Gen 9 NU usage profile · rank #146
september 2026 · 6.3K battles
september 2026 · 6.3K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Hippopotas is ranked #146 in Gen 9 NU, carried by 6 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#146 of 168
Raw count6
Viability ceiling75
Month on month+0.03pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 NU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 330
HP
68
Atk
72
Def
78
SpA
38
SpD
42
Spe
32
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.03pppeak 0.1% · Nov '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
100.0% of Hippopotas teamsHP
252
Atk
4
Def
252
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureImpish
AbilitySand Stream · 100.0%
ItemEviolite · 100.0%
Tera typeWater · 100.0%
Moves
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Moves
4 tracked100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Best Hippopotas build for Gen 9 NU
The set above is the one Gen 9 NU players run most often, taken from 6,316 battles in September 2026. Hippopotas sits at rank #146 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.03 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.