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Hippowdon

#450

Ground
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An image of the Pokemon Hippowdon #450 in the Pokedex
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Weakness Table

This is a list of Hippowdon's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Hippowdon:
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 Hippowdon's STAB attacks.

Hippowdon will receive 47% more damage from a Special Attack compared to a Physical Attack.

Special attack icon

Hippowdon's Weaknesses

Best Counters

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

Grass
Ice
Water

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

Grass
Flying
Bug

Weaknesses

Hippowdon's type is Ground.

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

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

Please keep in mind that Hippowdon 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 Hippowdon:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Hippowdon, 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 Hippowdon 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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