Hippowdon Raid Guide

Hippowdon is a Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon Go. Being a pure Ground type, it is weak to the Grass, Ice and Water types. Hippowdon is a spice pick in all three PvP leagues and has a very interesting moveset.

Hippowdon can be caught with the following CP values:

1684 – 1763 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
2105 – 2204 CP at Level 25 with Sunny weather boost

Generally, 1 high-level trainer can beat Hippowdon with optimal counters. Otherwise, 2-3 trainers will suffice. 2 trainers are usually preferred.

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Hippowdon Raid Counters

Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.

The best counters for Hippowdon are the following:

Hippowdon Counters
Supreme Counters
Blastoise (Mega)	Water Gun Water	Hydro Cannon* Water
Gyarados (Mega)	Waterfall Water	Hydro Pump Water
Great Counters
Venusaur (Mega)	Vine Whip Grass	Frenzy Plant* Grass
Abomasnow (Mega)	Powder Snow Ice	Weather Ball Ice
Zarude	Vine Whip Grass	Power Whip Grass
Kyogre	Waterfall Water	Surf Water
Kingler	Bubble Water	Crabhammer Water
Empoleon	Waterfall Water	Hydro Cannon* Water
Darmanitan (Galarian)	Ice Fang Ice	Avalanche Ice
Swampert	Water Gun Water	Hydro Cannon* Water
Mamoswine	Powder Snow Ice	Avalanche Ice
Gyarados	Waterfall Water	Hydro Pump Water
Samurott	Waterfall Water	Hydro Cannon* Water