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Hippopotas's Type

GROUND

Hippopotas's Pokédex #s

National #: 449

Galar #: 314

Armor #: --

Crown #: --

Sinnoh #: 122

Hippopotas's Base Stats

HP:: 68

Attack:: 72

Defense:: 78

Sp. Atk:: 38

Sp. Def:: 42

Speed:: 32

Total:: 330

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'7" (0.8m)

Weight:: 109.1 lbs. (49.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,250,000

EV Yield:: 1 Defense

Base EXP:: 66

Catch Rate:: 140

Base Happiness:: 70

Hippopotas's Abilities

Here are what abilities Hippopotas can possibly have, along with their effects.

Sand Stream: Changes the weather to sandstorm for five turns when Hippopotas is sent out in battle.

Sand Force: Hippopotas's Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves do 30% more damage in a sandstorm. Prevents sandstorm damage to Hippopotas.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Hippopotas's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: WATER

GRASS

ICE

½: POISON

ROCK

immune: ELECTRIC

Hippopotas's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Hippopotas evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Hippopotas: starting form

Hippowdon: at level 34

Hippopotas's Alternate Forms

Gender Differences

Male ♂

Female ♀

Hippopotas's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Hippopotas can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Hippopotas learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
4	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
8	Yawn Makes the target fall asleep at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
12	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
16	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
20	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
24	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
28	Take Down Hippopotas takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
32	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
36	Rest Hippopotas restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
40	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
44	Double-Edge Hippopotas takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
48	Fissure Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	GROUND	varies	30%	5	One Target
52	Slack Off Restores half of Hippopotas's HP.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Hippopotas can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Hippopotas restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Hippopotas from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Hippopotas is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM42	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target
TM46	Weather Ball Doubles its power and changes its type based on the weather condition.	NORMAL	50	100%	10	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM49	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM98	Stomping Tantrum Power is doubled if Hippopotas missed the target last turn.	GROUND	75	100%	10	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Hippopotas can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR17	Amnesia Raises Hippopotas's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Hippopotas's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Hippopotas's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR32	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR39	Superpower Lowers Hippopotas's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR94	High Horsepower Damages the target.	GROUND	95	95%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Hippopotas can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Hippopotas.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Stockpile Raises Hippopotas's Defense and Special Defense by one stage and adds +1 to the Stockpile counter, up to 3.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
EGG	Swallow Heals HP based on the Stockpile counter, then resets it to 0.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
EGG	Spit Up Hits for 100 power for each Stockpile counter. Resets Stockpile counter to 0.	NORMAL	varies	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Curse Raises Hippopotas's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
EGG	Whirlwind Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Hippopotas can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Scorching Sands Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	GROUND		70	100%	10	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Hippopotas learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Tackle Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Sand Attack Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	--	100%	15	One Target
4	Bite Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
8	Yawn Makes the target fall asleep at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
12	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
16	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
20	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
24	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
28	Take Down Hippopotas takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
32	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
36	Rest Hippopotas restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
40	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
44	Double-Edge Hippopotas takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
48	Fissure Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	GROUND	varies	30%	5	One Target
52	Slack Off Restores half of Hippopotas's HP.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Hippopotas can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM05	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM17	Protect Protects Hippopotas from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM23	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Hippopotas's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM37	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Hippopotas is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Hippopotas restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TM80	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Hippopotas's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Hippopotas's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Hippopotas can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Hippopotas.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Stockpile Raises Hippopotas's Defense and Special Defense by one stage and adds +1 to the Stockpile counter, up to 3.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
EGG	Swallow Heals HP based on the Stockpile counter, then resets it to 0.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
EGG	Spit Up Hits for 100 power for each Stockpile counter. Resets Stockpile counter to 0.	NORMAL	varies	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Curse Raises Hippopotas's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
EGG	Whirlwind Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Slack Off Restores half of Hippopotas's HP.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
EGG	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
EGG	Revenge Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	FIGHTING	60	100%	10	One Target

Hippopotas's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Hippopotas's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Hippopotas's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Hippopotas is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	246	277	309	340	68
Attack	149	180	212	243	72
Defense	161	192	224	255	78
Sp. Atk	81	112	144	175	38
Sp. Def	89	120	152	183	42
Speed	69	100	132	163	32
Total					330

Where to Find Hippopotas in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Hippopotas, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Hippopotas in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Hippopotas in the Wild

Galar Route 6

Random Encounters

Any Weather
10%			Lv. 28-30

Dusty Bowl

Overworld Encounters

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	--	--	55%	--	--	60%	--
				Lv. 42-47			Lv. 42-47

Location information on where to find Hippopotas in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Hippopotas

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

It moves through the sands with its mouth open, swallowing sand along with its prey. It gets rid of the sand by spouting it from its nose.

Shield

This Pokémon is active during the day and passes the cold desert nights burrowed snugly into the sand.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It lives in arid places. Instead of perspiration, it expels grainy sand from its body.

Y Alpha Sapphire

It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White

It shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around ten.

Black 2 White 2

It shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around 10.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond

It lives in arid places. Instead of perspiration, it expels grainy sand from its body.

Pearl

It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.

Platinum

It shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around ten.

HeartGold SoulSilver

It shrouds itself in sand to ward off germs. It travels easily through the sands of the desert.