Pokemon of the Week #46: Hippowdon

**March of the Covenant** · 04-22-2007, 12:28 PM

Male sprites:

Female Sprites:

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Hippowdon

Type: Ground
Weaknesses: Water, Ice, Grass
Resistances: Electric, Rock, Poison
Ability: Sandstream
Best Stat: Defense

Shiny Male Hippowdon looks like this:

Shiny Female Hippowdon looks like this:

Pokemon of the Week #1: Tentacruel
Pokemon of the Week #2: Duskull
Pokemon of the Week #3: Salamence
Pokemon of the Week #4: Lunatone
Pokemon of the Week #5: Castform
Pokemon of the Week #6: Entei
Pokemon of the Week #7: Charmander
Pokemon of the Week #8: Medicham
Pokemon of the Week #9: Jolteon
Pokemon of the Week #10: Latios
Pokemon of the Week #11: Wooper
Pokemon of the Week #12: Lugia
Pokemon of the Week #13: Hariyama
Pokemon of the Week #14: Elekid
Pokemon of the Week #15: Poliwag
Pokemon of the Week #16: Marowak
Pokemon of the Week #17: Kecleon
Pokemon of the Week #18: Feraligatr
Pokemon of the Week #19: Numel
Pokemon of the Week #20: Sneasel
Pokemon of the Week #21: Mareep
Pokemon of the Week #22: Deoxys
Pokemon of the Week #23: Meditite
Pokemon of the Week #24: Scyther
Pokemon of the Week #25: Plusle
Pokemon of the Week #26: Milotic
Pokemon of the Week #27: Delibird
Pokemon of the Week #28: Cradily
Pokemon of the Week #29: Raichu
Pokemon of the Week #30: Shiftry
Pokemon of the Week #31: Absol
Pokemon of the Week #32: Totodile
Pokemon of the Week #33: Mudkip
Pokemon of the Week #34: Claydol
Pokemon of the Week #35: Flygon
Pokemon of the Week #36: Zigzagoon
Pokemon of the Week #37: Blaziken
Pokemon of the Week #38: Charizard
Pokemon of the Week #39: Golem
Pokemon of the Week #40: Electivire
Pokemon of the Week #41: Steelix
Pokemon of the Week #42: Empoleon
Pokemon of the Week #43: Mew
Pokemon of the Week #44: Rhyperior
Pokemon of the Week #45: Parasect

Tad Venture · 04-22-2007, 12:41 PM

So at first I looked at this Poke and thought "...The hell is that?" Then I looked at its stats and was very impressed. This Poke has a base Attack and Defense of 112 and 118 respectively. Its Sp. Defense is 72, which really isn't that much to scoff at, considering some other pokes Sp. Defense is pretty terrible. Here's my moveset:

Adamant Nature
Hold item: Muscle Band
EVs: Max out Attack first, then put the rest in Sp. Defense
Moves:
Thunder / Ice / Fire Fang
Thunder / Ice / Fire Fang
Earthquake
Curse (Thunder / Ice / Fire Fang)

Curse raises attack and defense and lowers its already teerrrrible speed (base 38. ugh). Believe me, Hippowdon wasn't planning on striking before other pokes, so this doesn't hurt as much as you'd think. Earthquake gains STAB and is already quite powerful. With the fangs: This poke only has 3 weaknesses, and those 3 fangs can take out each one. Ice takes out its Grass weakness, Thunder takes out its Water weakness, and Fire takes out the Ice weakness. It's really up to you to choose which ones. Now, you can even take away Curse and have all 3 fangs if you want, its attack and defense are both high enough probably to go without it. But, however, if you do this, I would suggest splitting the last EV's in both Sp. Defense and Defense equally.

**March of the Covenant** · 04-22-2007, 12:43 PM

^I'd do a Choice Bander with it honestly.

Tad Venture · 04-22-2007, 12:49 PM

I'm not a huge Choice Band fan, I don't like switching out my poke just to use a different move. I guess you could if your support is good enough, go right ahead. That's just my personal preference. If I chose another item, it'd be the Quick Claw for convenience's sake.

This is definitely going to be a filler poke on my game.

The Doctor · 04-22-2007, 01:37 PM

I hate this thing. I basically went into the place to find these things, and never found one. I spend a good hour fainting Geodudes. I would have love to have get my hands on one of these, before taking on E4. I think the different colour for each gender is a good idea (although not keen on the colours) 8/10

Koga · 04-23-2007, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wendel the Winged Wombat

So at first I looked at this Poke and thought "...The hell is that?" Then I looked at its stats and was very impressed. This Poke has a base Attack and Defense of 112 and 118 respectively. Its Sp. Defense is 72, which really isn't that much to scoff at, considering some other pokes Sp. Defense is pretty terrible. Here's my moveset:

Adamant Nature
Hold item: Muscle Band
EVs: Max out Attack first, then put the rest in Sp. Defense
Moves:
Thunder / Ice / Fire Fang
Thunder / Ice / Fire Fang
Earthquake
Curse (Thunder / Ice / Fire Fang)

Curse raises attack and defense and lowers its already teerrrrible speed (base 38. ugh). Believe me, Hippowdon wasn't planning on striking before other pokes, so this doesn't hurt as much as you'd think. Earthquake gains STAB and is already quite powerful. With the fangs: This poke only has 3 weaknesses, and those 3 fangs can take out each one. Ice takes out its Grass weakness, Thunder takes out its Water weakness, and Fire takes out the Ice weakness. It's really up to you to choose which ones. Now, you can even take away Curse and have all 3 fangs if you want, its attack and defense are both high enough probably to go without it. But, however, if you do this, I would suggest splitting the last EV's in both Sp. Defense and Defense equally.

Is his Special Attack any good, because otherwise there Fang attacks don't really work. As you said, it'll probably go second againt every Pokemon, because of its poor speed, so you would get hit by a grass, water or ice attack before doing (what I assume is) some minor damage with a Fang attack. I always like Curse on an already slow Pokemon.

**March of the Covenant** · 04-23-2007, 04:01 AM

In Diamond and Pearl, it doesn't go by type anymore, but whether the moves make contact, say you use Ice Punch, now it's a physical attack while Hyper Beam is a special attack.
That was something just added this generation.

***CaptHayfever*** · 04-23-2007, 11:46 AM

Is it just me, or is the shiny male exactly the same as the regular male?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

The Doctor · 04-23-2007, 02:33 PM

^ Slightly lighter....Slightly.

Koga · 04-24-2007, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marzo

In Diamond and Pearl, it doesn't go by type anymore, but whether the moves make contact, say you use Ice Punch, now it's a physical attack while Hyper Beam is a special attack.
That was something just added this generation.

Ah, I didn't know that. That kind of makes sense.

In that case it's a great moveset. I would go with Curse and sacrifice one of the Fangs.

***CaptHayfever*** · 04-24-2007, 12:21 PM

^^Okay, I see it now; the last computer I used must've had its color offset or something.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Tad Venture · 04-24-2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koga

Ah, I didn't know that. That kind of makes sense.

In that case it's a great moveset. I would go with Curse and sacrifice one of the Fangs.

That was my preference too, though if you're not a breeder and don't want to bother getting Curse, the moveset honestly isn't hurt too badly at all. This guy's versatile, that's for sure.

04-22-2007, 12:28 PM	#1
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04-22-2007, 12:41 PM	#2
Tad Venture Moderator of Awesome Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 23,740 Thanks: 588 Thanked 688 Times in 400 Posts Points: 89,598.80 Bank: 127,258.33 Total Points: 216,857.13 Donate	So at first I looked at this Poke and thought "...The hell is that?" Then I looked at its stats and was very impressed. This Poke has a base Attack and Defense of 112 and 118 respectively. Its Sp. Defense is 72, which really isn't that much to scoff at, considering some other pokes Sp. Defense is pretty terrible. Here's my moveset: Adamant Nature Hold item: Muscle Band EVs: Max out Attack first, then put the rest in Sp. Defense Moves: Thunder / Ice / Fire Fang Thunder / Ice / Fire Fang Earthquake Curse (Thunder / Ice / Fire Fang) Curse raises attack and defense and lowers its already teerrrrible speed (base 38. ugh). Believe me, Hippowdon wasn't planning on striking before other pokes, so this doesn't hurt as much as you'd think. Earthquake gains STAB and is already quite powerful. With the fangs: This poke only has 3 weaknesses, and those 3 fangs can take out each one. Ice takes out its Grass weakness, Thunder takes out its Water weakness, and Fire takes out the Ice weakness. It's really up to you to choose which ones. Now, you can even take away Curse and have all 3 fangs if you want, its attack and defense are both high enough probably to go without it. But, however, if you do this, I would suggest splitting the last EV's in both Sp. Defense and Defense equally.

04-22-2007, 12:43 PM	#3
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04-22-2007, 12:49 PM	#4
Tad Venture Moderator of Awesome Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Location, Location. Gender: Posts: 23,740 Thanks: 588 Thanked 688 Times in 400 Posts Points: 89,598.80 Bank: 127,258.33 Total Points: 216,857.13 Donate	I'm not a huge Choice Band fan, I don't like switching out my poke just to use a different move. I guess you could if your support is good enough, go right ahead. That's just my personal preference. If I chose another item, it'd be the Quick Claw for convenience's sake. This is definitely going to be a filler poke on my game.

04-22-2007, 01:37 PM	#5
The Doctor Timelord. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In my Tardis Gender: Posts: 12,003 Thanks: 428 Thanked 369 Times in 254 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 76,887.02 Bank: 1,701,377.77 Total Points: 1,778,264.79 Donate	I hate this thing. I basically went into the place to find these things, and never found one. I spend a good hour fainting Geodudes. I would have love to have get my hands on one of these, before taking on E4. I think the different colour for each gender is a good idea (although not keen on the colours) 8/10

04-23-2007, 04:01 AM	#7
March of the Covenant Mr. 4.0 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: On a deserted island Gender: Posts: 11,055 Thanks: 829 Thanked 369 Times in 252 Posts Points: 21,094.78 Bank: 152,649.87 Total Points: 173,744.65 Donate	In Diamond and Pearl, it doesn't go by type anymore, but whether the moves make contact, say you use Ice Punch, now it's a physical attack while Hyper Beam is a special attack. That was something just added this generation.

04-23-2007, 11:46 AM	#8
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04-23-2007, 02:33 PM	#9
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04-24-2007, 12:21 PM	#11
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