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Hippowdon

Heavyweight Pokémon

Short-tempered and easily moved to violence. It whips up whirlwinds of sand to crush its foes' spirits, then goes in for the attack.

In Pokémon GO · 3085 max CP 3 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height2.0 m

Weight300.0 kg

Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀

Catch rate60(14.8%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time30 cycles · ~7,905 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP184

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

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

108

Attack

112

Defense

118

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

525

Base Stat Total

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

Tank

Moves

Item

Leftovers / Smooth Rock

NatureImpish+Def/−SpA

TeraWaterRock

EV spread

HP248

Def▲112

SpD148

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Hippowdon

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

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

Ultra Sun

Ultra Moon

Sword

Giant's Mirror Lake of Outrage Route 8

Shield

Giant's Mirror Lake of Outrage Route 8

Evolution

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Lv. 34

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Notable moves

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

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
1	Fire Fang Has a chance to burn the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Fire	Physical	65	95	15
1	Ice Fang Has a chance to freeze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Ice	Physical	65	95	15
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
1	Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch.	Electric	Physical	65	95	15
1	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
38	Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
44	Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
50	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
56	Fissure Causes a one-hit KO.	Ground	Physical	—	30	5
62	Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP.	Normal	Status	—	—	5