Hippowdon is a large, light brown (or black) hippo-like Pokémon. It has a dark-gray back and muzzle with a few ports on it. Sand often spill out of these ports and its nostrils. Hippowdon has black feet with four white toes each. Its mouth is several feet across with big rounded teeth. Hippowdon has red eyes.
Gender differences
Male Hippowdon are light brown, whereas female Hippowdon are black.
Special abilities
Hippowdon's abilities are mostly the same as its pre-evolution, only stronger. Hippowdon can also learn the threeElementalFang moves.
Hippowdon, similar to the hippopotamus that they are based on, are very short-tempered. They will summon a dangerous Earthquake if angered. Hippowdon may hold its mouth agape, seemingly as a display of strength.
Hippowdon, the Heavyweight Pokémon. It creates an enormous tornado of sand by blowing sand out of the holes in its body, and its mouth is over 6 feet in diameter.
Hippowdon, the Heavyweight Pokémon. As surprisingly fierce Pokémon, Hippowdon opens its giant mouth to intimidate adversaries.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
A wild Hippowdon first appeared in VS. Bibarel and Hippopotas, where Dr. Footstep set up a sticky carpet to collect its footprint, "finally" succeeding in extracting one from a Hippowdon. This, however, earned the ire of the Pokémon, which proceeded to send him and the threeSinnohtrainers flying with its Sand Tomb. As a result, Diamond and Platinum landed in the outskirts of Lake Verity, away from Pearl and Footstep, and promptly had to face two Super Nerds hired by Team Galactic to drive out intruders.
Hippowdon's name is derived from hippopotamus, either power, powder (as in sand), or possibly the onomatopoeia "Pow!", and the suffix -don which can be taken to mean "tooth" or "lord".
Kabaldon's name is derived from the Japanese word 河馬 kaba, hippopotamus, which it is based on, and the aforementioned -don.