#0449 · Hippo Pokémon
Hippopotas
Hippopotas›
HippowdonCommunity tiers (you can vote in all four)
Classic
Rank #277 · 6 votes · median B
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Rank #349 · 8 votes · median B
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Endless
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Tier history
5 recorded changes · 6 votes
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Game data
Abilities
- Sand Stream
Summons a sandstorm for 5 turns when the Pokémon enters a battle. Pokémon that are not Rock, Ground, or Steel types take damage equal to ¹⁄₁₆ of their max HP at the end of every turn. This also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types by 50%.
- Sand ForceHidden
Boosts the power of the Pokémon’s Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves by 30% in a sandstorm. The Pokémon also takes no damage from sandstorms.
The Pokémon ignores the target’s stat changes when attacking, and ignores the attacker’s stat changes when being attacked. It cannot ignore changes to the Speed stat, however.
Egg moves
- Shore UpGroundStatus— · —
The user restores ½ of its max HP by kicking up a cloud of sand from its surroundings. In a sandstorm, the user restores ⅔ of its max HP instead.
- Stone AxeRockPhysical65 pow · 90%
The user swings its stone axes at the target, leaving behind stone splinters that float around the opposing team. Any Pokémon that switch into battle will take damage equal to ⅛ of their max HP. The damage of these rocks differ depending on the Pokémon’s type matchup with the Rock type.
- Bulk UpFightingStatus— · —
The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting its Attack and Defense stats.
- Salt CureRockPhysical40 pow · 100%Rare egg move
The user salt cures the target, inflicting damage equal to ¹⁄₁₆ of the target’s max HP at the end of every turn. Steel and Water types take damage equal to ⅛ of their max HP instead.
Base stats
Hippopotas · BST 330
Hippowdon · BST 525
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-3 starter:
- Passive ability
- 35 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 20 / 50 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 25 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Hippopotas eggs: 22 🍬 after 20 hatches, 18 🍬 after 40 hatches, 12 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 75
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Hippopotas needs 75 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.