Hippowdon (Pokémon)

Hippowdon カバルドン Kabarudon

Artwork from D/P

Type Species  Ground  Heavyweight Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Sand Stream 1,250,000 Pokédex National #450 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #123 Browser Fiore R— Almia R-247 Height Weight 6'07" 661.4 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Brown 60 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Ground 31 (7905 steps) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 198 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Hippowdon (Japanese: カバルドン Kabarudon) is a Ground-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Hippopotas starting at level 34.

Biology

Physiology

Hippowdon is a large, light brown (or black) hippo-like Pokémon. It has a dark-gray back and muzzle with a few ports on it. Sand often spill out of these ports and its nostrils. Hippowdon has black feet with three toes each. Its mouth is several feet across with big rounded teeth. Hippowdon has red eyes.

Gender differences

Male Hippowdon are light brown, whereas female Hippowdon are black.

Special abilities

Hippowdon's abilities are mostly the same as its pre-evolution, only stronger. Hippowdon can also learn the three Elemental Fang moves.

Like most fully evolved Pokémon, Hippowdon can learn Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.

Behavior

Hippowdon, similar to the hippopotamus that they are based off of, are very short-tempered. They will summon a dangerous Earthquake if angered.

Habitat

Hippowdon live in deserts and other dry areas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Dawn's Pachirisu, stuck in a male Hippowdon

Hippowdon made its anime debut in Sleight of Sand!. This Hippowdon was the father of the Hippopotas that Ash and his friends rescued in Mass Hip-Po-Sis!. Dr. Namba charged Cassidy and Butch with the job of obtaining a sample of the sand that Hippowdon shoots out.

Jessie used a Hippowdon in the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Hippowdon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Hippowdon is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Ground	Poké Assist: ( Ground )	Field Move: (Sand Fill)
"It triggers tremors and opens fissures in the ground. It also spits hunks of sand."

Evolution

Unevolved Hippopotas  Ground

Level 34 →

First evolution Hippowdon  Ground

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Hippowdon images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Hippopotas and Hippowdon are currently the only Pokémon whose male and female sprites show completely different colors.
• Hippowdon's species is Heavyweight Pokémon; however, it is only the the 16th heaviest Pokémon currently known.
• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2, both Hippowdon and Hippopotas have the same recruit rate, something rarely found with Pokémon of the same evolutionary line.

Origin

Hippowdon is based on a hippopotamus.

Name origin

Hippowdon's name is derived from hippopotamus, power or powder (as in sand), and the suffix -don which can be taken to mean "tooth" or "lord". Kabarudon's name is derived from the Japanese word 河馬 kaba, hippopotamus, which it is based on, and the aforementioned -don.

In other languages

• German: Hippoterus
• French: Hippodocus
• Korean: 하마돈 Hamadon

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.