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Hippowdon — Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-C usage stats and trends
Data through October 2026 · Smogon weighted ladder statistics
Hippowdon ranks #71 in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-C with 0.87% usage as of October 2026. Over 2 months on record its usage has held steady.
Usage history
| Month | Usage | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.25% | 129 |
| October 2026 | 0.87% | 71 |
Common tournament builds
Exact sets from recent tournament top cuts (via Limitless). Champions does not publish stat spreads, so builds list item, ability, nature, and moves only.
Seen on 7 top-cut teams · best finish 2nd (Finnick) at Tenki's Cart Weekly #123 - Reg M-C
Hippowdon @ Leftovers Ability: Sand Stream Level: 50 Careful Nature - High Horsepower - Stone Edge - Yawn - Protect
Seen on 1 top-cut team · best finish 7th (eanna_h) at TARTAN TAKEDOWN #43! - [CHAMPIONS REG M-C!]
Hippowdon @ Sitrus Berry Ability: Sand Stream Level: 50 Careful Nature - High Horsepower - Stone Edge - Yawn - Protect
Seen on 1 top-cut team · best finish 8th (HINOX) at Off Meta Fight Club #8 ($40 USD prize pool)
Hippowdon @ Leftovers Ability: Sand Stream Level: 50 Impish Nature - High Horsepower - Rock Slide - Yawn - Protect
Top Hippowdon moves (ladder share)
| Move | Share |
|---|---|
| Protect | 23.3% |
| High Horsepower | 23.2% |
| Yawn | 20.7% |
| Stone Edge | 13.7% |
| Slack Off | 4.5% |
| Fissure | 1.9% |
| Stealth Rock | 1.9% |
| Whirlwind | 1.6% |
| Rock Tomb | 1.5% |
| Stockpile | 1.5% |
Top Hippowdon items (ladder share)
| Item | Share |
|---|---|
| Leftovers | 74.1% |
| Sitrus Berry | 16.2% |
| Rocky Helmet | 5.4% |
| Bright Powder | 1.0% |
| Psychic Seed | 0.8% |
| Soft Sand | 0.7% |
| Smooth Rock | 0.4% |
| Life Orb | 0.3% |
Abilities (ladder share)
| Ability | Share |
|---|---|
| Sand Stream | 99.7% |
| Sand Force | 0.3% |
Common EV spreads (Showdown ladder)
| Spread | Share |
|---|---|
| Careful:32/0/2/0/32/0 | 8.2% |
| Careful:32/0/6/0/28/0 | 6.8% |
| Brave:25/8/1/0/32/0 | 6.1% |
| Impish:32/0/2/0/32/0 | 6.0% |
| Careful:32/4/12/0/18/0 | 4.8% |
Common Hippowdon teammates (ladder share)
| Teammate | Share |
|---|---|
| Rillaboom | 14.0% |
| Incineroar | 13.3% |
| Gengar-Mega | 11.1% |
| Kingambit | 7.8% |
| Primarina | 3.1% |
| Glimmora | 3.0% |
| Kommo-o | 2.7% |
| Excadrill | 2.4% |
| Pawmot | 2.2% |
| Staraptor-Mega | 2.1% |
Checks and counters
| Pokémon | Score | KO % | Switch-out % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garchomp-Mega-Z | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Gholdengo | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Incineroar | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rillaboom | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Kingambit | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Basculegion | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Pelipper | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sneasler | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Score: higher means more effective against Hippowdon. KO % is how often Hippowdon is knocked out by the counter; switch-out % is how often it switches out against it.
Is Hippowdon good in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-C?
By usage, Hippowdon is the #71 pick in Pokémon Champions — Regulation M-C at 0.87% of weighted teams as of October 2026, and its usage has held steady over the months on record. Usage is not a tier rating — but at this rate you should either have a plan for Hippowdon or a reason you are not running it.