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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 Pearl: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Hippowdon in Pokémon Pearl. 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 Pearl
Sinnoh

Hippowdon Pokemon Pearl 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 Pearl Hippowdon Sprites

Hippowdon front-facing sprite from Pokémon PearlPrimary
Hippowdon back-facing sprite from Pokémon PearlReverse
Hippowdon shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon PearlShiny
Hippowdon shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon PearlShiny Reverse

Pokémon Pearl Hippowdon Moveset

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

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 Pearl Hippowdon Locations

Hippowdon can only be caught in Pokémon Pearl 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