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Hippowdon

Evolving Skies / #85/203

Hippowdon

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Evolving Skies
Rarity (source)
Uncommon
Illustrator
Eri Yamaki
Source reference
swsh7-85

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
Evolves from (printed name)
Hippopotas
Pokédex number
450
Regulation mark
E
Retreat cost
4 Energy
Weakness (source)
Grass ×2

Printed card text — English

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

When roused to violence by its rage, it spews out the quantities of sand it has swallowed and whips up a sandstorm.

Attacks

Hammer In

Cost: Fighting · Fighting · Colorless

Damage: 120

Sand Press

Cost: Fighting · Fighting · Fighting · Colorless

Damage: 220

Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • normal · standard
  • reverse · standard

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