Is Hippopotas Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Breed-only. Ground with AbilitySand Stream setting sandstorm on entry. Hippowdon is bulky but slow. Flygon and Swampert cover Ground natively without needing a trade or dealing with sand chip damage to your own team.
Hippopotas has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Hippopotas trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Hippopotas resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Hippopotas resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Hippopotas trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Hippopotas's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Hippopotas's weaknesses hard.
Hippopotas trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Hippopotas trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Hippopotas trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Hippopotas trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Hippopotas's weaknesses hard.
Hippopotas trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Hippopotas cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Hippopotas in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Hippopotas can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer Hippopotas from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Z-A and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Hippopotas in ORAS
Step 1Hippopotas ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom X & YAvailableCatch in X & Y via Walking · Route 9, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Ruin Maniac Tunnel. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Ruin Maniac Tunnel. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Swarm · Route 4 · Swarm active. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Overworld · Dusty Bowl · Sandstorm. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl via Walking · Ruin Maniac Tunnel. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Legends: ArceusNot TradeableAppears in Legends: Arceus via Walking · Scarlet Bog. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Evolve into Hippowdon
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 |
What is Hippopotas Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hippopotas
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x123-146%KO Mega Drain 2x58-69% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x145-170%KO Aurora Beam 2x70-84% | ||
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodDewford Town Surfing | ||
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Resort Surfing | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x123-145%KO Mega Drain 2x59-69% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x127-150%KO | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodBattle Resort Surfing | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 2x161-190%KO | ||
 Clamperl Water | C | |
Tropius Grass | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x199-234%KO | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x126-148%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Hippopotas for 40-47%.
 Weavile DarkIce | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Weavile builds →Knock Off32-37% Ice Shard 2x40-47% Pursuit20-23% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Hippopotas View Breloom builds →Mach Punch14-17% Bullet Seed 2x18-21% | ||
Hippopotas Evolutions
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
ORAS Hippopotas Best Moveset
Ground at 72 Attack with AbilitySand Stream setting sandstorm on entry. AbilitySand Force as a hidden ability boosts moves in sand. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power but Sand Stream provides team support. Hippowdon one evolution away earns S-tier.
Best Build
Hippopotas best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Whirlwind
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 Earth Power while Normal and Dark coverage and more adds range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It lives in arid places. Instead of perspiration, it expels grainy sand from its body.
It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.
Hippopotas Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
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 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves