash Cannon 50.3% Nasty Plot 44.3% U-turn 32.5% Flamethrower 32.5% Substitute 31.1% Fire Blast 15.2%
Items
Leftovers 47.9% Choice Scarf 27.3% Choice Specs 19.1% Loaded Dice 1.5% Assault Vest 0.9% Life Orb 0.8% Focus Sash 0.6% Eject Pack 0.5%
Tera Types
Steel 49.7% Poison 17.1% Fairy 10.5% Dragon 9.2% Dark 6.8% Fire 3.2% Ghost 2.2% Electric 0.6%
Common Teammates
Slowking30.5%Donphan28.2%Tinkaton25.4%Excadrill23.6%Skarmory22.1%Fezandipiti21.8%Conkeldurr17.2%Slither Wing17.0%
Browse Gen 9 UU teams using Hydreigon →
Teams using Weavile 62% Teams using Keldeo 54% Teams using Latios 47% Teams using Slither Wing 47% Teams using Tinkaton 42% Teams using Clodsire 31%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Weavile
Weavile
DarkIce OFFENSIVE CHECK
22.094
62
62.0% dies 10.33%
02
Keldeo
Keldeo
WaterFighting SOFT CHECK
21.596
54
53.7% dies 10.73%
03
Latios
Latios
DragonPsychic SOFT CHECK
57.836
47
47.5% dies 9.17%
04
Slither Wing
Slither Wing
BugFighting SOFT CHECK
20.438
47
47.2% dies 11.04%
05
Tinkaton
Tinkaton
FairySteel SOFT CHECK
20.303
42
42.3% dies 10.97%
06
Clodsire
Clodsire
PoisonGround SOFT CHECK
28.547
31
30.9% dies 8.65%
07
Mandibuzz
Mandibuzz
DarkFlying SOFT CHECK
26.589
20
20.4% dies 7.82%
08
Fezandipiti
Fezandipiti
PoisonFairy SOFT CHECK
21.192
17
17.1% dies 8.18%

Ranked #26 with 8.57% usage. Sorted by reliability score.