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==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
Hippopotas is a quadruped, hippo-like Pokémon that is most commonly found in deserts and other arid places. Its skin color depends on gender: if male, it is tan with dark brown patches, and if female, its coloring is reversed. It has a large snout with round nostrils. Its eyes and small ears protrude from the top of its head. Its torso has mottled coloring and a small hole on its back. Each of its feet has two blunt claws, and it has a small tail. Hippopotas spends its time bathing in sand and avoids water at all costs. It covers itself in sand as a protective measure against germs and expels sand instead of sweat. When it walks through the sand, it shuts its nostrils. It prefers to travel in groups of ten. | Hippopotas is a quadruped, hippo-like Pokémon that is most commonly found in deserts and other arid places. Its skin color depends on gender: if male, it is tan with dark brown patches, and if female, its coloring is reversed. It has a large snout with round, protruding nostrils. Its eyes and small ears protrude from the top of its head. Its torso has mottled coloring and a small hole on its back. Each of its feet has two blunt claws, and it has a small tail. Hippopotas spends its time bathing in sand and avoids water at all costs. It covers itself in sand as a protective measure against germs and expels sand instead of sweat. When it walks through the sand, it shuts its nostrils. It prefers to travel in groups of ten. | ||
==In the anime== | ==In the anime== | ||
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===Major appearances=== | ===Major appearances=== | ||
===={{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Hippopotas|Hippopotas (anime)}}==== | ===={{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Hippopotas|Hippopotas (anime)}}==== | ||
Hippopotas appeared in ''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis!]]'' and ''[[DP065|Sleight of Sand!]]''. In both episodes, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} had to help him reunite with its herd of | Hippopotas appeared in ''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis!]]'' and ''[[DP065|Sleight of Sand!]]''. In both episodes, {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} had to help him reunite with its herd of Hippowdon and fellow Hippopotas after it was accidentally separated from them. | ||
====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
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A Hippopotas appeared in ''[[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]'', where it was seen at the [[Shelter Town]]'s [[Pokémon Center]]. | A Hippopotas appeared in ''[[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]'', where it was seen at the [[Shelter Town]]'s [[Pokémon Center]]. | ||
A Hippopotas appeared during a flashback in ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' | A Hippopotas appeared during a flashback in ''[[M19|Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel]]'' as a resident of the [[Nebel Plateau]]. | ||
===Pokédex entries=== | ===Pokédex entries=== | ||
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===In the Pokémon Adventures manga=== | ===In the Pokémon Adventures manga=== | ||
A male Hippopotas appeared in ''[[PS361|Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas]]'', | A male Hippopotas appeared in ''[[PS361|Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas]]'', under the ownership of a {{tc|Gentleman}} at the [[Seven Stars Restaurant]]. It appeared along with a {{tc|Madame|Socialite}} and her {{p|Bibarel}}. The quartet battled {{adv|Diamond}}'s {{p|Torterra}}, [[Tru]], and {{adv|Pearl}}'s {{p|Infernape}}, [[Chimler]] in a [[Multi Battle|Tag Battle]]. | ||
==In the TCG== | ==In the TCG== | ||
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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Hippopotas is based on a {{wp|hippopotamus}}, with army-like {{wp|camouflage}}. Because of the spout upon its back that spits sand, Hippopotas and its | Hippopotas is based on a {{wp|hippopotamus}}, with army-like desert {{wp|camouflage}}. Because of the spout upon its back that spits sand, Hippopotas and its evolved form may be based upon the legendary {{wp|Bahamut}} as, in some accounts of the myths behind it, it is said to support a bed of sand and have the head of a hippo. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== |
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