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Hydrapple, a Grass and Dragon type Pokémon, official artwork

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Hydrapple: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

GrassDragonUU

Hydrapple is a bulky attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (120) and Defense (110), with a base stat total of 540. Competitively it is a leading pick in the UnderUsed tier. It currently appears on 2.3% of OU teams.

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What is Hydrapple weak to?

How much damage Hydrapple takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toIce
2×Weak toBugDragonFairyFlyingPoison
0.5×ResistsGround
0.25×ResistsElectricGrassWater

Hydrapple takes super-effective damage from Ice, Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Poison (Ice hit it for 4x damage). It resists Ground, Electric, Grass, Water.

Best moveset for Hydrapple

The most-used moves on Hydrapple in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Earth PowerGround9025.1%
  • Nasty PlotDark-21%
  • Giga DrainGrass7519.3%
  • Fickle BeamDragon8018.2%
  • Draco MeteorDragon1307.2%
  • Leaf StormGrass1306.1%

Best nature for Hydrapple

Bold. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Bold with 248/0/248/0/0/12 EVs (52% of sets).

Abilities

  • Supersweet SyrupOn switch-in, this Pokemon lowers the evasiveness of opponents 1 stage. Once per battle.
  • RegeneratorThis Pokemon restores 1/3 of its maximum HP, rounded down, when it switches out.
  • Sticky HoldThis Pokemon cannot lose its held item due to another Pokemon's Ability or attack.

Evolution line

Applin
FlappleAppletunDipplin
Hydrapple

Best counters for Hydrapple

Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Hydrapple:

Best teammates for Hydrapple

Pokémon most often paired with Hydrapple on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (56 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Draco MeteorDragon13090%Special
Leaf StormGrass13090%Special
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Power WhipGrass12085%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Pollen PuffBug90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
UproarNormal90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
Fickle BeamDragon80100%Special
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Breaking SwipeDragon60100%Physical
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
Dragon BreathDragon60100%Special
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
Syrup BombGrass6085%Special
Grassy GlideGrass55100%Physical
PounceBug50100%Physical
Double HitNormal3590%Physical
AstonishGhost30100%Physical
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
InfestationBug20100%Special
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Gyro BallSteel?100%Physical
Heavy SlamSteel?100%Physical
CurseGhost--Status
Dragon CheerDragon--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Grassy TerrainGrass--Status
GrowthNormal--Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RecoverNormal--Status
RecycleNormal--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Sweet ScentNormal-100%Status
WithdrawWater--Status
YawnNormal--Status