In Legends: Arceus, Don't let Hippowdon's 525 base stat total fool you. Sand Stream is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it A-Tier as a tank. Slack Off with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Hippowdon weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, Hippowdon's biggest threats include Swampert (Water), Roserade (Grass), and Lapras (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.

What is the best ability for Hippowdon?

In Legends: Arceus, Run Sand Stream on Hippowdon. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Hippowdon also gets Sand Force, but they don't compare.

What role does Hippowdon play in battle?

In Legends: Arceus, Hippowdon fills the tank role. It's a physical attacker with base 112 Attack. Base 47 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.

What counters Hippowdon?

In Legends: Arceus, the best way to handle Hippowdon: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Hippowdon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Tank

ATier

47Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Hippowdon's spread favors physical bulk over offense. Defense leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 2 Defense EVs per defeat. Slow 1.25M XP grind to level.

Base Stats

High

HP108

Attack112

Defense118

Sp. Atk68

Sp. Def72

Speed47

Total525

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.0 m

Weight300.0 kg

Base XP184

Abilities

Sand StreamTop Pick

Summons a sandstorm that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.

Sand ForceHARare

Strengthens rock, ground, and steel moves to 1.3× their power during a sandstorm. Protects against sandstorm damage.

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

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

Legends: Arceus

Hippowdon Weakness

Type-wise, Hippowdon takes extra damage from Water, Grass, and Ice. Electric moves do nothing thanks to a full immunity. Hippowdon's physical bulk (base 118 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Hippowdon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Water, Grass, Ice
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Rock
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartAvg

3Weak

2Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Water Grass Ice

½xResist

Poison Rock

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (5)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel

How to Beat Hippowdon in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Tangrowth Grass	A
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Hippowdon Absorb 2x 37-44% View Tangrowth builds →
Leafeon Grass	A
Available Move Moves LeafageLv. 1 Damage vs Hippowdon Leafage 2x 44-56% View Leafeon builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Available Move Moves Water PulseLv. 1 Damage vs Hippowdon Water Pulse 2x 56-67% View Gyarados builds →
Shaymin Grass	C
Obtain MethodFloaro Gardens Interact Encounter Available Move Moves LeafageLv. 1 Damage vs Hippowdon Leafage 2x 37-44% View Shaymin builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Hippowdon Absorb 2x 26-33% View Carnivine builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

Hippowdon is the evolved form of Hippopotas. Breeding produces Hippopotas eggs, and they're slow to hatch. Evolving from Hippopotas gave Hippowdon the biggest boost in HP (+40), bringing the total to 525 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#449Hippopotas

Level 34

#450Hippowdon

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Hippopotas

Ground

Hippowdon

Ground

108+40

ATK

112+40

DEF

118+40

SP.ATK

68+30

SP.DEF

72+30

SPE

47+15

BST

330C-Tier

525B-Tier+195

ROLE

Balanced

Tank

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Hippowdon Best Moveset

The build centers on Stealth Rock and survivability. Leftovers means passive recovery each turn, and max HP and Sp. Def EVs give Hippowdon the bulk to set up repeatedly. Sand Stream adds another layer of staying power. Slack Off keeps it healthy between hits.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Hippowdon's movepool balances level-up moves with TM options. Consistent STAB comes from High Horsepower and Earth Power, and coverage across 9 types keeps opponents from switching in for free. No major gaps here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 6

Rest

C——10Psychic

Lv 11

Bite

C6010025Dark

Lv 18

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 25

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Lv 34

High Horsepower

B959510Ground

Lv 43

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

TM Moves

Hippowdon can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Hippowdon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

Tutor

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Tutor

Fire Fang

C659515Fire

Tutor

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

Tutor

High Horsepower

B959510Ground

Tutor

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

Tutor

Ice Fang

C659515Ice

Tutor

Iron Head

C8010015Steel

Tutor

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Slide

B759010Rock

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Stealth Rock

S——20Rock

Tutor

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

Tutor

Thunder Fang

C659515Electric

Tutor

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

How to Get Hippowdon in Legends: Arceus

Hippowdon appears at decent spawn rates across 3 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Where To Catch Hippowdon in Legends: Arceus

Hippopotas is your first catch on the way to Hippowdon. You'll find walking encounters from walking across 6 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Hippopotas
Celestica Trail
Grass Route
Uncommon
Scarlet Bog
Grass Swamp
Uncommon
Sludge Mound
Grass
Uncommon
Train until Level 34
Step 2Hippowdon ✓
Celestica Trail
Grass Route
Uncommon
Scarlet Bog
Grass Swamp
Uncommon
Sludge Mound
Grass
Uncommon
or evolve from Hippopotas (Step 1)

Hippowdon Guide

In Legends: Arceus, Don't let Hippowdon's 525 base stat total fool you. Sand Stream is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it A-Tier as a tank. Slack Off with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Legends: Arceus, Hippowdon's biggest threats include Swampert (Water), Roserade (Grass), and Lapras (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves.
In Legends: Arceus, Run Sand Stream on Hippowdon. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Hippowdon also gets Sand Force, but they don't compare.
In Legends: Arceus, Hippowdon fills the tank role. It's a physical attacker with base 112 Attack. Base 47 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's tanky enough to absorb a few hits.
In Legends: Arceus, the best way to handle Hippowdon: Status moves (Toxic, Will-O-Wisp) wear it down. Setup sweepers can use it as a boost opportunity. Special attackers bypass its physical bulk.

Game Availability

Hippowdon first appeared in Diamond & Pearl and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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