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Hippowdon, the Heavyweight Pokémon — Ground-type Pokémon official artwork
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Hippowdon
ID:#450Heavyweight Pokémon
Height
2.0m
Weight
300.0kg
Catch Rate
60
Exp
184

Hippowdon Pokémon Diamond: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Hippowdon in Pokémon Diamond. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 45 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Diamond
Sinnoh

Hippowdon Pokemon Diamond Pokedex Entry

Short-tempered and easily moved to violence. It whips up whirlwinds of sand to crush its foes' spirits, then goes in for the attack.

Pokemon Diamond Hippowdon Sprites

Hippowdon front-facing sprite from Pokémon DiamondPrimary
Hippowdon back-facing sprite from Pokémon DiamondReverse
Hippowdon shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon DiamondShiny
Hippowdon shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon DiamondShiny Reverse

Pokémon Diamond Hippowdon Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Hippowdon via various methods in Pokémon Diamond.

MoveTypeRequirement
Sand AttackgroundLv. 1
TacklenormalLv. 1
BitedarkLv. 1
YawnnormalLv. 1
Thunder FangelectricLv. 1
Ice FangiceLv. 1
Fire FangfireLv. 1
BitedarkLv. 7
YawnnormalLv. 13
Take DownnormalLv. 19
Sand TombgroundLv. 25
CrunchdarkLv. 31
EarthquakegroundLv. 40
Double EdgenormalLv. 50
FissuregroundLv. 60

End of Move Database

Pokémon Diamond Hippowdon Locations

Hippowdon can only be caught in Pokémon Diamond at Sinnoh Route 228 Area, where it appears at Lv. 54 by walking through tall grass with a 10% encounter rate (radar off).

Sinnoh Route 228 Area

3 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 52
    Morning
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 52
    Day
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 54
    Radar off
    10%Uncommon