Elite Redux LeafGreen
#449

Hippopotas

The Hippo Pokémon

Ground

Hippopotas shuts its nostrils tight when travelling through sand. Instead of perspiration, it expels grains of sand from its body.

Base stat total
330
Height
0.8 m
Weight
49.5 kg
Catch rate
140

Base stats

330 total
HP 68 277 340
Atk 72 162 267
Def 78 172 280
SpA 38 100 192
SpD 42 108 201
Spe 32 90 179

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Water 2× Grass 2× Ice 2×
Takes less
Poison ½× Rock ½×
No effect
Electric 0×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Takes more
Water 2× Grass 2×
Takes less
Poison ½× Rock ½× Fire ½×
No effect
Electric 0×

The other 12 types deal normal damage. Full chart

  • Thick Fat if chosen ×0.5 from Fire and Ice

Sand Guard changes incoming damage too, but only in situations a type chart cannot show, so it is not in the numbers above.

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Sand Veil Ups evasion in a sandstorm. Thick Fat Heat-and-cold protection. Arena Trap Prevents fleeing.
Innate always active, all of them Sand Spit Creates a sandstorm if hit. Sand Guard Blocks priority and reduces special damage by 1/2 in sand. Oblivious Prevents attraction.

Evolution line

Hippopotas Hippopotas BST 330
Hippowdon Hippowdon BST 525 Level · 34

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities new Sand Veil Thick Fat Arena Trap removed Sand Stream Sand Force
Innates added Sand SpitSand GuardOblivious

Details

Height
0.8 m
Weight
49.5 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Field
Egg cycles
30
Catch rate
140
Base exp
66
Growth rate
Slow
EV yield
1 Def
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Brown

Moves

9 level-up · 10 egg · 68 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
7 Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
13 Yawn Normal Status — ∞ 10
19 Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
25 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 50 90 10
31 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
37 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
44 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
50 Fissure Ground Physical 1 30 5
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Slack Off Normal Status — ∞ 5
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Sand Tomb Ground Physical 50 90 10
Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Whirlwind Normal Status — ∞ 20
MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Bite Dark Physical 60 100 25
Body Press Fighting Physical 80 100 10
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100 15
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100 10
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Fire Fang Fire Physical 80 100 15
Fissure Ground Physical 1 30 5
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
High Horsepower Ground Physical 95 95 10
Ice Fang Ice Physical 80 100 15
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Muddy Water Water Special 90 85 10
Mud Bomb Ground Special 70 100 10
Mud Shot Ground Special 55 95 15
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Revenge Fighting Physical 60 100 10
Roar Normal Status — ∞ 20
Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90 10
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Rock Tomb Rock Physical 60 95 15
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Sandstorm Rock Status — ∞ 10
Sand Attack Ground Status — 100 15
Sand Tomb Ground Physical 50 90 10
Scorching Sands Ground Special 70 100 10
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Slack Off Normal Status — ∞ 5
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Spit Up Normal Special 1 100 10
Stealth Rock Rock Status — ∞ 20
Stockpile Normal Status — ∞ 20
Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 75 100 10
Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80 5
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swallow Normal Status — ∞ 10
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thunder Fang Electric Physical 80 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20
Weather Ball Normal Special 50 100 10
Whirlwind Normal Status — ∞ 20
Yawn Normal Status — ∞ 10

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass