Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #127
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Hippowdon is ranked #127 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 6,202 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#127 of 243
Raw count6,202
Viability ceiling86
Month on month+0.11pp
13 month peak0.4%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
108
Atk
112
Def
118
SpA
68
SpD
72
Spe
47
Usage over time0.1%▲ 0.11pppeak 0.4% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
55.1% of Hippowdon teamsHP
252
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
4
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilitySand Stream · 100.0%
ItemSmooth Rock · 90.8%
Tera typeGhost · 55.9%
Moves
99.8%
99.5%
97.6%
55.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful248 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD / 4 Spe33.3%
Careful252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD6.2%
Moves
5 tracked99.8%
99.5%
97.6%
55.7%
44.3%
Best Hippowdon build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 574,541 battles in September 2026. Hippowdon sits at rank #127 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.11 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.