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Hippopotas

Hippo Pokémon

Ground

Game version

AppearanceStandard

Height: 0.8 m
Weight: 49.5 kg

Training & breeding details

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate140(28.0%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time30 cycles · ~7,905 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP66

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.

In Pokémon GO · 1358 max CP 3 TCG Pocket cards

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

330

Base Stat Total

Abilities

Sand Stream

Summons a sandstorm that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

Sand ForceHidden

Strengthens Rock, Ground, and Steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

Egg groups: Field

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Sand Setter

Moves

Item

Smooth Rock / Eviolite

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

TeraGhost

EV spread

HP252

Def▲252

SpD4

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Where to find Hippopotas

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Diamond

Maniac Tunnel Ruin Maniac Cave

Pearl

Maniac Tunnel Ruin Maniac Cave

Platinum

Maniac Tunnel Ruin Maniac Cave

HeartGold

Johto Safari Zone

SoulSilver

Johto Safari Zone

Route 9

Sword

Dusty Bowl Giant's Mirror Route 6

Shield

Dusty Bowl Giant's Mirror Route 6

Evolution

#0449Hippopotas

Lv. 34

#0450Hippowdon

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Hippopotas can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Find a move17 of 17

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

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