Hippowdon

カバルドン Kabarudon

Generation

Generation IV

Evolutionary Line

Type(s)

Species

Heavyweight Pokémon

Abilities

Sand Stream
Sand Force ^(DW)

Pokédex

Index

Kanto

Johto

N/A

Hoenn

Sinnoh

N/A

123

Unova

Coastal Kalos

N/A

049

Alola

Galar

N/A

315

Evolves

From

Hippopotas

Into

None

Gender

Weight

50% ♂

50 % ♀

661.4 lbs.

300.0 kg

Height

Pokédex color

6'07"

2.0 m

Brown

Egg group

Shape

Field

Footprint

Cry

Hippowdon (Japanese: カバルドン Kabarudon) is a Ground-Type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

Biology

Gender differences

Male Hippowdon are black and yellow-tan while females are completely black.

Evolution

Hippowdon evolves from Hippopotas as of level 34.

Game Info

Locations

Locations
Version(s)	Area(s)	Rarity
Diamond and Pearl	Route 228	Uncommon
Platinum	Route 228	Uncommon
HeartGold and SoulSilver	Evolve Hippopotas	None
Black and White	Evolve Hippopotas	None
X and Y	Evolve Hippopotas	None
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	Trade	None
Sun and Moon	Trade from Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon	None
Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	Ultra Space Wilds

Side Game Locations

Locations
Game(s)	Area(s)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Dark Crater (B1F-B10F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Haruba Desert

Pokédex Entries

Diamond
It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack.
Pearl
Its huge mouth is almost seven feet across. It has enough power to completely crush a car.
Platinum
Surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of strength.
HeartGold
It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.
SoulSilver
It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.
Black
Surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of strength.
White
Surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of strength.
Black 2
Surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of strength.
White 2
Surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of strength.
X
It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.
Y
It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack.
Omega Ruby
It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.
Alpha Sapphire
It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack.
Sword
Stones can get stuck in the ports on their bodies. Dwebble help dislodge such stones, so Hippowdon look after these Pokémon.
Shield
When roused to violence by its rage, it spews out the quantities of sand it has swallowed and whips up a sandstorm.

Stats

Hippowdon's Stats
HP	108
Attack	112
Defense	118
Sp. Atk	68
Sp. Def	72
Speed	47
Total	525

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Ice Fang	65	95%	15	Ice	Physical
1	Fire Fang	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical
1	Thunder Fang	65	95%	15	Electric	Physical
1	Tackle	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Sand Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
1	Yawn	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
7	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
13	Yawn	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
19	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical
19	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
25	Sand Tomb	35	85%	15	Ground	Physical
31	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
40	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
50	Double-Edge	120	100%	15	Normal	Physical
60	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration VI
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
1	Ice Fang	65	95%	15	Ice	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Fire Fang	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Thunder Fang	65	95%	15	Electric	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Tackle	50	100%	35	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
1	Sand Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
1	Yawn	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
7	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
13	Yawn	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
19	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
19	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
25	Sand Tomb	35	85%	15	Ground	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
31	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		1 ♥	4 ♥
40	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
50	Double-Edge	120	100%	15	Normal	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
60	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration V
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
1	Ice Fang	65	95%	15	Ice	Physical
1	Fire Fang	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical
1	Thunder Fang	65	95%	15	Electric	Physical
1	Tackle	50	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Sand-Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status
1	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
1	Yawn	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
7	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical
13	Yawn	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
19	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical
19	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
25	Sand Tomb	35	85%	15	Ground	Physical
31	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
40	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
50	Double-Edge	120	100%	15	Normal	Physical
60	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

LevelingGeneration IV
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
1^DPPt 1^HGSS	Fire Fang	65	95%	15	Fire	Physical		3 ♥
1^DPPt 1^HGSS	Thunder Fang	65	95%	15	Electric	Physical		3 ♥
1^DPPt 1^HGSS	Ice Fang	65	95%	15	Ice	Physical		3 ♥
1^DPPt 1^HGSS	Tackle	35	95%	35	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
1^DPPt 1^HGSS	Sand-Attack	—	100%	15	Ground	Status		2 ♥
1^DPPt 1^HGSS	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		3 ♥
1^DPPt 1^HGSS	Yawn	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
7^DPPt 7^HGSS	Bite	60	100%	25	Dark	Physical		3 ♥
13^DPPt 13^HGSS	Yawn	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
19^DPPt 19^HGSS	Take Down	90	85%	20	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
N/A^DPPt 19^HGSS	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		1 ♥
25^DPPt 25^HGSS	Sand Tomb	15	70%	15	Ground	Physical		0 ♥
31^DPPt 31^HGSS	Crunch	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical		2 ♥
40^DPPt 40^HGSS	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥
50^DPPt 50^HGSS	Double-Edge	120	100%	15	Normal	Physical		0 ♥
60^DPPt 60^HGSS	Fissure	—	—%	5	Ground	Physical		0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM/HM

TMs and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	85%	15	Normal	Status
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation VI
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal	Jam
TM05	Roar	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	3 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥	1 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	60	95%	15	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	4 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥	2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Rock Smash^XY	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
TM94	Secret Power^ORAS	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		1 ♥	0 ♥
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status		3 ♥	0 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash^ORAS	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation V
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM28	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical
TM78	Bulldoze	60	100%	20	Ground	Physical
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM94	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TMs and HMs Generation IV
TM/HM	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.	Contest Cat.	Appeal
TM03	Water Pulse	60	100%	20	Water	Special		2 ♥
TM05	Roar	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM06	Toxic	—	85%	10	Poison	Status		2 ♥
TM10	Hidden Power	—	100%	15	Normal	Special		1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	—	—%	5	Fire	Status		2 ♥
TM15	Hyper Beam	150	90%	5	Normal	Special		2 ♥
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		0 ♥
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM23	Iron Tail	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		2 ♥
TM26	Earthquake	100	100%	10	Ground	Physical		2 ♥
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM28^HGSS	Dig	80	100%	10	Ground	Physical		1 ♥
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM37	Sandstorm	—	—%	10	Rock	Status		2 ♥
TM39	Rock Tomb	50	80%	10	Rock	Physical		2 ♥
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM43	Secret Power	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status		0 ♥
TM45	Attract	—	100%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM58	Endure	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM71	Stone Edge	100	80%	5	Rock	Physical		2 ♥
TM76	Stealth Rock	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥
TM78	Captivate	—	100%	20	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM80	Rock Slide	75	90%	10	Rock	Physical		3 ♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		3 ♥
TM83	Natural Gift	—	100%	15	Normal	Physical		2 ♥
TM87	Swagger	—	90%	15	Normal	Status		2 ♥
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status		1 ♥
HM04	Strength	80	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100%	15	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

To see the Egg Moves that Hippowdon can learn, refer to Hippopotas.

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Earth Power ^USUM	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Iron Head ^USUM	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical
Iron Tail ^USUM	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Snore ^USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock ^USUM	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Stomping Tantrum ^USUM	75	100%	10	Ground	Physical
Superpower ^USUM	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Water Pulse ^USUM	60	100%	20	Water	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation VI
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal	Jam
Earth Power ^ORAS	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Head ^ORAS	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Iron Tail ^ORAS	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical		4 ♥	0 ♥
Snore ^ORAS	50	100%	15	Normal	Special		4 ♥	0 ♥
Stealth Rock ^ORAS	—	—%	20	Rock	Status		2 ♥	0 ♥
Superpower ^ORAS	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		6 ♥	0 ♥
Water Pulse ^ORAS	60	100%	20	Water	Special		3 ♥	0 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation V
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category
Earth Power ^B2W2	90	100%	10	Ground	Special
Iron Head ^B2W2	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical
Iron Tail ^B2W2	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Sleep Talk ^B2W2	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
Snore ^B2W2	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
Stealth Rock ^B2W2	—	—%	20	Rock	Status
Superpower ^B2W2	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Tutoring Generation IV
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Category	Contest Category	Appeal
Earth Power ^HGSSPt	90	100%	10	Ground	Special		2 ♥
Headbutt ^HGSS	70	100%	15	Normal	Physical		3 ♥
Iron Head ^HGSSPt	80	100%	15	Steel	Physical		2 ♥
Mud-Slap ^HGSSPt	20	100%	10	Ground	Special		3 ♥
Snore ^HGSSPt	40	100%	15	Normal	Special		3 ♥
Superpower ^HGSSPt	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical		2 ♥
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

Appearances

Anime

Trivia

Origin

Hippowdon is based off of a hippopotamus. It might also be based off of the Bahamut which is said to carry large amounts of land on its back and has the head of a hippopotamus.

Etymology

Hippowdon comes from hippopotamus, power and don (Spanish for lord and Greek for tooth).

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