Hippowdon

The Heavyweight Pokémon
#450 - Hippowdon
Pre-Evolve	Hippopotas
Debut	Pokémon: Diamond Version Pokémon: Pearl Version
Species Info
Type	+
Height	2.0 m (6'07")
Weight	300.0 kg (661.4 lbs.)
Color	Brown
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Sand Stream
Hidden Ability	Sand Force
Egg Group	Ground
Icon		Sprite
		File:450sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	108	Speed	47
Attack	112	Sp. Attack	68
Defense	118	Sp. Defense	72
Training Info
Catch Rate	060	Hatch Steps	7,680
Base Exp.	198	Effort Points	Def
Happiness	70		Def
To Lv.100	Slow

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
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Unova #	Johto (IV) #

Hippodown is a deadly and powerful hippopotamus-like Pokémon that was introduced in the fourth generation games. It is the evolved form of Hippopotas.

Information

Hippowdon evolves from Hippopotas at Level 34. Hippowdon has a huge mouth that is almost seven feet across with enough power to completely crush a car. They usually leave their mouths open as a sign of their power. It can blast internally stored sand from ports of its body to create a towering twister as an attack. Hippowdon is also surprisingly quick to anger.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Diamond, Pearl and Platinum Versions, Hippowdon was found uncommonly at Route 228, being less common at night.

Moves

Generation IV

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Other Games

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, Hippowdon could be recruited at the first ten basement floors of Dark Crater. In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, it was found at Haruba Desert. In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs, it appeared at Layuda Island and the Thunder Temple. Hippowdon also appeared in Pokémon Rumble at the Bright Beach.

Other Appearances

In Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, several Hippowdon appeared in episodes of the Sinnoh series. One Hippowdon was in two episodes and was the father of a young Hippopotas. Bertha was also shown to own a Hippowdon, and in one episode Jessie of Team Rocket used one for part of a Pokémon Triathlon.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, one chapter of the Diamond/Pearl arc involved Dr. Footstep angering a Hippowdon by collecting its footprint. The Pokémon was angered and used a sand tornado that sent the protagonists and Dr. Footstep to separate areas.

Trivia

• Its name is a play on "hippopotamus" combined with "don" (as in a mafia lord) and possibly also with "power".