Hippopotas

Hippopotas is a Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Hippopotas has a maximum CP of 1,535. It is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Hippopotas is Sand Attack and Dig.

Hippopotas Stats and Max CP

124 ATK

118 DEF

169 HP

Lvl 50 Max CP

1535 CP

Lvl 40

1358 CP

Lvl 25 Weather Boost

970 CP

Lvl 20 Raids/Eggs

776 CP

Lvl 15 Research

582 CP

Hippopotas's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Read meta analysis

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Ground-type

#237

Great League

#340

Hippopotas Type Chart

Hippopotas takes increased damage from:

Grass160.0%

Ice160.0%

Water160.0%

Hippopotas takes reduced damage from:

Electric39.1%

Poison62.5%

Rock62.5%

Hippopotas best moveset

Sand Attack + Dig

Sand Attack

Dig

The best Ground-type moveset for Hippopotas is Sand Attack and Dig (6.65 DPS, 85.4 TDO). In raids, Hippopotas ranks #237 among Ground-type attackers (E Tier).

9 of 9 matches

Data table

1.	Sand Attack	Dig	5.58	6.65	85.4
2.	Bite	Dig	5.43	6.48	83.2
3.	Tackle	Dig	5.31	6.34	81.4
4.	Sand Attack	Body Slam	5.13	6.12	78.6
5.	Bite	Body Slam	5.11	6.10	78.3
6.	Tackle	Body Slam	4.92	5.87	75.4
7.	Bite	Rock Tomb	4.71	5.62	72.2
8.	Sand Attack	Rock Tomb	4.60	5.49	70.5

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Fast Attacks

Bite640.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ghost160%
Psychic160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Dark62.5%
Fairy62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 6
Energy 4
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 2
Energy 4

Effects
Bite has no special effects.
See Bite details page ↗
Sand Attack470.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Poison160%
Rock160%
Steel160%
Fire160%
Electric160%
Resisted by
Flying39.1%
Bug62.5%
Grass62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 4
Energy 7
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.6s
Trainer Battles
Damage 2
Energy 4

Effects
Sand Attack has no special effects.
See Sand Attack details page ↗
Tackle550.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Resisted by
Rock62.5%
Ghost39.1%
Steel62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 5
Energy 5
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 3
Energy 3

Effects
Tackle has no special effects.
See Tackle details page ↗

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	2
Energy	4

Damage	4
Energy	7
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Damage	2
Energy	4

Damage	5
Energy	5
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	3
Energy	3

Charged Attacks

Dig100504.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Poison160%
Rock160%
Steel160%
Fire160%
Electric160%
Resisted by
Flying39.1%
Bug62.5%
Grass62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 100
Energy 50
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 4.5s
Damage window 2.6s - 4.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 70
Energy 50

Effects
Dig has no special effects.
See Dig details page ↗
Body Slam50332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Resisted by
Rock62.5%
Ghost39.1%
Steel62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 50
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.3s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 65
Energy 40

Effects
Body Slam has no special effects.
See Body Slam details page ↗
Rock Tomb65503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Flying160%
Bug160%
Fire160%
Ice160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Ground62.5%
Steel62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 65
Energy 50
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 2.0s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 75
Energy 50

Effects
Special
Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
See Rock Tomb details page ↗

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.5s
Damage window	2.6s - 4.3s

Damage	70
Energy	50

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.3s - 1.8s

Damage	65
Energy	40

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.8s

Damage	75
Energy	50

More information

DPS and TDO for every Fast and Charged Attack combination Hippopotas can learn. Change the weather or the opponent to see how the order shifts.

Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). You get them at special events or with an Elite Fast TM or Elite Charged TM. The table above lists every move Hippopotas can learn, with its DPS and TDO.

Hippopotas CP Chart

At Level 50, Hippopotas maxes out at 1,535 CP. Raid catches are 723 to 776 CP, or 904 to 970 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 542 to 582 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	1535 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	542 CP - 582 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	723 CP - 776 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	723 CP - 776 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	904 CP - 970 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Hippopotas’s max CP at every level from 1 to 50. CP Calculator

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	19 CP	2	60 CP	3	101 CP
4	142 CP	5	183 CP	6	224 CP
7	265 CP	8	306 CP	9	347 CP
10	388 CP	11	426 CP	12	465 CP
13	504 CP	14	543 CP	15	582 CP
16	620 CP	17	659 CP	18	698 CP
19	737 CP	20	776 CP	21	814 CP
22	853 CP	23	892 CP	24	931 CP
25	970 CP	26	1008 CP	27	1047 CP
28	1086 CP	29	1125 CP	30	1164 CP
31	1183 CP	32	1202 CP	33	1222 CP
34	1241 CP	35	1261 CP	36	1280 CP
37	1299 CP	38	1319 CP	39	1338 CP
40	1358 CP	41	1375 CP	42	1392 CP
43	1410 CP	44	1427 CP	45	1445 CP
46	1463 CP	47	1481 CP	48	1499 CP
49	1517 CP	50	1535 CP

More information

Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Hippopotas

Mega Pokémon that boost Hippopotas’s Ground-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Hippopotas.

Ground

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –In raids, an active Mega gives every other Pokémon a 10% damage boost, or 30% for attacks that share its type. Boosts from several Megas don’t stack; only the highest one applies.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While you have a Mega out, you get extra XP and Candy for catching Pokémon that share its type, and for any raid boss. These bonuses don’t stack. At High and Max Mega Level, same-type catches also have a better chance of giving Candy XL.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#449
Height	0.8 m
Weight	49.5 kg
Region	Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 50% Male ♀ 50% Female
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Hippopotas	50 Candy	Hippowdon

Hippopotas evolves into Hippowdon which costs 50 Candy.

Hippopotas family

Hippopotas’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Size information

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL

0.39 m	0.4 m	0.8 m	1.2 m	1.4 m

Size bounds

Hippopotas's height ranges from 0.392 m to 1.4 m, with the average being 0.8 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.392 m1′03″	0.4 m1′04″
XS	0.4 m1′04″	0.6 m2′00″
M	0.6 m2′00″	1 m3′03″
XL	1 m3′03″	1.2 m3′11″
XXL	1.2 m3′11″	1.4 m4′07″

Encounter data

Movement Timer: 10s
Jump Time: 0.9s
Attack Probability: 10%
Attack Timer: 29s
Dodge Probability: 10%
Dodge Duration: 1s
Dodge Distance: 1
Action Frequency: 0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Hippopotas from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Power-Up Cost Calculator

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Hippopotas

Hippopotas high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Hippopotas. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

Official artwork

Wallpaper

Hippopotas Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Diamond	It lives in arid places. Instead of perspiration, it expels grainy sand from its body.
Pearl	It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.
Platinum, Black, White	It shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around ten.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	It shrouds itself in sand to ward off germs. It travels easily through the sands of the desert.
Black 2, White 2	It shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around 10.
X, Omega Ruby	It lives in arid places. Instead of perspiration, it expels grainy sand from its body.
Y, Alpha Sapphire	It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.
Sword	It moves through the sands with its mouth open, swallowing sand along with its prey. It gets rid of the sand by spouting it from its nose.
Shield	This Pokémon is active during the day and passes the cold desert nights burrowed snugly into the sand.
Legends: Arceus	Though large and languid, Hippopotas is difficult to detect due to its tendency to burrow into and lurk beneath the soil. When agitated or excited, it expels sand from its nostrils.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best moves for Hippopotas in Pokémon GO?

Hippopotas’s best moves are Sand Attack and Dig, for 6.65 DPS and 85.4 TDO.

Values use the default battle settings. Results vary with the opponent and weather.

What are Hippopotas’s strengths and weaknesses?

Ground-type Pokémon are weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-type moves. They take reduced damage from Poison, Rock, and Electric-type moves.

How does Hippopotas perform in Raids?

Hippopotas ranks #237 among Ground-type attackers (E Tier).

What is Hippopotas’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Hippopotas tops out at 1,358 CP at Level 40 and 1,535 CP at Level 50.

Can Hippopotas be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Hippopotas can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Hippopotas Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Hippopotas cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.

What Mega Pokémon boost Hippopotas?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Hippopotas: Mega Steelix, Mega Swampert, Mega Camerupt, Primal Groudon, and Mega Garchomp.

Hippopotas Stats and Max CP

Hippopotas's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Hippopotas Type Chart

Hippopotas takes increased damage from:

Hippopotas takes reduced damage from:

Fast Attacks

Super effective against

Resisted by

Super effective against

Resisted by

Resisted by

Charged Attacks

Super effective against

Resisted by

Resisted by

Super effective against

Resisted by

Ground

Evolution Chart

Hippopotas family

Size bounds

Regular and Shiny Hippopotas

Hippopotas high resolution sprites

Official artwork

Wallpaper

What are the best moves for Hippopotas in Pokémon GO?

What are Hippopotas’s strengths and weaknesses?

How does Hippopotas perform in Raids?

What is Hippopotas’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Can Hippopotas be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Can Hippopotas Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

What Mega Pokémon boost Hippopotas?

Overview and stats

Hippopotas Stats and Max CP

Hippopotas's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Hippopotas Type Chart

Hippopotas takes increased damage from:

Hippopotas takes reduced damage from:

Fast Attacks

Super effective against

Resisted by

Super effective against

Resisted by

Resisted by

Charged Attacks

Super effective against

Resisted by

Resisted by

Super effective against

Resisted by

Ground

Evolution Chart

Hippopotas family

Size bounds

Regular and Shiny Hippopotas

Hippopotas high resolution sprites

Official artwork

Wallpaper

What are the best moves for Hippopotas in Pokémon GO?

What are Hippopotas’s strengths and weaknesses?

How does Hippopotas perform in Raids?

What is Hippopotas’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Can Hippopotas be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Can Hippopotas Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

What Mega Pokémon boost Hippopotas?