Hippowdon (Pokémon)

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Hippowdon カバルドン Kabarudon #450
File:450Hippowdon.PNG Artwork from D/P
Type Ground ' Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Heavyweight Pokémon
Ability Sand Stream Blue-Striped -----	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— Oblivia
Height 6′07″ Imperial 2.0 m Metric 6′07″/2.0 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 661.4 lbs. Imperial 300.0 kg Metric 661.4 lbs./300.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Brown	Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Ground group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 198 Battle Exp.: 1981*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Hippowdon (Japanese: カバルドン Kabarudon) is a Template:Type2 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

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 pals rescued in Mass Hip-Po-Sis!. Dr. Namba charged Cassidy and Butch with the job of obtaining a sample of the sand that Hippowdon.

Jessie uses a Hippowdon during one of the legs of the Pokémon Triathalon in DP091.

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Hippowdon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

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By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By breeding

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By tutoring

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Side game data

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Evolution

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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	Black 2	White 2			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, as it is the 16th Heaviest.

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

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