Hippowdon #0450

The Heavyweight Pokémon

Champions	See this Pokémon's data in Champions
Typing	Ground
Abilities	Sand Stream Sand Force - Hidden
Classification	The Heavyweight Pokémon
National ID	#0450
Regional ID	#0266

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

WaterGrassIce

Resists x½

PoisonRock

Immune x0

Electric

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	108	168—215
Attack	112	105—180
Defense	118	110—187
Sp. Attack	68	65—132
Sp. Defense	72	69—136
Speed	47	46—108
Total	525	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 34

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field
Egg Cycles	30
Egg Steps	7680 - Generations II, III, and VII 7650 - Generations IV 7710 - Generations V and VI 7650 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 3840 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	2.0 m (6'7")
Weight	300.0 kg (661.4 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	184
Catch Rate	60
Catch Chance	~14.82% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength." Violet "It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking."
Sword "Stones can get stuck in the ports on their bodies. Dwebble help dislodge such stones, so Hippowdon look after these Pokémon." Shield "When roused to violence by its rage, it spews out the quantities of sand it has swallowed and whips up a sandstorm."
Brilliant Diamond "It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack." Shining Pearl "Its huge mouth opens almost seven feet wide. It has enough power to completely crush a car."
Legends: Arceus "Short-tempered and easily moved to violence. It whips up whirlwinds of sand to crush its foes' spirits, then goes in for the attack."
X "It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking." Y "It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack."
Alpha Sapphire "It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack." Omega Ruby "It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking."
Black White "It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength."
Black 2 White 2 "It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength."
Diamond "It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack." Pearl "Its huge mouth is almost seven feet across. It has enough power to completely crush a car."
Platinum "It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength."
HeartGold SoulSilver "It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Hippowdon via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
1	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
1	Ice Fang	65	95	Ice	Phys.
1	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
1	Yawn	—	—	Normal	Stat.
12	Sand Tomb	35	85	Ground	Phys.
16	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
20	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
24	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
28	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
32	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
38	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
44	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
50	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
56	Fissure	1	30	Ground	Phys.
62	Slack Off	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Hippowdon via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Spit Up (Hippopotas)Egg	1	100	Normal	Spec.
Stockpile (Hippopotas)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swallow (Hippopotas)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Whirlwind (Hippopotas)Egg	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Hippowdon via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM005	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM008	Fire Fang	65	95	Fire	Phys.
TM009	Thunder Fang	65	95	Electric	Phys.
TM010	Ice Fang	65	95	Ice	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM035	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM036	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM055	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM066	Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM084	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	Ground	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM086	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM089	Body Press	80	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM099	Iron Head	80	100	Steel	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM108	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM116	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM117	Hyper Voice	90	100	Normal	Spec.
TM121	Heavy Slam	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM128	Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM133	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
TM149	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM150	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM172	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM176	Sand Tomb	35	85	Ground	Phys.
TM186	High Horsepower	95	95	Ground	Phys.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM209	Muddy Water	90	85	Water	Spec.
TM215	Scorching Sands	70	100	Ground	Spec.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
TM225	Hard Press	1	100	Steel	Phys.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Diamond

Legends: Arceus

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

Legends: Z-A

Catchable

Generation Champions

Champions

Transfer

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Hippopotas(#0449)

Skorupi(#0451)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Hippowdon #0450

The Heavyweight Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Pre-evolution Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

Generation Champions

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites