Hippopotas (Pokémon)

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Hippopotas (Japanese: ヒポポタス Hippopotas) is a introduced in Generation IV.
It evolves into starting at level 34.
==Biology==
Hippopotas is a quadrupedal, -like that is most commonly found in deserts and other arid places. Its skin color depends on gender: if male, it is tan with mottled dark brown patches, and if female, its coloring is reversed. It has a large snout with round, protruding nostrils, and several blunt teeth inside its mouth. Its eyes and small ears protrude from the top of its head. It has a small hole on its back. Each of its feet has two blunt claws, and it has a small tail.
Hippopotas spends its time bathing in sand and avoids water at all costs. It covers itself in sand as a protective measure against germs and expels sand instead of sweat. When it walks through the sand, it shuts its nostrils but keeps its mouth open, swallowing any sand and prey along the way. It removes excess sand in its body from its nostrils, which it also does when angered or excited. Hippopotas is more active during the day, and burrows into sand during the night to avoid the cold. It prefers to travel in groups of ten. Despite its large and heavy appearance, it may remain undetected, due to how well it hides in the sand.
===Evolution===
Hippopotas evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* : A male Hippopotas is a resident of Serene Village, and speaks with a French accent. After the player brings their partner back at the Epilogue, Hippopotas can be recruited.
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Hippopotas in the
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
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====By ====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Hippopotas (Rising Rivals 64)
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Hippopotas (recurring)====
Hippopotas debuted in Mass Hip-Po-Sis!, where , with the aid of , rescued the Pokémon from being trapped upon a high ledge. and her Sinnoh Now crew revealed that they were on assignment filming a herd of Hippo Pokémon. It was then discovered that Hippopotas was lost, having been separated from his herd. As a result, Ash and his friends helped Hippopotas find his way back. Like a few other Pokémon, Hippopotas seemed to like riding atop of Ash's head.
 attempted to steal Hippopotas multiple times for , but their plans were foiled each time. All the while, Jessie had trouble saying the Pokémon's species name. Hippopotas fell into a stream after one of Team Rocket's attempts to capture him. With the assistance of Nurse Joy, Ash and his friends fetched a sackful of dry sand to help Hippopotas recover. Later, the group were able to reunite Hippopotas with his herd.
Hippopotas reappeared in Sleight of Sand! with his father . In this episode, Butch and Cassidy also wanted to kidnap the Hippo Pokémon, but they failed.
Its known moves are , , , and .
====Other====
Multiple Hippopotas appeared in Hoopa and the Clash of Ages, where one of them was borrowed by Ash and his friends for its attacks. It played a crucial role in restoring the broken Prison Bottle during the climactic battle in Dahara City. This Hippopotas was later returned to his herd, and bid it farewell.
===Minor appearances===
A Hippopotas appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In Another One Gabites the Dust!, a 's Hippopotas competed in the Battle Stage of the .
In Battling a Cute Drama!, a Hippopotas was at Shelter Town's Pokémon Center.
In a flashback in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Hippopotas was living at the Nebel Plateau.
In Mind-Boggling Dynamax!, a male and female Hippopotas were in the Wild Area.
In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That!, a male Hippopotas was in the Wild Area.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia===
A Hippopotas appeared in PRV1.
===Movie adaptations===
A Hippopotas appeared in .
===Pokémon Adventures===
A male Hippopotas appeared in Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas, under the ownership of a at the Seven Stars Restaurant. He appeared along with a and her . The quartet battled 's , Tru, and 's , Chimler, in a Tag Battle.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, both Hippopotas and Hippowdon have the same recruit rate, something rarely found with Pokémon of the same evolutionary line.
* Despite having notable gender differences, both Hippopotas and Hippowdon each have only one official Ken Sugimori artwork, Pokémon Global Link artwork, and menu icons (except for those of Pokémon Legends: Arceus), all of which depict the male variations.
===Origin===
Hippopotas seems to be based on a , although its behavior is the inverse of that of the real life species: hippopotamuses are more active during nighttime and often submerge themselves in water, while Hippopotas is more active during the day and hates getting wet. The pattern on Hippopotas's skin resembles desert .
Because of the spout upon its back that spits sand, Hippopotas and its evolved form may be based upon the legendary ; in some accounts of the myths behind it, it is said to support a bed of sand and have the head of a hippo.
====Name origin====
Hippopotas is derived from .
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
==External links==
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