Hippowdon (Pokémon)

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Hippowdon カバルドン Kabaldon #450
Art by Ken Sugimori from Diamond and Pearl
Type  Ground   Ground   Ground   Ground   Ground   Ground	Species Heavyweight Pokémon
Abilities Sand Stream ----- Sand Force Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #123 Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R-247 Oblivia R-284 Oblivia (past) N-104 Not in any regional Browser
Height 6'07" Imperial 2.0m Metric 6'07"/2.0m 0.0m	Weight 661.4lbs Imperial 300.0kg Metric 661.4lbs/300.0kg 0.0kg
Dex color Brown	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 60 7.8%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Field group 31 cycles (7905 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 2 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 198 Battle Exp.: 1981*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

It evolves from Hippopotas starting at level 34.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Stats 5.3.1 Base stats 5.3.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 By a prior evolution 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

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 on, are very short-tempered. They will summon a dangerous Earthquake if angered. Hippowdon may hold its mouth agape, seemingly as a display of strength.

Habitat

Hippowdon live in deserts and other dry areas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

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!

Bertha's Hippowdon appeared in An Elite Coverup! where it was used in a battle against Ash's Torterra.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP065 Hippowdon Dawn's Pokédex Hippowdon, the Heavyweight Pokémon. It creates an enormous tornado of sand by blowing sand out of the holes in its body, and its mouth is over 6 feet in diameter. DP170 Hippowdon Ash's Pokédex Hippowdon, the Heavyweight Pokémon. As surprisingly fierce Pokémon, Hippowdon opens its giant mouth to intimidate adversaries. This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

A wild Hippowdon first appeared in VS. Bibarel and Hippopotas, where Dr. Footstep set up a sticky carpet to collect its footprint, "finally" succeeding in extracting one from a Hippowdon. This, however, earned the ire of the Pokémon, which proceeded to send him and the three Sinnoh trainers flying with its Sand Tomb. As a result, Diamond and Platinum landed in the outskirts of Lake Verity, away from Pearl and Footstep, and promptly had to face two Super Nerds hired by Team Galactic to drive out intruders.

In the TCG

Main article: Hippowdon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. Generation I Red Blue {{{redbluedex}}} Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}} Generation II Gold {{{golddex}}} Silver {{{silverdex}}} Crystal {{{crystaldex}}} Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald {{{emeralddex}}} FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed {{{firereddex}}} LeafGreen {{{leafgreendex}}} Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum {{{dpptdex}}} Diamond It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack. Pearl Its huge mouth is almost seven feet across. It has enough power to completely crush a car. Platinum Surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of strength. HeartGold SoulSilver It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking. HeartGold {{{heartgolddex}}} SoulSilver {{{soulsilverdex}}} Generation V Black White Surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of strength. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV. Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade Generation II Gold Silver None Trade Crystal None Trade Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen None Trade Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl Uncommon Route 228 Platinum Uncommon Route 228 HeartGold SoulSilver None Evolve Hippopotas Generation V Black White None Evolve Hippopotas

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Dark Crater (B1-B10)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Haruba Desert
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs	Layuda Island Thunder Temple
Pokémon Rumble	Bright Beach
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Desert: Sunny Seashore

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 108	168 - 215	326 - 420
Attack: 112	105 - 180	206 - 355
Defense: 118	110 - 187	216 - 368
Sp.Atk: 68	65 - 132	126 - 258
Sp.Def: 72	69 - 136	134 - 267
Speed: 47	46 - 108	89 - 212
Total: 525   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 1/2 ★☆	Power 4/5 ★★★★☆
Skill 2/2 ★★	Stamina 4/5 ★★★★☆
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 13/16 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15
Start	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15
Start	Thunder Fang	Electric	Physical	65	95%	15
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	50	100%	35
Start	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15
Start	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Start	Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
7	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
13	Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
19	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
19	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
25	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
31	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15
40	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
50	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
60	Fissure	Ground	Physical	—	—%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Hippowdon obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hippowdon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hippowdon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—%	10
	TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
	TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5
	TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100%	20
	TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hippowdon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hippowdon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
	Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—%	10
	Revenge	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	10
	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85%	15
	Slack Off	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Spit Up	Normal	Special	—	100%	10
	Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Swallow	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Whirlwind	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hippowdon in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Hippowdon in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hippowdon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hippowdon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Hippowdon can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Hippowdon cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hippowdon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hippowdon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: IV
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
‡	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hippowdon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Hippowdon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Trozei!  N/A  Not available
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0% Friend Area: Beau Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP My HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP My HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP My HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up. Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up I leveled up.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Ground  Poké Assist: ( Ground ) Field move: (Sand Fill ×-) Browser entry   It triggers tremors and opens fissures in the ground. It also spits hunks of sand.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Ground  ( Ground ) Past ( Normal ) (Crush ×4) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   It triggers tremors to attack.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.

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
V	Black	White				Back

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

Trivia

• In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, both Hippowdon and Hippopotas have the same recruit rate, something rarely found with Pokémon of the same evolutionary line.
• Despite having obvious gender differences, both Hippowdon and its pre-evolution have only one menu sprite, both of which depict the male variation.

Origin

Hippowdon is based on a hippopotamus.

Name origin

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

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Hippoterus French Hippodocus From hippopotamus and diplodocus. Korean 하마돈 Hamadon Chinese (Taiwan) 河馬獸 Hé Mǎ Shòu Literally "Hippopotamus beast".

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