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Hoppip ハネッコ Hanecco
Artwork from G/S/C
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Type	Grass / Flying
Species	Cottonweed Pokémon
Height	1′04″ (0.4m)
Weight	1.1 lbs. (0.5kg)
Abilities	Chlorophyll
	Leaf Guard
Egg groups	Fairy
	Plant
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 SpD
Exp. yield	74 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Pink
Catch rate	255
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Hoppip (Japanese: ハネッコ Hanecco) is a Grass/Flying-type Pokémon.

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 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Other Appearances 5.1 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 6 Game data 6.1 Pokédex entries 6.2 Game locations 6.2.1 In side games 6.3 Base stats 6.4 Type effectiveness 6.5 Learnset 6.5.1 By leveling up 6.5.2 By TM/HM 6.5.3 By breeding 6.5.4 By tutoring 6.5.5 Anime only 6.6 Side game data 6.7 Evolution 6.8 Sprites 6.9 Trivia 6.9.1 Origin 6.9.1.1 Name origin 6.10 In other languages 7 Related articles 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Hoppip has a small round red body with long green sprouts coming out of its head. It is extremely light and can easily blow away in the wind.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Hoppip are by necessity social animals. Their light bodies make them extremely vulnerable to winds, so they cluster together and link sprouts with each other in order to anchor themselves in place.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Hoppip made its anime debut in Foul Weather Friends, in which a trainer named Mariah uses several of them to predict the weather.

James bought what he thought was a Chimecho from the Magikarp salesman, but it really turned out to be a Hoppip.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Oca uses an octet of Hoppip to lift him up in a basket for flight transport.

In the TCG

Main article: Hoppip (TCG)

Other Appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• In the Pokémon Stadium 2 stage, a Hoppip can be seen drifting on the Flying Terrain. Other guest Pokémon found in the Flying Terrain include a Skarmory and a Drifloon floating in the distance.

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	Gold	To keep from being blown away by the wind, they gather in clusters. They do enjoy gentle breezes, though.
	Silver	Its body is so light, it must grip the ground firmly with its feet to keep from being blown away.
	Crystal	It can be carried away on even the gentlest breeze. It may even float all the way to the next town.
	Stadium 2	To keep from being blown away by the wind, they gather in clusters. They do enjoy gentle breezes, though.
III	Ruby	This Pokémon drifts and floats with the wind. If it senses the approach of strong winds, Hoppip links its leaves with other Hoppip to prepare against being blown away.
	Sapphire	This Pokémon drifts and floats with the wind. If it senses the approach of strong winds, Hoppip links its leaves with other Hoppip to prepare against being blown away.
	Emerald	This Pokémon drifts and floats with the wind. If it senses the approach of strong winds, a Hoppip links leaves with others to prepare against being blown away.
	FireRed	Its body is so light, it must grip the ground firmly with its feet to keep from being blown away.
	LeafGreen	To keep from being blown away by the wind, they gather in clusters. They do enjoy gentle breezes, though.
IV	Diamond	It drifts on winds. It is said that when Hoppip gather in fields and mountains, spring is on the way.
	Pearl	It drifts on winds. It is said that when Hoppip gather in fields and mountains, spring is on the way.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Uncommon	Routes 13, 14, 15, 32, 33 (Day)
	Pokémon Crystal	Uncommon	Routes 11, 13, 14, 15, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 (Day)
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Common	Five Island, Five Isle Meadow, Memorial Pillar, Resort Gorgeous, Water Labyrinth
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	Common	Oasis PokéSpot
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	Diamond: Route 205 (North and South) (Poké Radar) Pearl: Fuego Ironworks, Route 205 (South) (Poké Radar)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Back Yard
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 15 Endless Level 31 Forever Level 15 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Pitfall Valley (4F-8F) Remains Island (B5-B8)
Pokémon Ranger	Lyra Forest

Base stats

HP:	35
Attack:	35
Defense:	40
SpAtk:	35
SpDef:	55
Speed:	50

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Flying: 2× Poison: 2× Rock: 2× Fire: 2× Ice: 4×	Fighting: ½× Ground: 0× Grass: ¼× Water: ½×	Normal: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Electric: 1× Psychic: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Hoppip is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level	Generation II		Generation III	Generation IV
	GS	C
Start	Splash Synthesis	Splash	Splash	Splash
4				Synthesis
5	Tail Whip	Synthesis Tail Whip	Synthesis Tail Whip
7				Tail Whip
10	Tackle		Tackle	Tackle
12				PoisonPowder
13	PoisonPowder		PoisonPowder
14				Stun Spore
15	Stun Spore		Stun Spore
16				Sleep Powder
17	Sleep Powder		Sleep Powder
19				Bullet Seed
20	Leech Seed		Leech Seed
22				Leech Seed
25	Cotton Spore		Cotton Spore	Mega Drain
28				Cotton Spore
30	Mega Drain		Mega Drain
31				U-turn
34				Worry Seed
37				Giga Drain
40				Bounce
43				Memento

By TM/HM

#	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM02	Headbutt
TM03	Curse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM09		Bullet Seed	Bullet Seed
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM12	Sweet Scent
TM13	Snore
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM19	Giga Drain	Giga Drain	Giga Drain
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM22	SolarBeam	SolarBeam	SolarBeam
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Swagger
TM35	Sleep Talk
TM40	Defense Curl	Aerial Ace	Aerial Ace
TM42		Facade	Facade
TM43		Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM53			Energy Ball
TM58			Endure
TM62			Silver Wind
TM70			Flash
TM75			Swords Dance
TM78			Captivate
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM86			Grass Knot
TM87			Swagger
TM89			U-turn
TM90			Substitute
HM05	Flash	Flash

By breeding

• Amnesia
• Aromatherapy
• Confusion
• Double-Edge
• Encore
• Helping Hand
• Psych Up
• Reflect
• Worry Seed

By tutoring

Anime only

Move	Pokémon
Fly	James's Hoppip

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.5%	Friend Area: Beau Plains
Phrases
51%-100% HP	All I do is get blown by the wind~♪
26%-50% HP	My health is down by half...
1%-25% HP	I can't hold on... Even a breeze will send me flying...
Level Up	There! I've leveled! Can I resist wind any better?
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 4	Minimum Experience: 10
Poké Assist:	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 40
Hoppip floats on the air to waft about. Where it goes depends only on the winds.

Evolution

Basic Hoppip

Level 18 Skiploom

Level 27 Jumpluff

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 187.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 187 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 187 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 187.png
	Image:Spr 3r 187 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 187 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 187 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 187 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 187.png		Image:Spr 4p 187.png
			Image:Spr 4p 187 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 187 s.png

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

Trivia

• At 1.1 lbs, Hoppip is both the lightest Grass type and Flying type Pokémon.
• Hoppip is one of the several Generation II's Pokémon whose first sprite's color differs from anime color.

Origin

Hoppip appears to be based on a bulb or root.

Name origin

Hoppip's name is probably based on hop or hip-hop or hippity-hop, indicating that it jumps or flys through the air. It may also come from pip, a type of seed. Its Japanese name is a combination of 葉 ha, leaf, and 根っ子 nekko, root. 跳ねる haneru, to jump or hop, and 羽 hane, wing, may also be part of its name. Its German name, Hoppspross, comes from hopsen and Spross. Its French name, Granivol, comes from graine and vol.

In other languages

• German: Hoppspross
• French: Granivol
• Korean: 통통코 Tongtongki

Related articles

• James's Hoppip

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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