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Hippoterus

Optimale Ordnung / #040/88

Hippoterus

Printed language: German · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Optimale Ordnung
Rarity (source)
Ungewöhnlich
Illustrator
Souichirou Gunjima
Source reference
me03-040

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)
Kampf
Stage (source)
Rang 1
Evolves from (printed name)
Hippopotas
Pokédex number
450
Regulation mark
J
Retreat cost
4 Energy
Weakness (source)
Pflanze ×2

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.

Attacks

Wirbelspeier

Cost: Kampf · Kampf · Farblos

Damage: 80

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Schwerer Einschlag

Cost: Kampf · Kampf · Farblos · Farblos

Damage: 130

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • Normal · Standard
  • Reverse · Standard

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