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'''Hippopotas''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese:]] '''ヒポポタス''' ''Hippopotas'') is a {{type|Ground}} Pokémon.

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 and eyes that protrude from the top of its head. It 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.

[[File:Hippopotas anime.png|thumb|left|220px|Hippopotas in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

A {{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Hippopotas}} appeared in ''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis!]]''. The same Hippopotas Ash rescued appeared again in ''[[DP065|Sleight of Sand!]]''.

A Hippopotas appeared in ''[[M18|Hoopa and the Clash of Ages]]'', where its {{type|Ground}} attacks are used to help repair the [[Prison Bottle]].

A Hippopotas made a brief cameo in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''.

A {{pkmn|Coordinator}}'s Hippopotas appeared in ''[[DP114|Another One Gabites the Dust!]]'' participating in the [[Contest Battle|Battle Stage]] of the {{to|Chocovine}} {{pkmn|Contest}}.

A Hippopotas was also seen at the [[Shelter Town]]'s [[Pokémon Center]] in ''[[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]''.

A male Hippopotas appeared in ''[[PS361|Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas]]'', alongside his trainer a {{tc|Gentleman}} at the [[Seven Stars Restaurant]], 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]].

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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 evolution 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.