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hippopotas
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#449

hippopotas

Ground

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

Height
0.8m
Weight
49.5kg
Generation
Gen IV (DPPt/HGSS)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
68
68
Attack
72
72
Defense
78
78
Sp. Atk
38
38
Sp. Def
42
42
Speed
32
32
Total
330

Abilities (Click for details)

sand-stream
Normal Ability
sand-force

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Water Grass Ice

Resistances (×½)

Poison Rock

Immunities (×0)

Electric

Evolution Chain

hippopotas
hippopotas
#449
→
hippowdon
hippowdon
#450

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 sand-attack ground status - 100 15
Lv.1 tackle normal physical 40 100 35
Lv.4 bite dark physical 60 100 25
Lv.7 bite dark physical 60 100 25
Lv.8 yawn normal status - - 10
Lv.12 sand-tomb ground physical 35 85 15
Lv.13 yawn normal status - - 10
Lv.16 dig ground physical 80 100 10
Lv.19 take-down normal physical 90 85 20
Lv.19 dig ground physical 80 100 10
Lv.20 crunch dark physical 80 100 15
Lv.24 sandstorm rock status - - 10
Lv.25 sand-tomb ground physical 35 85 15
Lv.28 take-down normal physical 90 85 20
Lv.31 crunch dark physical 80 100 15
Lv.32 roar normal status - - 20
Lv.36 rest psychic status - - 5
Lv.37 earthquake ground physical 100 100 10
Lv.40 earthquake ground physical 100 100 10
Lv.44 double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
Lv.48 fissure ground physical - 30 5
Lv.50 fissure ground physical - 30 5
Lv.52 slack-off normal status - - 5
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
take-down normal physical 90 85 20
double-edge normal physical 120 100 15
roar normal status - - 20
strength normal physical 80 100 15
earthquake ground physical 100 100 10
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
amnesia psychic status - - 20
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
protect normal status - - 10
mud-slap ground special 20 100 10
sandstorm rock status - - 10
endure normal status - - 10
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
sunny-day fire status - - 5
crunch dark physical 80 100 15
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
facade normal physical 70 100 20
helping-hand normal status - - 20
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
muddy-water water special 90 85 10
mud-shot ground special 55 95 15
thunder-fang electric physical 65 95 15
ice-fang ice physical 65 95 15
fire-fang fire physical 65 95 15
stone-edge rock physical 100 80 5
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
whirlwind normal status - - 20
body-slam normal physical 85 100 15
curse ghost status - - 10
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
stockpile normal status - - 20
spit-up normal special - 100 10
swallow normal status - - 10
revenge fighting physical 60 100 10
slack-off normal status - - 5
sand-tomb ground physical 35 85 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
snore normal special 50 100 15
iron-tail steel physical 100 75 15
superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
water-pulse water special 60 100 20
earth-power ground special 90 100 10
stealth-rock rock status - - 20

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
earthquake dig crabhammer swords-dance
hippopotas 's physical attacker moveset, STAB move earthquake high power, paired withcrabhammerbetter coverage.
Sand Team Core Moveset Weather
earthquake stone-edge stone-edge rest
hippopotas as a Sand Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.
👥 Team Recommendations
Sand Team Core Sand
tyranitar excadrill garchomp gliscor ferrothorn
hippopotas as a Sand Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
hippopotas as a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
hippopotas as a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.