Hippopotas (Astral Radiance 79)

Hippopotas   ヒポポタス Hippopotas

Illus. nagimiso

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Hippopotas Type Fighting HP 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Astral Radiance Rarity English card no. 079/189 Japanese expansion Battle Region Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 041/067 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 Astral Radiance expansion.

Card text

Mud-Slap どろかけ 30

Rolling Tackle ころがりタックル 90

Pokédex data

Hippopotas - Hippo Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
449	2'7" (0.8 m)	109.1 lbs. (49.5 kg)
Pokédex 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.
体 大きく 鈍重なれど 土壌を掘りて 潜むゆえに 姿 捉えるは 困難なり。 気 昂りしとき 鼻より 砂を吹く。

Trivia

Origin

Mud-Slap 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 Legends: Arceus. Rei and the Coronet Highlands are featured in the illustration.

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