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General

Hippopotas

Abilities

Sand Stream: Sandstorm is in effect while this Pokémon is in battle.

Damage Taken

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Dex Numbers

Generation: DPPT
Kanto: 449
Johto: n/a
Hoenn: n/a
Sinnoh: 122

Names

Japanese: ヒポポタス
Romaji: Hipopotasu

Flavor

Height: 2'7.5" or 0.8 m
Weight: 109.1 lb or 49.5 kg
Species: Hippo
Color: brown
Cry: mp3 here
Habitat: n/a
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code: n/a

Breeding

Gender: ½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups: 5: Ground
Steps to hatch: 7,680
Compatible with: 63 families; 131 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP: 95 or 0x5f
Capture rate: 140 or 0x8c
Base happiness: 70 or 0x46
Growth rate: slow
Effort points: 1 Defense
Wild held items: n/a

Evolution Chain

Basic	Stage 1
Hippopotas Base form	Hippowdon Raise to level 34

Stats

Stat	Base	Max Stat		%ile
Stat	Base	L50	L100	%ile
HP	68	175	340	55.2
Attack	72	124	243	49.9
Defense	78	130	255	64.9
Special Attack	38	90	175	13.6
Special Defense	42	94	183	15.6
Speed	32	84	163	11.4
Average	55	-	-	27.8

Flavor

Diamond It lives in arid places. Instead of perspiration, it expels grainy sand from its body.

Pearl It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.

Locations

Note: this ONLY shows Diamond locations for the moment. (New Pokédex with all three games' encounters is in the works.)

Area	Section	Level	Method
Ruins Maniac Cave		22 - 23	5%
Ruins Maniac Cave	expansion	22 - 24	10%
Ruins Maniac Tunnel		22 - 25	20%

Move List

See also: Contest list

Hippopotas's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Hippopotas gets the STAB from moves.

	Move	PP	Power	Acc.*	Pri.	Description
--	Sand-Attack	15	--	100%		Lowers the target's Accuracy.
--	Tackle	35	35	95%		Inflicts regular damage.
7	Bite	25	60	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
13	Yawn	10	--	100%		Target Sleeps at the end of the next turn.
19	Take Down	20	90	85%		User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
25	Sand Tomb	15	15	70%		Both prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
31	Crunch	15	80	100%		Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense.
37	Earthquake	10	100	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
44	Double-Edge	15	120	100%		User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
50	Fissure	5	varies	30%		Causes a one-hit KO.
	Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with)
	Body Slam	15	85	100%		Has a 30% chance to Paralyze the target.
	Curse	10	--	100%		Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
	Sand Tomb	15	15	70%		Both prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.
	Slack Off	10	--	100%		Heals the user by half its max HP.
	Spit Up	10	varies	100%		Power is equal to 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.
	Stockpile	20	--	100%		Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.
	Swallow	10	--	100%		Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles.
	Tutored moves
	Snore	15	40	100%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
	Mud-Slap	10	20	100%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
	Superpower	5	120	100%		Lowers the user's Attack and Defense after inflicting damage.
	Earth Power	10	90	100%		Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.
	TMs and HMs
45	Attract	15	--	100%		Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
78	Captivate	20	--	100%		Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
32	Double Team	15	--	100%		Raises the user's Evasion.
26	Earthquake	10	100	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
58	Endure	10	--	100%	3	Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
42	Facade	20	70	100%		Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
21	Frustration	20	varies	100%		Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
10	Hidden Power	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
23	Iron Tail	15	100	75%		Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense.
83	Natural Gift	15	varies	100%		Power and type depend on the held berry.
17	Protect	10	--	0%	3	Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
44	Rest	10	--	100%		User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
27	Return	20	varies	100%		Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
05	Roar	20	--	100%	-6	Goes last. Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokemon.
80	Rock Slide	10	75	90%		Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch.
H6	Rock Smash	15	40	100%		Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense.
39	Rock Tomb	10	50	80%		Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
37	Sandstorm	10	--	100%		Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.
43	Secret Power	20	70	100%		Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
82	Sleep Talk	10	--	100%		Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
76	Stealth Rock	20	--	0%		Causes damage when Pokemon switch in to where the target is now.
H4	Strength	15	80	100%		Inflicts regular damage.
90	Substitute	10	--	100%		Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
11	Sunny Day	5	--	0%		Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
87	Swagger	15	--	90%		Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
06	Toxic	10	--	85%		Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
03	Water Pulse	20	60	100%		Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.