Hippowdon.
VGC 2026 Reg M-C usage profile · rank #132
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
september 2026 · 1.6M battles
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Usage · September 2026
0.2%
Hippowdon is ranked #132 in VGC 2026 Reg M-C, carried by 11,010 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#132 of 277
Raw count11,010
Viability ceiling78
Month on month+0.22pp
13 month peak0.2%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-C
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 525
HP
108
Atk
112
Def
118
SpA
68
SpD
72
Spe
47
Usage over time0.2%▲ 0.22pppeak 0.2% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
28.9% of Hippowdon teamsHP
32
Atk
0
Def
2
SpA
0
SpD
32
Spe
0
NatureCareful
AbilitySand Stream · 99.8%
ItemLeftovers · 59.9%
EV spread32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD
Moves
82.7%
75.3%
66.3%
35.2%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBrave32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD8.8%
Careful32 HP / 16 Def / 18 SpD8.7%
Moves
12 tracked82.7%
75.3%
66.3%
35.2%
31.0%
26.2%
20.7%
15.3%
8.9%
8.7%
8.5%
5.1%
Items
59.9%
30.1%
4.1%
2.8%
Abilities
99.8%
0.2%
EV spreads
top 6Careful32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD28.9%
Brave32 HP / 2 Def / 32 SpD8.8%
Careful32 HP / 16 Def / 18 SpD8.7%
Relaxed32 HP / 4 Atk / 2 Def / 28 SpD7.3%
Brave25 HP / 8 Atk / 1 Def / 32 SpD5.2%
Brave32 HP / 8 Atk / 2 Def / 24 SpD5.1%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Hippowdon build for VGC 2026 Reg M-C
The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-C players run most often, taken from 1,631,943 battles in September 2026. Hippowdon sits at rank #132 with 0.2% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.22 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.