Competitive Information for Hippowdon [Diamond/Pearl]
Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Hippowdon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Hippowdon is a pretty decent Ground-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Hippowdon when battling in the 4th generation meta. Hippowdon can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Hippowdon is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Impish (+Def, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Roar
- Slack Off
- Stealth Rock
Physical Wall Hippowdon (Popular/Trending)
Hippowdon is a stupendous Physical Wall. It is designed to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Hippowdon last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Hippowdon summons sandstorm.
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Slack Off is a status move (heals your Hippowdon by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
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Item: Smooth Rock / Expert Belt
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Superpower
- Iron Head / Rock Slide
- Crunch
Physical Sweeper Hippowdon (Sand Stream)
Hippowdon is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Hippowdon summons sandstorm. Iron Head or Rock Slide are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Hippowdon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Choice Band
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 126 Atk / 132 Def
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Fire Fang / Slack Off
- Crunch / Ice Fang
- Earthquake
Hippowdon Physical Wall (Choice Bander)
Hippowdon is an extraordinary Physical Wall. It's designed to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Band will increase the damage of Hippowdon's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Hippowdon summons sandstorm.
♦ Fire Fang is a physical 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Slack Off is a status move (heals your Hippowdon by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Fang is a physical 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Substitute / Rock Slide
- Roar
Hippowdon Physical Tank (Mixed Bag)
Hippowdon is an extraordinary Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Hippowdon last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Hippowdon summons sandstorm.
♦ Stone Edge is a physical 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Hippowdon takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Roar is a status move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Hippowdon? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Smooth Rock / Razor Fang
Ability: Sand Stream
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 124 Hp / 252 Atk / 132 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Superpower
- Iron Head / Thunder Fang
Doubles Physical Sweeper Hippowdon (Sand Stream)
Hippowdon is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Sand Stream, on switch-in Hippowdon summons sandstorm. Iron Head or Thunder Fang are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Hippowdon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Thunder Fang is a physical 65-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze. 10% chance to flinch).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Hippowdon learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Hippowdon can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Hippowdon
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Hippowdon's stats
- Curse
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Hippowdon
- Earthquake
- Ice Fang
- Other
- Protect
- Rest
- Roar
- Slack Off
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Hippowdon in Diamond and Pearl
- Impish Nature ( 252/0/252/0/4/0/ )
- Impish Nature ( 248/0/252/0/0/8/ )
- Optimize Hippowdon's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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