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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
Base friendship70
Growth rateslow
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
68
Attack
72
Defense
78
Sp. Atk
38
Sp. Def
42
Speed
32
Total
330
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Sand Setter
- Item
- Smooth Rock / Eviolite
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
- Tera
- Ghost
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Hippopotas can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Hippopotas.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sand Attack | Ground | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 8 | Yawn | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Sand Tomb | Ground | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 |
| 16 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| 18 | Mud Bomb | Ground | Special | 65 | 85 | 10 |
| 20 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 28 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 32 | Roar | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 34 | High Horsepower | Ground | Physical | 95 | 95 | 10 |
| 36 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 44 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Fissure | Ground | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| 52 | Slack Off | 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.
