Hippowdon

Hippowdon カバルドン
Hippopotas < Hippowdon > Skorupi
Species	Type
Heavyweight Pokémon
Number	Ability
#450	Sand Stream Sand Force
Height	Weight
6' 7" (2m)	661.4 lbs. (300kg)
Gender Ratio
Male: 50%	Female: 50%
Evolves From	Evolves Into
Hippopotas	None
Egg Group	Catch Rate
Field	60
Tier	EV Yield
OU/Uber	2 Defense Points

Hippowdon (カバルドン) is the 123rd Pokémon in the Sinnoh Pokédex. It is a Ground-Type, and is known as the Heavyweight Pokémon.

Hippowdon uses the Sand Stream Ability, an Ability that causes a permanent Sandstorm that can only be stopped by Air Lock, Cloud Nine, or another weather condition. A second Ability is available to Hippowdon from the Dream World, the Sand Force Ability, which boosts the power of Ground, Rock, and Steel type attacks by 33% during a Sandstorm.

Hippopotas can evolve into Hippowdon at level 34.

Hippowdon is in the Field Egg Group, and its Egg takes approximately 7,680 Steps to hatch. It takes Hippowdon 1,250,000 Experience Points to reach Level 100.

[edit] Biology

[edit] Physiology

Hippowdon is a Pokémon that very closely resembles a Hippo. It consists of a brown and black color scheme. It has a very big mouth and big teeth, and it has red eyes. On its dark grey back, there are holes that leak out sand.

[edit] Gender Differences

A Female Hippowdon's main body is a lighter shade of grey than her back. A male Hippowdon is a lighter shade of brown.

[edit] Game Information

[edit] Original Games

Hippowdon can be found on Route 228 in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. In Heart Gold and Soul Silver, the only way to obtain a Hippowdon is to evolve a Hippopotas.

Evolving a Hippopotas is the only way to obtain a Hippowdon in Black and White. In Black 2 and White 2, Hippowdon can be found at Desert Resort during a Swarm.

[edit] Spin-Off Games

Hippowdon can be found at Deep Dusk Forest 1F-12F and Dark Crater B1-B10 in Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky. Hippowdon is exclusive to Blazing Adventure Squad in Mystery Dungeon 3, appearing at Weird Mountain 1F-15F.

Hippowdon appears at the Habura Desert in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, Hippowdon can be found inside the Interior Room on the Right on the second floor of Mt. Layuda in the Present, and can be obtained in the Fire Temple Mission "Which Switch Is for Mime Jr.?", along with the Thunder Temple missions "Pikachu Pursuit!" and "Panic at the Perplexing Temple" by defeating it or its pre-evolved form and obtaining its Slate.

Hippowdon appears at Sunny Seashore Desert 4-3 in Pokémon Rumble Blast.

[edit] Trading Card Game

Hippowdon is listed as an Uncommon Card in the Rising Rivals and Next Destinies sets, and as a Rare Card in the Diamond and Pearl, Majestic Dawn and Rising Rivals sets. A third Hippowdon is listed as an Ultra Rare Card in the Rising Rivals set, which is also a Lv. X Card.

[edit] Anime/Manga Information

[edit] Anime

Wild Hippowdon made their debut in the episode Sleight of Sand! Bertha of Sinnoh's Elite Four would use a Hippowdon in a battle against Ash's Torterra in the episode An Elite Coverup! Bertha's Hippowdon would win the 1-on-1 matchup.

[edit] Movies

Wild Hippowdon appear during the films Giratina and the Sky Warrior and Arceus and the Jewel of Life. Bertha's Hippowdon also makes an appearance during Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

[edit] Manga

Hippowdon's Manga Information is unknown as of writing.

[edit] Pokémon Information

[edit] Competitive Battling

Hippowdon is a viable option in both the Over-Utilized and Uber Tiers of Competitive Battling. Its use of the Sand Stream Ability gives its relatively low Special Defense boost while also providing support for teams that make use of Sandstorm, plus it's can hit hard. It's HP and Defense is also right up there, and it can also make use of Slack Off for HP recovery along with setting up Stealth Rock. Its bulk is its strength, but it isn't very fast and Special Attackers can beat it with relative ease, even with a Sandstorm in play, and taking a Burn will limit its damage.

[edit] Area Location

[edit] Pokédex Entries

[edit] Pokéathlon Statistics

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Moves

[edit] Via Level-Up

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Start	Ice Fang		65	95	Physical
Start	Fire Fang		65	95	Physical
Start	Thunder Fang		65	95	Physical
Start	Tackle		50	100	Physical
Start	Sand-Attack		N/A	100	Status
Start 7	Bite		60	100	Physical
Start 13	Yawn		N/A	100	Status
19	Take Down		90	85	Physical
19	Dig		80	100	Physical
25	Sand Tomb		35	85	Physical
31	Crunch		80	100	Physical
40	Earthquake		100	100	Physical
50	Double-Edge		120	100	Physical
60	Fissure		??	30	Physical

[edit] Via TM/HM

TM/HM No.	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
TM05	Roar		--	100	Status
TM06	Toxic		--	90	Status
TM10	Hidden Power		??	100	Special
TM11	Sunny Day		--	--	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam		150	90	Special
TM17	Protect		--	--	Status
TM21	Frustration		??	100	Physical
TM26	Earthquake		100	100	Physical
TM27	Return		??	100	Physical
TM28	Dig		80	100	Physical
TM32	Double Team		--	--	Status
TM37	Sandstorm		--	--	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb		50	80	Physical
TM42	Facade		70	100	Physical
TM44	Rest		--	--	Status
TM45	Attract		--	100	Status
TM48	Round		60	100	Special
TM68	Giga Impact		150	90	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge		100	80	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze		60	100	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide		75	90	Physical
TM87	Swagger		--	90	Status
TM90	Substitute		--	--	Status
TM94	Rock Smash		40	100	Physical
HM04	Strength		80	100	Physical

[edit] Via Breeding

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Stockpile		--	--%	Status
Swallow		--	--%	Status
Spit Up		??	100%	Special
Curse		--	--%	Status
Slack Off		--	--%	Status
Body Slam		85	100%	Physical
Sand Tomb		35	85%	Physical
Revenge		60	100%	Physical
Sleep Talk		--	--%	Status
Whirlwind		--	100%	Status

[edit] Via Move Tutor (Black 2/White 2)

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Earth Power		90	100%	Special
Iron Head		80	100%	Physical
Iron Tail		100	75%	Physical
Sleep Talk		--	--%	Status
Snore		40	100%	Special
Stealth Rock		--	--%	Status
Superpower		120	100%	Physical

[edit] Generation IV Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via TM/HM

• TM03: Water Pulse
• TM43: Secret Power
• TM58: Endure
• TM78: Captivate
• TM83: Natural Gift

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] Platinum/Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Mud-Slap		20	100%	Special

[edit] Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Headbutt		70	100%	Physical

[edit] Evolution Line

Evolution Line
Hippopotas	Hippowdon
Level 34

[edit] Type Matchups

Type	Attack Advantages	Attack Disadvantages	Defense Advantages	Defense Disadvantages