Hippopotas (Primal Clash 87)

Hippopotas   ヒポポタス Hippopotas

Illus. Yuka Morii

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Hippopotas Type Fighting HP 90 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Primal Clash Rarity English card no. 87/160 Japanese expansion Gaia Volcano Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 041/070 Japanese expansion XY-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 159/XY-P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Hippopotas.

Hippopotas (Japanese: ヒポポタス Hippopotas) is a Fighting-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Primal Clash expansion.

Card text

Tackle

たいあたり

20

Rolling Tackle

ころがりタックル

50

Pokédex data

Hippopotas - Hippo Pokémon

No.

449

Height

2'07" (0.8 m)

Weight

109.1 lbs. (49.5 kg)

Pokédex entry

It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.

ぜんしんに　すなを　まとうことで　ばいきんから　からだを　まもる。みずに　ぬれることが　にがて。

Release information

In Japan, this card was reprinted as one of four XY-P Promotional cards available to customers who purchased ¥1,000 worth of eligible TCG products at participating Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores from July 18, 2015. This print features the Pokémon Center logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

Trivia

Origin

Tackle is a move in the Pokémon games that Hippopotas can learn. Rolling Tackle is an attack that first appeared on Dark Electrode from Team Rocket. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y.

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