Hippopotas (Primal Clash 87)

Hippopotas
ヒポポタス Hippopotas

Illus. Yuka Morii

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

90

weakness ×2	resistance None	retreat cost

English expansion	Primal Clash
Rarity
English card no.	87/160
Japanese expansion	Gaia Volcano
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	041/070

Japanese expansion	XY-P Promotional cards
Japanese card no.	159/XY-P

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Hippopotas.

Hippopotas (Japanese: ヒポポタス Hippopotas) is a Fighting-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Primal Clash expansion.

Card text

	Tackle たいあたり	20

	Rolling Tackle ころがりタックル	50

Pokédex data

Hippopotas - Hippo Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
449	2'07" (0.8 m)	109.1 lbs. (49.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.
ぜんしんに　すなを　まとうことで　ばいきんから　からだを　まもる。みずに　ぬれることが　にがて。

Release information

In Japan, this card was reprinted as one of four XY-P Promotional cards available to customers who purchased ¥1,000 worth of eligible TCG products at participating Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores from July 18, 2015. This print features the Pokémon Center logo in the bottom right corner of the artwork.

Trivia

Origin

Tackle is a move in the Pokémon games that Hippopotas can learn. Rolling Tackle is an attack that first appeared on Dark Electrode from Team Rocket. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y.

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