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Printed language: Traditional Chinese · Pokémon

Set (printed edition): 對戰地區
Rarity (source): Uncommon
Illustrator: Kyoko Umemoto
Source reference: S9a-042

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.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP: 150
Type (source): Fighting
Stage (source): Stage1
Pokédex number: 450
Regulation mark: F
Retreat cost: 4 Energy
Weakness (source): Grass ×2

Printed card text — Traditional Chinese

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

偶爾會有石子卡在身體的孔洞裡。因為石居蟹會幫忙把石子拿出來，所以會用心地保護牠們。

Attacks

咬住

Cost: Fighting · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 80

沙之吐息

Cost: Fighting · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless

Damage: 180

選擇2個這隻寶可夢身上附加的能量，將其丟棄。

Documented variants

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Normal
Reverse
normal · standard
reverse · pokeball · standard

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