#0449
Hippopotas
Hippo Pokémon
Though large and languid, Hippopotas is difficult to detect due to its tendency to burrow into and lurk beneath the soil. When agitated or excited, it expels sand from its nostrils.
Details
Height0.8 m
Weight49.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate140(28.0%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time30 cycles · ~7,905 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP66
Base stats
HP
68
Attack
72
Defense
78
Sp. Atk
38
Sp. Def
42
Speed
32
Total
330
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Hippopotas
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Hippopotas can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sand Attack Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 8 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Sand Tomb Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | Ground | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 16 | Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 18 | Mud Bomb Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 20 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 28 | Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 32 | Roar Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 34 | High Horsepower Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Ground | Physical | 95 | 95 | 10 |
| 36 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Fissure Causes a one-hit KO. | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| 52 | Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Hippopotas can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Hippopotas.
Across the games
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Community notes
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Cite this page
“Hippopotas”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/hippopotas.
Species data from PokéAPI.