Hippoterus

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): Diamant & Perl
Rarity (source): Selten
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Source reference: dp1-29

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Hippowdon stores sand inside its body and expels it through pores in its skin to raise great storms. It opens its jaws wide to intimidate a rival and quickly becomes angry when provoked. Yet it accepts help from Dwebble, which remove pebbles blocking its openings. The Pokédex thus connects power capable of reshaping the desert air with a small cleaning partnership on which it depends.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Sword describes Dwebble clearing stones caught in Hippowdon's pores. Pokémon Shield connects those same openings with the sandstorms it raises. The channels used for its attack therefore also need maintenance provided by other Pokémon.

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Card details

HP: 110
Type (source): Kampf
Stage (source): Rang 1
Evolves from (printed name): Hippopotas
Pokédex number: 450
Retreat cost: 3 Energy
Weakness (source): Wasser +20
Resistance (source): Elektro -20

Printed card text — German

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Description from the source

Es wirbelt im Körper gespeicherten Sand durch Öffnungen und generiert so einen Sandwirbelsturm.

Attacks

Ansaugbiss

Cost: Kampf · Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 40

Das Verteidigende Pokémon kann sich im nächsten Zug deines Gegners nicht zurückziehen.

Sandausstoß

Cost: Kampf · Kampf · Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 60

Während deines nächsten Zuges, wenn ein Angriff dem Verteidigenden Pokémon Schaden zufügt (nachdem Schwäche und Resistenz verrechnet wurden), fügt dieser Angriff 40 weitere Schadenspunkte zu.

Documented variants

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