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hippowdon
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Hippowdon

Heavyweight Pokémon

Ground

It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength.

Base Stats

HP 108
Attack 112
Defense 118
Sp. Atk 68
Sp. Def 72
Speed 47
Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Heavyweight Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 300.0 kg
Base Exp 184
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

hippowdon Front Front
hippowdon Back Back
hippowdon Front Shiny Front Shiny
hippowdon Back Shiny Back Shiny
hippowdon Front ♀ Front ♀
hippowdon Back ♀ Back ♀
hippowdon Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
hippowdon Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
hippowdon Official Art Official Art
hippowdon Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Physical Tank
Moves
Protect / Slack Off
Item
Sitrus Berry / Passho Berry / Leftovers
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4

Strategy Overview

As the slowest fully evolved weather inducer with a base Speed of 47, Hippowdon can typically be relied upon to set up its sandstorm, as well as function in Trick Room. While Hippowdon's support options are less useful in doubles play than in singles, the sand hippo takes physical hits like a boss thanks to its great physical bulk, and retaliates back with an above average base 112 Attack and powerful spread moves. Although Tyranitar is most often picked as the sandstorm inducer for a sand team, Hippowdon is still worth considering.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc