#450 · Heavyweight Pokémon

Hippowdon

Short-tempered and easily moved to violence. It whips up whirlwinds of sand to crush its foes' spirits, then goes in for the attack.

Hippowdon

ground

Height: 2.0 m
Weight: 300.0 kg

Base stats

HP108

Attack112

Defense118

Sp. Atk68

Sp. Def72

Speed47

Total525

Abilities

Sand Stream
On switch-in, this Pokemon summons Sandstorm. Lasts 5 turns, or 8 with Smooth Rock.
Sand Force Hidden
This Pokemon's Ground/Rock/Steel attacks do 1.3× in Sandstorm; immunity to it.

Defensive matchups

2x grass ice water

0.5x poison rock

Immune electric

Learnable moves 51

Move	Type	Class	Power	Acc	PP
Amnesia Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2 stages.	psychic	status	—	—	20
Bite 30% chance to make the target flinch.	dark	physical	60	100%	25
Body Press Damage is calculated using the user's Defense stat as its Attack, including stat stage changes.	fighting	physical	80	100%	10
Body Slam 30% chance to paralyze the target.	normal	physical	85	100%	15
Bulldoze Lowers every other Pokémon's Speed by 1 stage.	ground	physical	60	100%	20
Crunch 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1 stage.	dark	physical	80	100%	15
Curse Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.	ghost	status	—	—	10
Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	ground	physical	80	100%	10
Double-Edge User takes 33% of the damage dealt as recoil.	normal	physical	120	100%	15
Earth Power 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1 stage.	ground	special	90	100%	10
Earthquake Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users.	ground	physical	100	100%	10
Endure Priority +4: usually moves first.	normal	status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	normal	physical	70	100%	20
Fire Fang 10% chance to burn the target. 10% chance to make the target flinch.	fire	physical	65	95%	15
Fissure One-hit KO if it connects.	ground	physical	—	30%	5
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	normal	physical	150	90%	5
Hard Press	steel	physical	—	100%	10
Heavy Slam Power is higher when the user weighs more than the target, up to a maximum of 120.	steel	physical	—	100%	10
Helping Hand Priority +5: usually moves first.	normal	status	—	—	20
High Horsepower Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	ground	physical	95	95%	10
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	normal	special	150	90%	5
Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	normal	special	90	100%	10
Ice Fang 10% chance to freeze the target. 10% chance to make the target flinch.	ice	physical	65	95%	15
Iron Head 30% chance to make the target flinch.	steel	physical	80	100%	15
Mud Shot Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage.	ground	special	55	95%	15
Mud-Slap Lowers the target's accuracy by 1 stage.	ground	special	20	100%	10
Muddy Water 30% chance to lower opposing Pokémon's accuracy by 1 stage.	water	special	90	85%	10
Protect Inflicts protect on the user. Priority +4: usually moves first.	normal	status	—	—	10
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	psychic	status	—	—	5
Roar Forces the target out of battle. Priority -6: usually moves last.	normal	status	—	—	20
Rock Slide 30% chance to make opposing Pokémon flinch.	rock	physical	75	90%	10
Rock Tomb Lowers the target's Speed by 1 stage.	rock	physical	60	95%	15
Round Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn.	normal	special	60	100%	15
Sand Tomb Traps the target for 5 to 6 turns.	ground	physical	35	85%	15
Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.	rock	status	—	—	10
Scorching Sands 30% chance to burn the target.	ground	special	70	100%	10
Slack Off Heals the user for 50% of max HP.	normal	status	—	—	5
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	normal	status	—	—	10
Snore 30% chance to make the target flinch.	normal	special	50	100%	15
Spit Up Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.	normal	special	—	100%	10
Stealth Rock Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in.	rock	status	—	—	20
Stockpile Raises the user's Defense by 1 stage. Raises the user's Sp. Def by 1 stage.	normal	status	—	—	20
Stomping Tantrum Has double power if the user’s last move failed.	ground	physical	75	100%	10
Stone Edge Critical hit ratio raised by 1.	rock	physical	100	80%	5
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	normal	status	—	—	10
Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.	fire	status	—	—	5
Superpower Lowers the user's Attack by 1 stage. Lowers the user's Defense by 1 stage.	fighting	physical	120	100%	5
Swallow Heals the user for 25% of max HP.	normal	status	—	—	10
Thunder Fang 10% chance to paralyze the target. 10% chance to make the target flinch.	electric	physical	65	95%	15
Whirlwind Forces the target out of battle. Priority -6: usually moves last.	normal	status	—	—	20
Yawn Makes the target drowsy.	normal	status	—	—	10