#449
Hippopotas
It shuts its nostrils tight, then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around 10.
- Height
- 0.8 m
- Weight
- 49.5 kg
- Generation
- 4
- EV yield
- +1 Defense
Base stats
HP68
Attack72
Defense78
Sp. Atk38
Sp. Def42
Speed32
Total330
Abilities
Sand Stream
On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Sandstorm.
Sand Force Hidden
If Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's Ground-, Rock-, and Steel-type attacks have their power multiplied by 1.3. This Pokemon takes no damage from Sandstorm.
Recommended natures Smogon Gen 9
Only a Smogon suggestion — the right nature depends on the set you run, so trust your own call on how you want to play it.
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Weaknesses & resistances
Damage ×2 Water Grass Ice
Resists ×½ Poison Rock
Immune Electric
Evolution line
Where to catch
| Region | Location | Rarity | Time | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | Route 111 (Desert) | 20–23 | |||
| Sinnoh | Route 228 | 56–58 |
Moves
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TackleNo additional effect. | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1 | Sand AttackLowers the target's accuracy by 1. | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 4 | Bite30% chance to flinch the target. | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| 8 | YawnPuts the target to sleep after 1 turn. | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 12 | Sand TombTraps and damages the target for 4-5 turns. | Physical | 35 | 85 | 15 | |
| 16 | DigDigs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2. | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| 20 | Crunch20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1. | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 24 | SandstormFor 5 turns, a sandstorm rages. | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| 28 | Take DownHas 1/4 recoil. | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | |
| 32 | RoarForces the target to switch to a random ally. | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 36 | RestUser sleeps 2 turns and restores HP and status. | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| 40 | EarthquakeHits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig. | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | |
| 44 | Double-EdgeHas 33% recoil. | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | |
| 48 | FissureOHKOs the target. Fails if user is of a lower level. | Physical | — | 30 | 5 | |
| 52 | Slack OffHeals the user by 50% of its max HP. | Status | — | — | 5 |