Hippopotas #122(Nat. #0449)

The Hippo Pokémon

Typing	Ground
Abilities	Sand Stream
Classification	The Hippo Pokémon
National ID	#0449
Regional ID	#0122

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

WaterGrassIce

Resists x½

PoisonRock

Immune x0

Electric

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	68	128—175
Attack	72	69—136
Defense	78	74—143
Sp. Attack	38	38—99
Sp. Defense	42	42—103
Speed	32	33—92
Total	330	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	7650
Gender Ratio	50.39% 49.61%
Height	0.8 m (2'7")
Weight	49.5 kg (109.1 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Defense
Base Exp. Yield	95
Catch Rate	140
Catch Chance	~19.75% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Platinum

"It shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around ten."

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Hippopotas via level-up in Pokémon Platinum:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Sand Attack	—	100	Ground	Stat.
1	Tackle	35	95	Normal	Phys.
7	Bite	60	100	Dark	Phys.
13	Yawn	—	—	Normal	Stat.
19	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
25	Sand Tomb	15	70	Ground	Phys.
31	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
37	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
44	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
50	Fissure	1	30	Ground	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Hippopotas as Egg Moves in Pokémon Platinum:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Curse	—	—	???	Stat.
Sand Tomb	15	70	Ground	Phys.
Slack Off	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Spit Up	1	100	Normal	Spec.
Stockpile	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swallow	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Hippopotas as Tutor Moves in Pokémon Platinum:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Superpower	120	100	Fighting	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Hippopotas via TM in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM005	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM039	Rock Tomb	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM076	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Hippopotas via HM in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Hippopotas via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Dig	HGSS	80	100	Ground	Phys.
Headbutt	HGSS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Revenge	HGSS	60	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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