Shadow Hippopotas

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

Shadow 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

776 CP

Lvl 15 Research

582 CP

Shadow Hippopotas's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Ground-type

#213

Great League

#474

Shadow Hippopotas Type Chart

Shadow Hippopotas takes increased damage from:

Grass160.0%

Ice160.0%

Water160.0%

Shadow Hippopotas takes reduced damage from:

Electric39.1%

Poison62.5%

Rock62.5%

Shadow Hippopotas best moveset

Sand Attack + Dig

Sand Attack

Dig

The best Ground-type moveset for Shadow Hippopotas is Sand Attack and Dig (7.64 DPS, 81.8 TDO). In raids, Shadow Hippopotas ranks #213 among Ground-type attackers (E Tier).

12 of 12 matches

Data table

1.	Sand Attack	Dig	6.21	7.64	81.8
2.	Bite	Dig	6.00	7.39	79.1
3.	Tackle	Dig	5.86	7.22	77.3
4.	Sand Attack	Body Slam	5.73	7.05	75.5
5.	Bite	Body Slam	5.69	7.01	75.0
6.	Tackle	Body Slam	5.46	6.73	72.0
7.	Bite	Rock Tomb	5.26	6.48	69.4
8.	Sand Attack	Rock Tomb	5.14	6.34	67.8

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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 ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Resisted by
Rock62.5%
Ghost39.1%
Steel62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration 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	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

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 Shadow 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 Shadow Hippopotas can learn, with its DPS and TDO.

Shadow Hippopotas CP Chart

At Level 50, Shadow Hippopotas maxes out at 1,535 CP. Raid catches are 683 to 776 CP, or 854 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	683 CP - 776 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	854 CP - 970 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow 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 6/6/6 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 6/6/6 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 Shadow Hippopotas

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Hippopotas’s Ground-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Shadow 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	10%
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.

Shadow Hippopotas family

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

How to purify Shadow Hippopotas

Purification cost	3 Candy
Purification cost	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

Size information

No size information available for this Pokémon

Encounter data

Movement Timer: 10s
Jump Time: 0.9s
Attack Probability: 70%
Attack Timer: 29s
Dodge Probability: 20%
Dodge Duration: 1s
Dodge Distance: 1
Action Frequency: 0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	624,000	406	360
40	336,000	406	12
35	228,000	274	-
30	150,000	185	-
25	96,000	136	-
20	57,000	97	-
15	30,600	67	-
10	13,200	38	-
5	3,600	18	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Shadow Hippopotas from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy and 360 Candy XL.

Power-Up Cost Calculator

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Hippopotas

Shadow Hippopotas high resolution sprites

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

Official artwork

Wallpaper

Shadow 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 Shadow Hippopotas in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Hippopotas’s best moves are Sand Attack and Dig, for 7.64 DPS and 81.8 TDO.

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

What are Shadow 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 Shadow Hippopotas perform in Raids?

Shadow Hippopotas ranks #213 among Ground-type attackers (E Tier).

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

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

Can Shadow Hippopotas be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Hippopotas can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Shadow Hippopotas Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Hippopotas cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.