Attack
Vacuum Sand
20Search your discard pile for a Fighting Energy card and attach it to Hippowdon.
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Majestic Dawn · 1 May 2008 · 21/100
Hippowdon
カバルドン
Heavyweight Pokémon
Fighting
Rare
Stage 1
100HP
≈S$2est. to buy
1 / 14 Hippowdon cards owned
0 / 2 in Diamond & Pearl
Hippowdon collection
1 / 14 collected
7%
complete
Owned1
Missing13
TrackedS$0.09
Missing est.≈S$104
Gameplay profile
Unlimited: Legal
Attack
Sand Impact
50+Fighting • 2 Colorless
Flip a coin for each Fighting Energy attached to Hippowdon. This attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads.
Evolution line
Versions & finishes
missing
missing
Artwork is identical across finishes; the holo or reverse shimmer is indicative.
Story & meaning
Hippowdon is the Ground-type Heavyweight Pokémon, the evolved form of Hippopotas, modeled after a hippopotamus. Despite its bulky, lumbering appearance, it is short-tempered and aggressive, expelling sand stored within its body to create…
“Its huge mouth is almost seven feet across. It has enough power to completely crush a car.”
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History
Hippowdon is the Ground-type Heavyweight Pokémon, the evolved form of Hippopotas, modeled after a hippopotamus. Despite its bulky, lumbering appearance, it is short-tempered and aggressive, expelling sand stored within its body to create swirling sandstorms that overwhelm and demoralize opponents before it charges in. Its hide is built to retain sand, and males and females differ in coloration, making it a notably gender-dimorphic species introduced in the Sinnoh region.
Name & meaning
The Japanese name カバルドン (Kabarudon) combines カバ (kaba), meaning 'hippopotamus,' with what is likely a play on サンドン/sand-related sounds or simply an evocative '-rudon' ending that mimics hippo-like heaviness and a guttural roar. The English name 'Hippowdon' fuses 'hippopotamus' with 'powder' (referencing the sand it carries) and a 'don' suffix often used for large, beastly Pokémon, evoking massiveness much like dinosaur names ending in '-don.'
Your Hippowdon cards
1 ownedThe Hippowdon cards already in your collection.
All Hippowdon cards across sets
14 shownEvery Hippowdon print in the catalogue, including promos and cards from other series.
