I'm pretty sure its only three
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25 orbitals 1 S 3 P 5 D 7 F 9 G 9+7+5+3+1= 25
three...2px,2py,and 2pz.
p Orbitals
P (E) = 1/1+e(EF - E) / KT
In a tetrahedral molecule eg methane (CH4), hybridisation occurs between the 2s orbital and three p orbitals to form four sp3 hybrid orbitals. See: http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/chembond/cb06.html and: http://www.mikeblaber.org/oldwine/chm1045/notes/Geometry/Hybrid/Geom05.htm