Hippowdon.
VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #98
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
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Usage · August 2026
0.5%
Hippowdon is ranked #98 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 21,929 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#98 of 277
Raw count21,929
Viability ceiling78
Month on month+0.34pp
13 month peak0.5%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
108
Atk
112
Def
118
SpA
68
SpD
72
Spe
47
Usage over time0.5%▲ 0.34pppeak 0.5% · Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
45.9% of Hippowdon teamsHP
9
Atk
32
Def
2
SpA
0
SpD
23
Spe
0
NatureBrave
AbilitySand Stream · 99.9%
ItemIron Ball · 54.2%
EV spread9 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def / 23 SpD
Moves
91.9%
54.7%
52.2%
50.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBrave32 HP / 8 Atk / 2 Def / 24 SpD21.8%
Brave15 HP / 32 Atk / 4 Def / 15 SpD7.4%
Moves
10 tracked91.9%
54.7%
52.2%
50.2%
48.1%
36.5%
25.7%
14.8%
5.7%
3.7%
Items
54.2%
28.8%
10.6%
2.3%
Abilities
99.9%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Brave9 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def / 23 SpD45.9%
Brave32 HP / 8 Atk / 2 Def / 24 SpD21.8%
Brave15 HP / 32 Atk / 4 Def / 15 SpD7.4%
Impish32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Def4.0%
Adamant32 HP / 18 Atk / 1 Def / 15 SpD3.6%
Relaxed32 HP / 2 Atk / 32 Def2.0%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Hippowdon build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B players run most often, taken from 1,269,250 battles in August 2026. Hippowdon sits at rank #98 with 0.5% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.34 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.