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Hippopotas

#449

Ground
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An image of the Pokemon Hippopotas #449 in the Pokedex
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.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Hippopotas's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Hippopotas:
2x
Grass
Ice
Water
1x
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Ground
Normal
Psychic
Steel
0.5x
Poison
Rock
Immune
Electric
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Hippopotas' STAB attacks.

Hippopotas will receive 55% more damage from a Special Attack compared to a Physical Attack.

Special attack icon

Hippopotas' Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Hippopotas are Grass, Ice, Water type Pokemon.

Grass
Ice
Water

For the best defense, Grass, Flying, Bug types have very effective defense against Hippopotas, and will be resistant to damage from Hippopotas' STAB attacks:

Grass
Flying
Bug

Weaknesses

Hippopotas' type is Ground.

Hippopotas has a weakness to Grass, Ice, Water types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Hippopotas, causing Hippopotas to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Electric type attacks will have no effect on Hippopotas, as Hippopotas is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Hippopotas is resistant to attacks from Poison and Rock types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Hippopotas:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Hippopotas, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Grass
Ice
Water
1x
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Fairy
Fighting
Flying
Ghost
Ground
Normal
Psychic

Strength Table

Here is what Hippopotas is strong against:
2x
Electric
Fire
Poison
Rock
Steel
1x
Dark
Dragon
Fairy
Fighting
Ghost
Ground
Ice
Normal
Psychic
Water
0.5x
Bug
Grass
No Effect
Flying

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