Poké-Body
Sand Armor
If Hippowdon E4 has any Fighting Energy attached to it, any damage done to Hippowdon E4 by attacks is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
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Rising Rivals · 16 May 2009 · 42/120
Hippowdon E4
カバルドン
Heavyweight Pokémon
Fighting
Uncommon
Basic, SP
90HP
≈S$1est. to buy
1 / 14 Hippowdon cards owned
0 / 3 in Platinum
Hippowdon collection
1 / 14 collected
7%
complete
Owned1
Missing13
TrackedS$0.09
Missing est.≈S$104
Gameplay profile
Unlimited: Legal
Attack
Bite and Crush
30+3 Colorless
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage plus 10 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…
“Short-tempered and easily moved to violence. It whips up whirlwinds of sand to crush its foes' spirits, then goes in for the attack.”
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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.
