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Hippopotas

Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet

Hippopotas

Scarlet & Violet

Destined Rivals · #105 · Common · 2025

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Market reference

$0.13

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Card facts

Quick reference for collectors and graders.

Set position
105 / 244
Release year
2025
Rarity
Common
HP
90
Subtype
Basic
Evolves to
Hippowdon
Retreat cost
3 energy
Regulation mark
H
Illustrator
Minahamu
Pokédex #
449
Series
Scarlet & Violet

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role
Attacker
Damage efficiency
10 damage
10 per Energy
Prize liability
1 Prize given up
Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup
Basic
Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Strategy & play

How Hippopotas plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

  • A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
  • Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
  • Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
  • A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
  • Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
  • Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.

How to beat Hippopotas

  • Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
  • Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.

More by Minahamu

This card was illustrated by Minahamu.

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About this card

HP: 90Type:FFightingSubtype: BasicEvolves to: Hippowdon

"It shrouds itself in sand to ward off germs. It travels easily through the sands of the desert."

FPush Down — 10

Switch out your opponent's Active Pokémon to the Bench. (Your opponent chooses the new Active Pokémon.)

Weakness:G×2

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal
standardLegal
unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).

Recent decks

1

ran Hippopotas

Tournaments scanned

286

past 30 days

Competitive note

Occasional competitive appearance.

1 top-cut deck · best finish 4th

Top decks running Hippopotas

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Pricing reference

Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.

TCGPlayer (USD)

Updated 2026/07/10
VariantLowMidHighMarketDirect Low
Normal$0.01$0.15$19.98$0.13$0.01
Reverse Holofoil$0.01$0.20$19.98$0.17$0.05

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2025/12/07
VariantPrice
1-day average€0.02
7-day average€0.04
30-day average€0.03
Low€0.02
Trend price€0.05
Low (excellent+)€0.02
Reverse holo low€0.02
reverseHoloAvg1€0.12
Reverse holo 7-day€0.10
reverseHoloSell€0.08
averageSellPrice€0.03
Reverse holo 30-day€0.08
Reverse holo trend€0.08

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Hippopotas is real?

Hippopotas is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.

What is Hippopotas worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hippopotas is $0.13; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.

What set is Hippopotas from?

Hippopotas is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.

What rarity is Hippopotas?

Hippopotas is a Common card in the Destined Rivals set.