Hippopotas Pokémon Shining Pearl: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Hippopotas in Pokémon Shining Pearl. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 46 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Shining Pearl

Sinnoh

Hippopotas Pokemon Shining Pearl Pokedex Entry

Though large and languid, Hippopotas is difficult to detect due to its tendency to burrow into and lurk beneath the soil. When agitated or excited, it expels sand from its nostrils.

Pokemon Shining Pearl Hippopotas Sprites

Hippopotas front-facing sprite from Pokémon Shining Pearl

Primary

Shiny

Pokémon Shining Pearl Hippopotas Moveset

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

Move	Type	Requirement
Sand Attack	ground	Lv. 1
Tackle	normal	Lv. 1
Bite	dark	Lv. 4
Yawn	normal	Lv. 8
Sand Tomb	ground	Lv. 12
Dig	ground	Lv. 16
Crunch	dark	Lv. 20
Sandstorm	rock	Lv. 24
Take Down	normal	Lv. 28
Roar	normal	Lv. 32
Rest	psychic	Lv. 36
Earthquake	ground	Lv. 40
Double Edge	normal	Lv. 44
Fissure	ground	Lv. 48
Slack Off	normal	Lv. 52

End of Move Database

Pokémon Shining Pearl Hippopotas Locations

Hippopotas can be caught in 4 locations across Pokémon Shining Pearl, including Maniac Tunnel. The most reliable spawn is at Maniac Tunnel, where you'll find it between Lv. 22 and 25 by cave with a 20% encounter rate.

Maniac Tunnel

3 encounters

cave
Lv. 22-23
5%5%5%
Fewer than 10 000
cave
Lv. 22-24
10%10%10%
10-25 000
cave
Lv. 22-25
20%20%20%
26 or more 000

Big Bluff Cavern

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 25-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining TM97 (Defog)
Varies

Rocky Cave

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 25-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining TM97 (Defog)
Varies

Sandsear Cave

1 encounter

cave
Lv. 25-63
Visible Encounters
Added after obtaining TM97 (Defog)
Varies