Hippowdon
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. It cannot be shiny from raids.
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.
Hippowdon Raid Counters
The best counters for Hippowdon are the following Pokémon:
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Primal Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 2 | 98s |
| 2. |
Mega Sceptile
|
Fury Cutter Bug | Frenzy Plant Grass | 3 | 100s |
| 3. |
Mega Swampert
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 2 | 111s |
| 4. |
Shadow Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 3 | 107s |
| 5. |
Mega Rayquaza
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Dragon Ascent | 3 | 117s |
| 6. |
Mega Blastoise
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 3 | 119s |
| 7. |
Sky Shaymin
|
Magical Leaf Grass | Grass Knot Grass | 3 | 121s |
| 8. |
Mega Gyarados
|
Waterfall Water | Hydro Pump Water | 3 | 126s |
| 9. |
Zarude
|
Vine Whip Grass | Power Whip Grass | 3 | 129s |
| 10. |
Mega Venusaur
|
Vine Whip Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 3 | 122s |
| 11. |
Kartana
|
Razor Leaf Grass | Leaf Blade Grass | 5 | 111s |
| 12. |
Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 3 | 127s |
| 13. |
Shadow Tangrowth
|
Vine Whip Grass | Power Whip Grass | 4 | 124s |
| 14. |
Shadow Swampert
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 4 | 122s |
| 15. |
Shadow Torterra
|
Razor Leaf Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 4 | 127s |
| 16. |
Shadow Sceptile
|
Fury Cutter Bug | Frenzy Plant Grass | 5 | 117s |
| 17. |
Shadow Mamoswine
|
Powder Snow Ice | Avalanche Ice | 5 | 118s |
| 18. |
Shadow Kingler
|
Bubble Water | Crabhammer Water | 6 | 112s |
| 19. |
Primal Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Solar Beam Grass | 4 | 131s |
| 20. |
Shadow Gyarados
|
Waterfall Water | Hydro Pump Water | 4 | 128s |
| 21. |
Mega Gardevoir
|
Magical Leaf Grass | Triple Axel Ice | 4 | 128s |
| 22. |
Shadow Samurott
|
Fury Cutter Bug | Hydro Cannon Water | 5 | 120s |
| 23. |
Shadow Venusaur
|
Vine Whip Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 6 | 122s |
| 24. |
Shadow Feraligatr
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Cannon Water | 5 | 125s |
| 25. |
Dawn Wings Necrozma
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Moongeist Beam Ghost | 4 | 135s |
| 26. |
Mega Gallade
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Leaf Blade Grass | 4 | 136s |
| 27. |
Shadow Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Ice Beam Ice | 5 | 128s |
| 28. |
Rillaboom
|
Razor Leaf Grass | Grass Knot Grass | 4 | 138s |
| 29. |
Chesnaught
|
Vine Whip Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 3 | 144s |
| 30. |
Shadow Palkia
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Hydro Pump Water | 5 | 132s |
Stats and Max CP
|
Hippowdon
Ground
|
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| Max CP at Level 40 3085 | Max CP at Level 50 3488 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 201 | DEF 191 | HP 239 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Grass Ice Water | Electric Fire Poison Rock Steel | ||||
Movepool
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
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Sprites
Hippowdon has visually quite different male and female forms.
| Male Hippowdon | Female Hippowdon |
|---|---|
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