Hippopotas
Ground
Best attacking moveset: Sand Attack and Dig, worth 6.4 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Hippopotas can learn 9 combinations. Sand Attack with Dig does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Sand Attack | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +7 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Hippopotas has been released. Players have found it from: wild, egg, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,535 at level 50, 1,358 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 776 CP at level 20, or 970 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 723 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 124 attack · 118 defense · 169 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.8 m and 49.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Hippopotas does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Poison, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Poison | Sand Attack + Dig | 10.0 |
| Rock | Sand Attack + Dig | 10.0 |
| Steel | Sand Attack + Dig | 10.0 |
| Fire | Sand Attack + Dig | 10.0 |
| Electric | Sand Attack + Dig | 10.0 |
| Ice | Sand Attack + Rock Tomb | 7.0 |
| Ghost | Bite + Dig | 6.9 |
| Psychic | Bite + Dig | 6.9 |
| Tackle + Rock Tomb | 6.5 | |
| Bug | Tackle + Rock Tomb | 6.5 |
| Normal | Sand Attack + Dig | 6.4 |
| Fighting | Sand Attack + Dig | 6.4 |
| Ground | Sand Attack + Dig | 6.4 |
| Water | Sand Attack + Dig | 6.4 |
| Dragon | Sand Attack + Dig | 6.4 |
| Dark | Sand Attack + Dig | 6.4 |
| Fairy | Sand Attack + Dig | 6.4 |
| Grass | Tackle + Body Slam | 5.5 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Hippopotas is actually for.
Counters: what beats Hippopotas
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 44.4 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 40.0 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 39.8 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 37.8 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 37.8 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 37.7 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 37.1 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 36.8 |
 Rillaboom | Grass | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 36.7 |
 Quaquaval | WaterFighting | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 36.2 |
Ranked by damage per second against Hippopotas's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.