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Hippowdon Movesets and Best Builds
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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Hippowdon in competitive play for Pokemon Champions. Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, and Held Items to use with Hippowdon, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
 Hippowdon Pokedex |
List of Contents
Hippowdon Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness
Hippowdon Stats, Info, and Abilities
 Hippowdon
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| Stat | Value | ||||||||
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| HP | 108 |
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| Atk | 112 |
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| Def | 118 |
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| SpA | 68 |
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| SpD | 72 |
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| Spe | 47 |
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| Total | 525 |
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| Ability | Effect | ||||||||
| Sand Force | Boosts the power of the Pokémon's Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves by 30% in a sandstorm. | ||||||||
| Sand Stream | Summons a sandstorm for 5 turns when the Pokémon enters a battle. | ||||||||
Type Matchups
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| ⦿ (2x) |
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| Damaged Normally By: | (1x) | 
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| Resists: | △ (0.5x) |
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| Immune to: | × (0x) |
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Type Chart:
Strengths and Weakness Matchups
Hippowdon Strengths and Evaluation
| Tier | Singles |  |
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| Doubles | |
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| Hippowdon Strengths and Weaknesses | ||
 Bulky enough to pull off a Stealth Rock and Whirlwind combo | ||
| Good lead for Sandstorm teams | ||
| Available in most mainline games | ||
 Will be forced to go offensive against Magic Bounce users | ||
| Competes with bulkier options that can also set up Stealth Rock | ||
| May struggle against other weather setters | ||
Great Lead Overall
Hippowdon is one of the greatest leads available in the game. It’s bulky enough to tank any offensive lead and can comfortably set Stealth Rock and heal after.
Easily Obtainable in Most Games
Hippowdon is one of the most accessible Pokemon in the game. It is only absent in Sword and Shield and the Kanto-specific games. In all other games, you can catch it in the wild!
Best Builds for Hippowdon
| Build | Rating |
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| ★★★★★ |
Stealth Rock Hippowdon
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Hippowdon
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Nature | Careful (SpD▲, SpA▼) |
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| Ability |
Sand Stream Sand Stream Summons a sandstorm for 5 turns when the Pokémon enters a battle.
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| Held Item |
 Leftovers Leftovers Restores 1/16 of the holder's max HP at the end of every turn.
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| HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 183 | 132 | 138 | 88 | 92 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | 2 | 32 | - | 32 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Whirlwind Whirlwind
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Slack Off Slack Off
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Earthquake Earthquake
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Stealth Rock Stealth Rock
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This build uses the Stealth Rock and Whirlwind combo, allowing Hippowdon to force other Pokemon to take damage from entry hazards and Sandstorm if they are vulnerable to it.
Stealth Rock Hippowdon Alternate Builds
| Stats | Explanation | |||||||||||||
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| Careful Nature Unchanged |
Hippowdon benefits greatly from the Careful Nature. It makes it more tanky as it boosts its special bulk, which is its weaker defensive stat. | |||||||||||||
| Ability | Explanation | |||||||||||||
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Sand Stream Sand Stream Summons a sandstorm for 5 turns when the Pokémon enters a battle.
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While Sand Force isn’t totally useless on Hippowdon, Sand Stream is generally better for it since it takes advantage of its bulk, providing support for your team. | |||||||||||||
| Moves | Explanation | |||||||||||||
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Yawn Yawn
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If you want to force a switch, you can use Yawn. If the opponent stays in, they will fall asleep. | |||||||||||||
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Protect Protect
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Use it to gain a free turn to recover from Leftovers, which, paired with Slack Off, allows you to recover a large amount of HP. | |||||||||||||
This alternative Hippowdon build gives it more options for tanking. Yawn can force a switch, while Protect gives it a turn to recover more if needed.
Stealth Rock Hippowdon Weaknesses
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
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| Reflect Stealth Rock with Magic Bounce | 
This build forces Hippowdon to go offensive when matched against a Magic Bounce user. Its attempts to set up Stealth Rock backfire, and you end up taking the Stealth Rock instead. It is best to switch out if you are using Hippowdon against a Pokémon with this ability! |
| Use Moves that Eliminates Entry Hazards | 
Another way to remove its Stealth Rock is to use moves that clear entry hazards. Some good examples are Rapid Spin and Defog. Mortal Spin also works, but only use it if you are willing to risk your Glimmora early. |
Hippowdon Checks and Counters
| Counter | Pokemon | Info |
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| Use Magic Bounce |
Hippowdon will mostly struggle against Pokemon with Magic Bounce. The best Pokemon to counter a Hippowdon lead is Mega Clefable. Not only does it have Magic Bounce, but it also gains the Flying type, making Hippowdon completely useless. |
| Use Moves to Remove Stealth Rock |
Moves like Defog, Rapid Spin, and Mortal Spin can help remove Stealth Rock and force Hippowdon to waste a turn setting them up again. Corviknight is one of the best Pokémon to lead against Hippowdon, as it is immune to Ground-type moves and can use Defog. Rapid Spin Starmie is also a good option, as it can gain an early lead and a Speed boost as well. |
Use Magic Bounce
Magic Bounce is one of the best counters to Hippowdon, as it can reflect Stealth Rock, Yawn, and Whirlwind, rendering it unable to do anything except attack. Mega Clefable is the bane of Hippowdon’s existence, as it changes its ability to Magic Bounce and gains the Flying type, making Hippowdon practically useless against it.
Magic Bounce Effect and Pokemon With This Ability
Use Moves to Remove Stealth Rock
You can also use moves like Defog and other moves that remove entry hazards to clear Stealth Rock. You can even build a strategy around it, such as Mega Starmie, which can both boost its Speed while removing them.
Hippowdon Teambuilding Guide
Singles Team Synergy
| Stealth Rock Setter | Main Sweeper | Secondary Offense |
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Hippowdon
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 Mega Garchomp
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 Heliolisk
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Lead with Hippowdon and set up Stealth Rock. You can switch to Mega Garchomp afterward to take advantage of the sandstorm. If defeated, send Hippowdon in again to activate Sand Stream. Heliolisk can finish the battle and covers some of the major type disadvantages to Grass and Water.
Doubles Team Synergy
| Stealth Rock Setter | Substitute Passer |
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Hippowdon
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 Orthworm
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| Main Sweeper | Secondary Offense |
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Mega Garchomp
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Heliolisk
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This team mostly functions similarly to the singles team, but with the addition of Orthworm. Orthworm has abilities that can synergize with Hippowdon. You can use Earth Eater if you are planning to spam Earthquake, or Sand Veil to boost its evasion and safely use Shed Tail.
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