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Hippowdon

Heavyweight Pokémon

Ground

Stones can get stuck in the ports on their bodies. Dwebble help dislodge such stones, so Hippowdon look after these Pokémon.

Base Stats

HP 108

Attack 112

Defense 118

Sp. Atk 68

Sp. Def 72

Speed 47

Total 525

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

water 2x grass 2x ice 2x

Resistant to

poison ½x rock ½x

Immune to

electric 0x

Abilities

Sand Stream Sand Force (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

Hippopotas

→

Hippowdon Lv. 34

Moves

Locations

Sinnoh Route 228

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Front ♀

Back ♀

Front Shiny ♀

Back Shiny ♀

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Support

Moves

Stealth Rock

Yawn

Earthquake

Whirlwind / Slack Off / Ice Fang / Rock Tomb

Item

Sitrus Berry / Kee Berry / Figy Berry

Nature

Impish / Careful

EVs

HP 252

Def 252

SpD 4

Strategy Overview

This analysis covers a Pokemon in a very new metagame. The metagame may shift rapidly. If you have any suggestions for this analysis, please post them in the current Battle Stadium Singles Analysis Thread.

Viability Ranking: A+ Rank

Reserved for Pokemon that are fantastic in the Battle Stadium Singles metagame, and can sweep, support, or wall significant portions of the metagame. These Pokemon require less support than most others to be used effectively and have few flaws that can easily be overlooked when compared to their positive traits.

For more information on viability rankings, check out the full rankings here.