Is Hippowdon Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Imported Hippowdon brings 112 Attack and 118 Defense with AbilitySand Stream. Handles Wattson and Steven's Steel-types. The sandstorm chips your own team though, which limits synergy. Strong as an import, but sand support isn't free.
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.
Hippowdon trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Hippowdon has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Hippowdon has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Hippowdon has the type edge here and should clean up Phoebe's team.
Hippowdon has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Hippowdon trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Hippowdon has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Hippowdon 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. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 34.
How to Get Hippowdon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Hippowdon isn't available in the wild in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Start by transferring Hippopotas from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Legends: Z-A. The evolution path from Hippopotas to Hippowdon is covered in the steps below.
How to Obtain Hippowdon in ORAS
Step 1Obtain HippopotasCARTRIDGE 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 2Hippowdon ✓
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Ice |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Rock |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Hippowdon Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Hippowdon
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippowdon View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x68-81% Mega Drain 2x32-39% | ||
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippowdon View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x78-94% Aurora Beam 2x38-45% | ||
 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 Hippowdon View Ludicolo builds →Surf 2x69-82% Mega Drain 2x32-38% | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Hippowdon View Vaporeon builds →Surf 2x78-93% Aurora Beam 2x38-45% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Hippowdon View Excadrill builds →Earthquake19-22% Rapid Spin9-11% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Hippowdon View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge11-14% Pursuit9-11% Crunch19-22% Superpower28-33% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Hippowdon View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon24-28% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Hippowdon View Bisharp builds →Sucker Punch18-21% Knock Off16-19% | ||
Hippowdon Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Hippowdon to get Hippopotas eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Body Slam, Curse, Revenge and 7 more.
ORAS Hippowdon Best Moveset
AbilitySand Stream sets sandstorm on entry, and 118 Defense at 108 HP creates one of the bulkiest physical profiles in the format. Ground TermStab from 112 Attack fires at real power. The moveset earns S-tier through sand support combined with physical bulk that absorbs hits for the entire team.
Best Build
Hippowdon best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Earthquake
- Slack Off
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Slide
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Body Slam and Curse aren't available any other way for Hippowdon, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Earthquake and Earth Power for solid options.
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 brandishes its gaping mouth in a display of fearsome strength. It raises vast quantities of sand while attacking.
It blasts internally stored sand from ports on its body to create a towering twister for attack.
Hippowdon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 B-Tier as a tank. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Earthquake, Slack Off, Stealth Rock, and Rock Slide. Earthquake leads at 0% usage. Earthquake provides reliable STAB damage.
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
- 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