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Hippowdonin Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

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Pokédex Entry

Heavyweight Pokémon

It brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.

Hippowdon in Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux

Hippowdon is #450 in the Pokédex for Pokémon Crystal Advance Redux. This page covers its ground typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it.

Type
Ground
Dex
#450
Abilities
Sand Stream(Primary)

Summons a sandstorm.

Sand Force(Secondary)

Raises Rock Ground & Steel in sandstorm.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
field
Hatch Rate
Slowest (40 cycles)
Catch Rate
60
pokeball
Poké Ball6.9%
greatball
Great Ball8.9%
ultraball
Ultra Ball11.5%
Base Exp
198
EV Yield
2 Defense
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
water ×2grass ×2ice ×2
Resists
poison ×0.5rock ×0.5
Immune To
electric

Evolution Chain

Base form
Level up Hippopotas to Lv. 34

How to Obtain

Hippowdon has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve Hippopotas to get one.

Evolution Moves (3)

Moves learned upon evolving into Hippowdon.

Ice Fangice
PWR65ACC95PP15
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it frozen.
Fire Fangfire
PWR65ACC95PP15
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it burned.
Thunder Fangelectric
PWR65ACC95PP15
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or paralyze it.

Level Up Moves (19)

Sand-AttackLevel: 1ground
PWR0ACC100PP15
A lot of sand is hurled in the foe's face, reducing its accuracy.
TackleLevel: 1normal
PWR40ACC100PP35
A physical attack in which the user charges, full body, into the foe.
Mud-SlapLevel: 3ground
PWR20ACC100PP10
Mud is hurled in the foe's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
YawnLevel: 5normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
A huge yawn lulls the foe into falling asleep on the next turn.
BiteLevel: 7dark
PWR60ACC100PP25
The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch.
SandstormLevel: 10rock
PWR0ACC0PP10
A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except Rock, Ground, and Steel.
Sand TombLevel: 13ground
PWR35ACC85PP15
The foe is trapped inside a painful sandstorm for two to five turns.
Slack OffLevel: 16normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
The user slacks off and restores its HP by half its full HP.
Take DownLevel: 19normal
PWR90ACC85PP20
A reckless, full- body charge attack that also hurts the user a little.
DigLevel: 22ground
PWR80ACC100PP10
An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons.
CrunchLevel: 25dark
PWR80ACC100PP15
The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe's Defense.
RoarLevel: 29normal
PWR0ACC100PP20
The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
Stealth RockLevel: 33rock
PWR0ACC0PP20
Levitating rocks are laid around the foe's party to hurt foes switching in.
Rock SlideLevel: 38rock
PWR75ACC90PP10
Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
Double-EdgeLevel: 42normal
PWR120ACC100PP15
A reckless, life- risking tackle that also hurts the user a little.
EarthquakeLevel: 46ground
PWR100ACC100PP10
An earthquake that strikes all Pokémon in battle excluding the user.
Iron TailLevel: 51steel
PWR100ACC75PP15
An attack with a steel-hard tail. It may lower the foe's Defense stat.
SuperpowerLevel: 56fighting
PWR120ACC100PP5
A powerful attack, but it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats.
FissureLevel: 62ground
PWR1ACC30PP5
The foe is dropped into a fissure. The foe faints if it hits.

TM/HM Moves (21)

Headbuttnormal
PWR70ACC100PP15TM02
The user sticks its head out and rams. It may make the foe flinch.
Curseghost
PWR0ACC0PP10TM03
A move that works differently for the Ghost type and all the other types.
Roarnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM05
The foe is made to switch out with an ally. In the wild, the battle ends.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC85PP10TM06
A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Rock Sliderock
PWR75ACC90PP10TM08
Large boulders are hurled at the foe. It may make the foe flinch.
Hidden Powertypeless
PWR60ACC100PP15TM10
An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
The sun blazes for five turns, powering up Fire-type moves.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
A severely damaging attack that makes the user rest on the next turn.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Iron Tailsteel
PWR100ACC75PP15TM23
An attack with a steel-hard tail. It may lower the foe's Defense stat.
Earthquakeground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM26
An earthquake that strikes all Pokémon in battle excluding the user.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
Digground
PWR80ACC100PP10TM28
An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC0PP15TM32
The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Water Pulsewater
PWR60ACC100PP20TM33
An attack with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe.
Swaggernormal
PWR0ACC90PP15TM34
A move that makes the foe confused, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Sandstormrock
PWR0ACC0PP10TM37
A 5-turn sandstorm that damages all types except Rock, Ground, and Steel.
Detectfighting
PWR0ACC0PP5TM43
Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP10TM44
The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem.
Strengthrock
PWR95ACC100PP15HM04
The user throws a large boulder at the foe. Chance to cause flinch.
Rock Smashfighting
PWR55ACC100PP15HM06
An attack that may also cut Defense. It can also smash cracked boulders.

Move Tutor Moves (17)

Earth Power(Route 3)ground
PWR90ACC100PP10Tutor
Makes the ground under the foe erupt with power. Lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Stone Edge(Route 5)rock
PWR100ACC80PP5Tutor
The foe is stabbed by sharpened stones. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Mud-Slap(Violet City)ground
PWR20ACC100PP10Tutor
Mud is hurled in the foe's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Attract(Goldenrod City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP15Tutor
If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack.
Sleep Talk(Ecruteak City)normal
PWR0ACC0PP10Tutor
While asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
Muddy Water(Cerulean City)water
PWR95ACC85PP10Tutor
The user attacks with muddy water. It may also lower the foe's accuracy.
Amnesia(Goldenrod Dept., Underwater Johto)psychic
PWR0ACC0PP20Tutor
Forgets about something and sharply raises Sp. Def.
Facade(Goldenrod Dept., Ice Path)normal
PWR70ACC100PP20Tutor
An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
Mimic(Goldenrod Dept., Saffron City)normal
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle.
Body Slam(Battle Tower, Route 25)normal
PWR85ACC100PP15Tutor
The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
Superpower(Celadon Dept.)fighting
PWR120ACC100PP5Tutor
A powerful attack, but it also lowers the user's Attack and Defense stats.
Bulldoze(Goldenrod Dept., Hollow Tunnel)ground
PWR60ACC100PP20Tutor
The user hits all Pokémon in battle by stomping. Lowers Speed of those hit.
Thunder Fang(Battle Tower, Ecruteak City)electric
PWR65ACC95PP15Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or paralyze it.
Fire Fang(Battle Tower, Ecruteak City)fire
PWR65ACC95PP15Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it burned.
Ice Fang(Battle Tower, Crystal Cavern, Ecruteak City)ice
PWR65ACC95PP15Tutor
The user bites the foe. It may also make the foe flinch, or leave it frozen.
Crunch(Blackthorn City)dark
PWR80ACC100PP15Tutor
The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe's Defense.
Iron Head(Blackthorn City)steel
PWR80ACC100PP15Tutor
The foe is slammed with its hard head. It may also make the foe flinch.

Type Summary

3
Weaknesses
2
Resistances
1
Immunities
12
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Hippowdon. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Hippowdon resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

Base Stats

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