Stats & Training
Nothing fancy in Hippopotas's spread. It leans physical with Defense out front. And you'll get 1 Defense EV per KO for it. Follows a slow 1.25M XP grind.
It shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around ten.
It shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around ten.
Hippopotas Weakness
Water, Grass, and Ice moves hit Hippopotas for super-effective damage. The upside? Electric-type moves can't touch it at all. Hippopotas's physical bulk (base 78 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
 Pansage Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift | ||
 Snivy Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Snivy builds →Leaf Tornado 2x60-71% Vine Whip 2x32-38% | ||
 Panpour Water | D | |
Obtain MethodDreamyard Gift | ||
 Oshawott Water | D | |
Obtain MethodNuvema Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Oshawott builds →Razor Shell 2x52-62% Water Gun 2x48-57% | ||
 Omanyte RockWater | D | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
 Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x168-199%KO Magical Leaf 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x151-177%KO Mega Drain 2x54-63% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x193-228%KO Mega Drain 2x68-80% | ||
 Swadloon BugGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Swadloon builds →Solar Beam 2x111-131%KO Razor Leaf 2x42-51% | ||
 Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodNacrene City Gift | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x155-183%KO Magical Leaf 2x80-95% | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x139-165%KO Mega Drain 2x49-59% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x183-216%KO Mega Drain 2x65-77% | ||
 Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Maractus builds →Solar Beam 2x179-212%KO Giga Drain 2x115-135%KO Needle Arm 2x52-62% Mega Drain 2x62-73% | ||
Swadloon BugGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Swadloon builds →Solar Beam 2x105-124%KO Razor Leaf 2x40-48% | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x166-196%KO Magical Leaf 2x86-101%KO | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x149-176%KO Mega Drain 2x52-62% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x193-228%KO Mega Drain 2x66-78% | ||
Maractus Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Maractus builds →Solar Beam 2x190-225%KO Giga Drain 2x122-143%KO Needle Arm 2x55-65% Mega Drain 2x66-78% | ||
 Ducklett Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Ducklett builds →Scald 2x66-78% Bubble Beam 2x55-65% Water Pulse 2x52-62% Water Gun 2x36-42% | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x168-198%KO Magical Leaf 2x86-102%KO | ||
 Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Leavanny builds →Solar Beam 2x138-163%KO Razor Leaf 2x56-67% | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x149-175%KO Mega Drain 2x51-61% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x198-233%KO Mega Drain 2x69-82% | ||
Ducklett Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Ducklett builds →Scald 2x69-82% Bubble Beam 2x56-67% Water Pulse 2x51-61% Water Gun 2x37-44% | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x165-195%KO Giga Drain 2x104-124%KO Magical Leaf 2x84-100%KO | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Leavanny builds →Solar Beam 2x136-161%KO Leaf Blade 2x89-105%KO Razor Leaf 2x55-66% | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x147-174%KO Mega Drain 2x51-61% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x192-226%KO Mega Drain 2x67-79% | ||
Ducklett Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Ducklett builds →Surf 2x74-87% Scald 2x67-79% Bubble Beam 2x55-66% Water Pulse 2x51-61% | ||
Virizion GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodPinwheel Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 2x169-198%KO Giga Drain 2x106-126%KO Magical Leaf 2x86-102%KO | ||
Leavanny BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Leavanny builds →Solar Beam 2x137-162%KO Leaf Blade 2x90-106%KO Razor Leaf 2x57-68% | ||
Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Whimsicott builds →Solar Beam 2x148-174%KO Mega Drain 2x51-60% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Lilligant builds →Solar Beam 2x197-232%KO Mega Drain 2x68-80% | ||
Ducklett Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Ducklett builds →Surf 2x76-90% Scald 2x68-80% Bubble Beam 2x55-65% Water Pulse 2x51-60% | ||
In Black & White, Politoed's Scald hits Hippopotas for 61-72%. Mamoswine deals 45-53% with Earthquake.
 Politoed Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDrizzle ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Politoed builds →Scald 2x61-72% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Breloom builds →Mach Punch16-19% Bullet Seed 2x20-24% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake45-53% Ice Shard 2x36-43% Superpower36-42% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 2x28-33% | ||
Black & White Evolution
Hippopotas is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Hippowdon. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 195 total stats over Hippopotas. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Hippopotas easily with 181 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Body Slam, Curse, Revenge and 7 more to offspring.
Black & White Hippopotas Best Moveset
Lead with Hippopotas, set Stealth Rock, and keep pressure on. Sand Stream and Eviolite buy the time it needs, with max HP and Defense EVs letting it take hits while controlling the hazard game. Slack Off keeps it healthy between hits.
Best Build
Hippopotas best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
- Whirlwind
Recommended Teammates
Moves
Don't skip the egg moves. Hippopotas picks up Body Slam and Curse only through breeding, and both fill gaps the natural movepool can't. STAB runs through Earthquake and Dig while Normal and Dark coverage and more adds range.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Black & White Hippopotas Locations
Easy grab on Hippopotas with high spawn rates across 2 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Best Locations to Catch Hippopotas in Black & White
Hippopotas Guide
Get Hippopotas to Hippowdon at level 34. At 330 BST, Hippopotas is just the starting point.
Level 34 gets you Hippowdon. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Hippopotas works as a placeholder. Ground coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Hippowdon. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Hippopotas in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 13 other games across the series.
Game Availability
Debuting in Diamond & Pearl, Hippopotas appears in 14 games across 7 generations. A reliable presence in a solid number of games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves