Hippopotas - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Hippopotas can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Hippopotas artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Hippopotas learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
7	Bite	Dark	60	100
13	Yawn	Normal	—	—
19	Dig	Ground	80	100
19	Take Down	Normal	90	85
25	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
31	Crunch	Dark	80	100
37	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
44	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
50	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Hippopotas learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
Slack Off	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Hippopotas is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Hippopotas can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Hippopotas learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
7	Bite	Dark	60	100
13	Yawn	Normal	—	—
19	Dig	Ground	80	100
19	Take Down	Normal	90	85
25	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
31	Crunch	Dark	80	100
37	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
44	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
50	Fissure	Ground	—	30

Egg moves

Hippopotas learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Revenge	Fighting	60	100
Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
Slack Off	Normal	—	—
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Hippopotas can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Hippopotas is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Hippopotas can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Hippopotas does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Hippopotas cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Hippopotas egg move parents

In other generations
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Hippopotas

Hippopotas's egg groups: Field

The egg moves for Hippopotas are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Hippopotas with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Hippopotas with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Body Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Dunsparce Torkoal Spheal Sealeo Walrein Purugly Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Pancham Pangoro
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Quagsire Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Heatmor Litten Torracat Incineroar Mudbray Mudsdale
Generation 3 Move tutor	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Aipom Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Snubbull Granbull Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Numel Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	Alolan Sandshrew Alolan Sandslash Farfetch'd Rhyhorn Rhydon Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Piloswine Torchic Combusken Blaziken Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Zangoose Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Munna Musharna Heatmor Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Sylveon
Generation 2 TM	Rattata Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Diglett Dugtrio Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Seel Dewgong Tauros Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Girafarig Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler
Sketch	Smeargle

Revenge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Zangoose Weavile Oshawott Dewott Samurott Bouffalant
Breeding	Rattata Alolan Rattata Raticate Alolan Raticate Mankey Primeape Farfetch'd Aipom Ambipom Hippopotas Hippowdon Patrat Watchog Litten Torracat Incineroar Yungoos Gumshoos
Sketch	Smeargle

Sand Tomb

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sandshrew Sandslash Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Hippopotas Hippowdon Sandile Krokorok Krookodile
Breeding	Hippopotas Hippowdon
Evolution	Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio
Sketch	Smeargle

Slack Off

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Slaking Chimchar Monferno
Breeding	Hippopotas Hippowdon
Pre-evolution Level up	Vigoroth Infernape
Sketch	Smeargle

Sleep Talk

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Whismur Loudred Exploud
TM	Rattata Alolan Rattata Raticate Alolan Raticate Ekans Arbok Pikachu Raichu Alolan Raichu Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Alolan Vulpix Ninetales Alolan Ninetales Diglett Alolan Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Meowth Alolan Meowth Persian Alolan Persian Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Ponyta Rapidash Farfetch'd Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Sentret Furret Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Girafarig Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Skitty Delcatty Mawile Electrike Manectric Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal Spoink Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Seviper Kecleon Absol Spheal Sealeo Walrein Chimchar Monferno Infernape Piplup Prinplup Empoleon Bidoof Bibarel Shinx Luxio Luxray Pachirisu Buizel Floatzel Ambipom Buneary Lopunny Glameow Purugly Stunky Skuntank Lucario Hippopotas Hippowdon Weavile Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Snivy Servine Serperior Tepig Pignite Emboar Oshawott Dewott Samurott Patrat Watchog Lillipup Herdier Stoutland Purrloin Liepard Pansage Simisage Pansear Simisear Panpour Simipour Munna Musharna Blitzle Zebstrika Woobat Swoobat Drilbur Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Scraggy Scrafty Zorua Zoroark Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Emolga Cubchoo Beartic Mienfoo Mienshao Bouffalant Heatmor Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Fennekin Braixen Delphox Bunnelby Diggersby Litleo Pyroar Skiddo Gogoat Pancham Pangoro Furfrou Espurr Meowstic (Male) Sylveon Dedenne Litten Torracat Incineroar Popplio Brionne Primarina Yungoos Gumshoos Rockruff Rockruff (Own Tempo Rockruff) Lycanroc (Midday Form) Lycanroc (Midnight Form) Lycanroc (Dusk Form) Mudbray Mudsdale Stufful Bewear Oranguru Passimian Komala Togedemaru
Breeding	Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Dunsparce Teddiursa Ursaring Poochyena Mightyena Zigzagoon Linoone Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Wailmer Wailord Torkoal Spheal Sealeo Walrein Bidoof Bibarel Hippopotas Hippowdon Tepig Pignite Emboar Pansear Simisear Munna Musharna Darumaka Darmanitan (Standard Mode) Minccino Cinccino Deerling Sawsbuck Cubchoo Beartic Heatmor
Sketch	Smeargle

Spit Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Mawile Heatmor Komala
Breeding	Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Numel Camerupt Seviper Spheal Sealeo Walrein Hippopotas Hippowdon
Sketch	Smeargle

Stockpile

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Mawile Heatmor Komala
Breeding	Alolan Rattata Alolan Raticate Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Numel Camerupt Seviper Spheal Sealeo Walrein Hippopotas Hippowdon
Sketch	Smeargle

Swallow

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Mawile Heatmor Komala
Breeding	Alolan Rattata Alolan Raticate Seel Dewgong Wooper Quagsire Numel Camerupt Seviper Spheal Sealeo Walrein Hippopotas Hippowdon
Sketch	Smeargle

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Shiftry
Breeding	Whismur Loudred Exploud Spoink Grumpig Hippopotas Hippowdon
Generation 1 TM	Farfetch'd
Sketch	Smeargle