Hippowdon Raid Guide

Hippowdon Raid guide

Ground

Hippowdon is an easy Tier 3 raid boss to defeat, with a CP value of 18601. 2 trainers should be more than enough to defeat Hippowdon in the raid. Hippowdon is vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice type moves and mainly weaker to Pokémon such as Kyogre, Palkia, Keldeo, Avalugg, Mamoswine.

Hippowdon can obtain below CP values when defeated.

  • 2105 - 2204 CP during Sunny / clear weather conditions.
  • 1684 - 1763 CP during other weather conditions.

Hippowdon is not available at the moment in raids and the last recently available date was April 17, 2023.

Weather boost

Hippowdon raids will be boosted during Sunny / clear weather conditions.

Ground type Damage Relations

Double damage from: Water
Double damage to: Poison
Half damage from: Poison
Half damage to: Bug
No damage from: Electric
No damage to: Flying

Hippowdon Raid Counters

  • Kyogre

    Kyogre is a Water type Pokémon with charged moves: Blizzard   Hydro Pump   Surf   and fast moves: Waterfall   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Palkia

    Palkia is a Water, Dragon type Pokémon with charged moves: Aqua Tail   Hydro Pump   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Keldeo

    Keldeo is a Water, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Aqua Jet   Hydro Pump   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Avalugg

    Avalugg is a Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Avalanche   and fast moves: Ice Fang   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Mamoswine

    Mamoswine is a Ice, Ground type Pokémon with charged moves: Avalanche   and fast moves: Powder Snow   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Gyarados

    Gyarados is a Water, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Hydro Pump   and fast moves: Waterfall   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Vaporeon

    Vaporeon is a Water type Pokémon with charged moves: Aqua Tail   Hydro Pump   Water Pulse   and fast moves: Water Gun   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Tangrowth

    Tangrowth is a Grass type Pokémon with charged moves: Power Whip   Solar Beam   and fast moves: Vine Whip   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Manaphy

    Manaphy is a Water type Pokémon with charged moves: Bubble Beam   Surf   and fast moves: Bubble   Waterfall   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Shaymin

    Shaymin is a Grass type Pokémon with charged moves: Energy Ball   Grass Knot   Solar Beam   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Regice

    Regice is a Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Blizzard   and fast moves: Frost Breath   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Virizion

    Virizion is a Grass, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Leaf Blade   which is effective against Hippowdon.

  • Lapras

    Lapras is a Water, Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Blizzard   Hydro Pump   Surf   and fast moves: Frost Breath   Water Gun   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Milotic

    Milotic is a Water type Pokémon with charged moves: Blizzard   Surf   and fast moves: Waterfall   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Articuno

    Articuno is a Ice, Flying type Pokémon with charged moves: Blizzard   Ice Beam   Icy Wind   and fast moves: Frost Breath   Ice Shard   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Exeggutor

    Exeggutor is a Grass, Psychic type Pokémon with charged moves: Seed Bomb   Solar Beam   and fast moves: Bullet Seed   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Chesnaught

    Chesnaught is a Grass, Fighting type Pokémon with charged moves: Energy Ball   Solar Beam   and fast moves: Vine Whip   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Glaceon

    Glaceon is a Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Avalanche   Ice Beam   Icy Wind   and fast moves: Frost Breath   Ice Shard   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Beartic

    Beartic is a Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Ice Punch   Surf   and fast moves: Powder Snow   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Leafeon

    Leafeon is a Grass type Pokémon with charged moves: Energy Ball   Leaf Blade   Solar Beam   and fast moves: Razor Leaf   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Torterra

    Torterra is a Grass, Ground type Pokémon with charged moves: Solar Beam   and fast moves: Razor Leaf   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Suicune

    Suicune is a Water type Pokémon with charged moves: Bubble Beam   Hydro Pump   Ice Beam   Water Pulse   and fast moves: Ice Fang   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Cryogonal

    Cryogonal is a Ice type Pokémon with charged moves: Aurora Beam   Solar Beam   Water Pulse   and fast moves: Frost Breath   Ice Shard   which are effective against Hippowdon.

  • Swampert

    Swampert is a Water, Ground type Pokémon with charged moves: Muddy Water   Surf   and fast moves: Water Gun   which are effective against Hippowdon.

Hippowdon Mega counters

Mega Abomasnow, Mega Blastoise, Mega Glalie, Mega Venusaur are best Mega counters to battle with Hippowdon if you have Mega evolved Pokemon or Mega candy.

Hippowdon shadow counters

Shadow Abomasnow, Shadow Alolan Sandshrew, Shadow Alolan Sandslash, Shadow Amoonguss, Shadow Bayleef, Shadow Bellossom, Shadow Bellsprout, Shadow Blastoise, Shadow Bulbasaur, Shadow Cacnea, Shadow Chikorita, Shadow Cloyster, Shadow Cradily, Shadow Croconaw, Shadow Exeggcute, Shadow Exeggutor, Shadow Feraligatr, Shadow Foongus, Shadow Gloom, Shadow Golduck, Shadow Grotle, Shadow Horsea, Shadow Ivysaur, Shadow Lapras, Shadow Lileep, Shadow Meganium, Shadow Mudkip, Shadow Oddish, Shadow Politoed, Shadow Poliwag, Shadow Poliwhirl, Shadow Psyduck, Shadow Regice, Shadow Sceptile, Shadow Seadra, Shadow Sealeo, Shadow Seedot, Shadow Shellder, Shadow Snover, Shadow Spheal, Shadow Squirtle, Shadow Suicune, Shadow Tangela, Shadow Tangrowth, Shadow Torterra, Shadow Totodile, Shadow Turtwig, Shadow Venusaur, Shadow Victreebel, Shadow Vileplume, Shadow Wailmer, Shadow Wailord, Shadow Walrein, Shadow Wartortle, Shadow Weepinbell are best Shadow counters to battle with Hippowdon.

Hippowdon moves set

Hippowdon will use below moves during the battle.

Bite Fast Dark 12.0
Body Slam Charged Normal 26.3
Earth Power Charged Ground
Earthquake Charged Ground 33.3
Fire Fang Fast Fire 12.2
Ice Fang Fast Ice
Stone Edge Charged Rock 43.5
Thunder Fang Fast Electric

Hippowdon raids weather impact

Here is how each weather condition boosts Hippowdon moves and impacts your Pokemon during the battle with Hippowdon.

Cloudy Great for battle
Fog Boosts Bite Great for battle
Partly cloudy Boosts Body Slam
Boosts Stone Edge		 Stone Edge is bad for Water type Pokemon, Stone Edge is bad for Grass type Pokemon
Rainy Boosts Thunder Fang Great for battle
Snow Boosts Ice Fang Great for battle
Sunny / clear Boosts Earth Power
Boosts Earthquake
Boosts Fire Fang		 Earth Power is bad for Water type Pokemon, Earth Power is bad for Ice type Pokemon, Earth Power is bad for Grass type Pokemon
Earthquake is bad for Water type Pokemon, Earthquake is bad for Ice type Pokemon, Earthquake is bad for Grass type Pokemon
Fire Fang is bad for Water type Pokemon
Windy Great for battle

Hippowdon stats

Attack: 201
Defence: 212
HP:
Max CP (level 50): 3576
Max HP (level 50): 196

Shiny Hippowdon

Shiny Hippowdon is not obtainable from raids.

Raid events