Hippowdon (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-05-13
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Hippowdon (Japanese: カバルドン Kabaldon) is a Ground-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.
It evolves from Hippopotas starting at level 34.
Biology
Hippowdon is a large, hippo-like Pokémon with skin color based on its gender. It is light brown if male, and bluish-gray if female. It has a dark gray back and muzzle with several small and large holes in them. It has red eyes, a large rounded snout, and a massive mouth that is over 7 feet (2 meters) wide when open. This mouth is filled with peg-like teeth, with the two front teeth on its lower jaw being much longer than the rest. Hippowdon also has black feet with four blunt, flat claws each.
Hippowdon is short-tempered, easily provoked into violence, and may hold its mouth agape as a display of strength. Hippowdon's jaws are capable of crushing cars. Hippowdon stores sand in its body, which is used to create twisters when attacking. Excess sand is expelled out of the ports on Hippowdon's back and nostrils to create room for fresh sand to ingest, in order for it to stay healthy. It has a symbiotic relationship with Dwebble, which clears any stones stuck in its ports while the Hippowdon cares for the Dwebble helping it in exchange. Drapion are known to stay away from Hippowdon. It typically lives in deserts, but can also survive in swampy terrain.
Evolution
Hippowdon evolves from Hippopotas.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation IV | | Sinnoh
#123 | | Johto
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| Diamond | It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack. |
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| Pearl | Its huge mouth is almost seven feet across. It has enough power to completely crush a car. |
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| Platinum | Surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of strength. |
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| HeartGold | It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking. |
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| Black | Surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of strength. |
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| Black 2 | It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength. |
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
Coastal #049 | | Hoenn
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| X | It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking. |
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| Y | It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack. |
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| Omega Ruby | It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking. |
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| Alpha Sapphire | It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
#315 | | Sinnoh
#123 | | Hisui
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| Sword | Stones can get stuck in the ports on their bodies. Dwebble help dislodge such stones, so Hippowdon look after these Pokémon. |
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| Shield | When roused to violence by its rage, it spews out the quantities of sand it has swallowed and whips up a sandstorm. |
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| Brilliant Diamond | It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack. |
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| Shining Pearl | Its huge mouth opens almost seven feet wide. It has enough power to completely crush a car. |
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| Legends: Arceus | Short-tempered and easily moved to violence. It whips up whirlwinds of sand to crush its foes' spirits, then goes in for the attack. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#266 | | Kitakami
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| Scarlet | It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength. |
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| Violet | It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking. |
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Game locations
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- 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
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Hippowdon
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Hippowdon
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Hippowdon
- 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
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- 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
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Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 1.11 seconds | Base HP: 61 | | | Base Attack: 80 | Base Defense: 58 | Base Speed: 60 |
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Pokémon GO | Base HP: 239 | Base Attack: 201 | Base Defense: 191 | | Egg Distance: N/A | Buddy Distance: 3 km | Evolution Requirement: N/A | | Fast Attacks: Fire Fang, Bite, Thunder Fang*, Ice Fang*, Sand Attack* | Charged Attacks: Earthquake, Stone Edge, Body Slam, Earth Power, Weather Ball (Rock-type)*, Scorching Sands*, Frustration , Return |
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New Pokémon Snap | | Photodex entry #135 | | Have you ever seen a Hippowdon blast sand out of the ports of its body? It does that to make room for the fresh sand it'll swallow to keep itself healthy. |
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Male Hippowdon in the animeMajor appearances
A male Hippowdon debuted in Sleight of Sand!. He was the father of the Hippopotas that Ash and his friends rescued in Mass Hip-Po-Sis!, and re-encountered in the same episode. Dr. Namba charged Cassidy and Butch with the job of obtaining a sample of the sand that Hippowdon shoots out.
In An Elite Coverup!, Bertha used a male Hippowdon in a battle against Ash, where he was able to defeat Torterra. Hippowdon briefly appeared alongside Bertha during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Minor appearances
Multiple Hippowdon appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, Jessie used a Hippowdon lent by the Pokémon Summer Academy for the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
In Working on a Right Move!, a Trainer's Hippowdon competed in the Lily of the Valley Conference. It was defeated by another Trainer's Tangrowth.
Multiple Hippowdon appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages.
In Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Hippowdon was living at the Nebel Plateau.
Pokédex entries
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| 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. A surprisingly fierce Pokémon, Hippowdon opens its giant mouth to intimidate adversaries. |
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In the manga
Phantom Thief Pokémon 7
A Hippowdon appeared in P7-14, under the ownership of a man.
Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
Multiple Hippowdon appeared in PDP16.
Pokémon Adventures
A wild male Hippowdon first appeared in Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas, where Dr. Footstep set up a sticky carpet to collect his 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 his 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.
Bertha has a female Hippowdon that debuted in Tackling Togekiss. It was used as transportation for Bertha, as well as to carry some books for her Trainer.
In the TCG
Main article: Hippowdon (TCG)Trivia
Origin
Hippowdon is based on a hippopotamus. Because of the spouts upon its back that constantly spit sands, Hippowdon and its pre-evolved form may be based upon the legendary Bahamut as, in some accounts of the myths behind it, it is said to support a bed of sand and have the head of a hippo.
Name origin
Hippowdon may be a combination of hippopotamus, power, powder (as in sand), or pow (onomatopoeia for a bodily hit), and don (Spanish for lord; Ancient Greek for tooth).
Kabaldon may be a combination of 河馬 kaba (hippopotamus) and don.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | हिप्पोडॉन Hippodon | Similar to its English name |  Thai | คาบัลดอน Khabandon | Transcription of Japanese name |
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External links
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