Is Hippopotas good in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Hippopotas is C-tier for Great League.

What are the best Hippopotas IVs for Great League?

The rank-1 Great League spread is 13/15/12 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 1500 CP cap at level 50. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.

Is Hippopotas a good raid attacker?

Hippopotas ranks #231 of 302 ground attackers with 6.2 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.

Should I evolve Hippopotas?

Hippowdon is A-tier for Great League. Evolve the copy with the best IVs for that role and transfer spare Hippopotas for candy.

Can Hippopotas be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Yes. Shiny Hippopotas is available from egg, photobomb, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.

Is Shadow Hippopotas worth keeping?

Shadow Hippopotas hits 20% harder and takes 20% more damage. It has no ranked role of its own, so treat it like a normal copy.

#449 · Generation 4

Hippopotas

ground

Max CP (L40 / L50): 1,358 / 1,535
Raid catch CP (L20 / L25): 776 / 970
Research CP (L15): 582
Buddy distance: 3 km
2nd charged move: 50,000 dust · 50 candy

Shiny
Shadow
Tradable
Mega
Dynamax

Keep

Keep to evolve

Hippopotas will not win battles on its own, but Hippowdon is A-tier for Great League. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.

Battle roles

C
Great League#340 of 1154 · score 78.8
It is ranked #340 in Great League on PvPoke with Sand Attack / Rock Tomb / Dig.

Worth evolving into

Hippowdon
A Great LeagueB Ultra League

Collection value

Shadow version exists: Shadows hit 20% harder and are worth a raid slot even with low IVs.

Tiers: S = meta-defining, A = strong, B = playable, C = niche. PvP from PvPoke overall rankings; raids from computed DPS/TDO within each attacking type; Max Battles from GO Hub tier lists.

Base stats

Attack124

Defense118

Stamina169

Base stats. Bars are scaled to the strongest Pokemon in the game.

Weak to

grass×1.6
ice×1.6
water×1.6

Resists

electric×0.391
poison×0.625
rock×0.625

Evolution line

Hippopotas
→50 candyHippowdon

→ Hippowdon: 50 candy

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PvP rankings (GO Battle League)

League	Tier	Rank	Score	Recommended moves	Typical build
Great League	C	#340 / 1154	78.8	Sand Attack · Rock Tomb · Dig	L50 · 13/15/12
Great LeagueShadow	–	#474 / 1154	75.6	Sand Attack · Rock Tomb · Dig	L50 · 13/15/12

Source: PvPoke overall rankings. Score is relative to the league meta (100 = best). Typical build is the IV spread PvPoke assumes.

Raid attacker rankings

Attacking type	Tier	Rank	DPS	TDO	Best moves
groundShadow	–	#215 / 302	7.0	66	Sand Attack · Dig
normalShadow	–	#226 / 354	6.5	62	Sand Attack · Body Slam
ground	–	#231 / 302	6.2	70	Sand Attack · Dig
normal	–	#243 / 354	5.7	65	Sand Attack · Body Slam
rockShadow	–	#249 / 294	6.0	57	Bite · Rock Tomb
rock	–	#261 / 294	5.3	60	Bite · Rock Tomb

Level 40, 15/15/15, neutral target. DPS = damage per second, TDO = total damage output before fainting. Rank is among every Pokemon using that attacking type.

Moves

Fast move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	DPS	PvP power	PvP energy	Speed
Tackle	normal	5	+5	0.5s	10.0	3	+3	1 turn
Bite	dark	6	+4	0.5s	12.0	2	+4	1 turn
Sand AttackSTAB	ground	4	+7	0.5s	8.0	2	+4	1 turn

Charged move	Type	Raid power	Energy	Duration	Dmg/energy	PvP power	PvP energy	Effects
DigSTAB	ground	100	-50	4.5s	2.00	70	-50
Rock Tomb	rock	65	-50	3.0s	1.30	75	-50	100% chance: -1 foe Atk
Body Slam	normal	50	-33	2.0s	1.52	65	-40

Questions people ask

Is Hippopotas good in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Hippopotas is C-tier for Great League.
Should I keep or transfer Hippopotas?: Hippopotas will not win battles on its own, but Hippowdon is A-tier for Great League. Keep the good-IV copies and the candy to evolve one.
What are the best Hippopotas IVs for Great League?: The rank-1 Great League spread is 13/15/12 (Attack/Defense/HP), which reaches the 1500 CP cap at level 50. Low Attack with high Defense and HP wins in capped leagues. Use the IV checker on this page to rank your own copy among all 4,096 spreads.
Is Hippopotas a good raid attacker?: Hippopotas ranks #231 of 302 ground attackers with 6.2 DPS. That is outside the top 15, so it is not a raid priority.
Should I evolve Hippopotas?: Hippowdon is A-tier for Great League. Evolve the copy with the best IVs for that role and transfer spare Hippopotas for candy.
Can Hippopotas be shiny in Pokemon GO?: Yes. Shiny Hippopotas is available from egg, photobomb, research, wild. A shiny is worth keeping for the collection no matter its IVs.
Is Shadow Hippopotas worth keeping?: Shadow Hippopotas hits 20% harder and takes 20% more damage. It has no ranked role of its own, so treat it like a normal copy.

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