#0449

Hippopotas

Ground

📏 0.8 m ⚖️ 49.5 kg 🎯 140 · Easy to catch

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.

Hippopotas is a Ground-type Pokémon. It takes double damage from Water, Grass and Ice, resists Poison and Rock, and is immune to Electric. Its base stats add up to 330: the highest is Defense (78) and the lowest is Speed (32).

It is the first stage of its evolution line, along with Hippowdon. Its ability is Sand Stream, and its Hidden Ability is Sand Force. It is in the Field egg group and can breed with 277 species. In Scarlet and Violet it learns 15 moves by level-up and 36 by TM.

BASE STATS

AT LV 100

HP 68

246-340

Attack 72

134-267

Defense 78

144-280

Sp. Atk 38

72-192

Sp. Def 42

80-201

Speed 32

62-179

TOTAL 330

EVs on defeat: Defense +1

ABILITIES

Sand Stream

The Pokémon summons a sandstorm when it enters a battle.

Sand Force (hidden)

Boosts the power of Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type moves in a sandstorm.

BREEDING

GroupsField

Gender50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Breeds with277

MOVES

Data from Scarlet/Violet 15 moves

Lv. 1 Sand Attack Ground Status — 100% 15

Lv. 1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35

Lv. 4 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25

Lv. 8 Yawn Normal Status — — 10

Lv. 12 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 35 85% 15

Lv. 16 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10

Lv. 20 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15

Lv. 24 Sandstorm Rock Status — — 10

Lv. 28 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20

Lv. 32 Roar Normal Status — — 20

Lv. 36 Rest Psychic Status — — 5

Lv. 40 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10

Lv. 44 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15

Lv. 48 Fissure Ground Physical — 30% 5

Lv. 52 Slack Off Normal Status — — 5

WEAKNESSES & RESISTANCES

EVOLUTION LINE

#0449 Hippopotas

Lv. 34 ▶

#0450 Hippowdon