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Hippopotas

#0449

Hippopotas

Hippo Pokémon

GROUND
Height
0.8 m
Weight
49.5 kg
Catch rate
140 (55%)
Generation
Gen 4
Egg groups
ground
Gender
⚥
♂50%·♀50%

Info

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.

Stats

HP68Atk72Def78Spe32SpD42SpA38330

0 / 510 EVs

Type Effectiveness

0× Immune
ELECTRIC
½× Resistant
POISONROCK
2× Weak
WATERGRASSICE

Evolution Line

Hippopotas
Lv.34
↓
Hippowdon
Hippopotas
Lv.34
→
Hippowdon

Moves

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Lv.Move
1Sand Attack
1Tackle
4Bite
6Rest
7Bite
8Yawn
11Bite
12Sand Tomb
13Yawn
16Dig
18Mud Bomb
19Take Down
19Dig
20Crunch
24Sandstorm
25Crunch
25Sand Tomb
28Take Down
31Crunch
32Roar
34High Horsepower
36Rest
37Earthquake
40Earthquake
43Double Edge
44Double Edge
48Fissure
50Fissure
52Slack Off

Locations

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LocationGames
ruin maniac cave 0 9 different unown caughtdiamond, pearl, platinum
ruin maniac cave 10 25 different unown caughtdiamond, pearl, platinum
maniac tunnel 26 plus different unown caughtdiamond, pearl, platinum
kalos route 9 areax, y

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