Hippopotas - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Hippopotas can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

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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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Hippopotas learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
4	Bite	Dark	60	100
8	Yawn	Normal	—	—
12	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
16	Dig	Ground	80	100
20	Crunch	Dark	80	100
24	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
28	Take Down	Normal	90	85
32	Roar	Normal	—	—
36	Rest	Psychic	—	—
40	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
44	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
48	Fissure	Ground	—	30
52	Slack Off	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Hippopotas can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Scorching Sands	Ground		70	100

Moves learnt by TM

Hippopotas is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
32	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
42	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
49	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
53	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100

Moves learnt by TR

Hippopotas is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
39	Superpower	Fighting	120	100
45	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
94	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95

Moves learnt by level up

Hippopotas learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Sand Attack	Ground	—	100
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
4	Bite	Dark	60	100
8	Yawn	Normal	—	—
12	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
16	Dig	Ground	80	100
20	Crunch	Dark	80	100
24	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
28	Take Down	Normal	90	85
32	Roar	Normal	—	—
36	Rest	Psychic	—	—
40	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
44	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
48	Fissure	Ground	—	30
52	Slack Off	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Hippopotas learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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	—	—
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Hippopotas is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	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
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Hippopotas learns the following moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
6	Rest	Psychic	—	—
11	Bite	Dark	60	100
18	Mud Bomb	Ground	65	85
25	Crunch	Dark	80	100
34	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
43	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100

Move Tutor moves

Hippopotas can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Legends: Arceus from move tutors:

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Rest	Psychic	—	—
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Hippopotas egg move parents

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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 Wailmer Wailord Torkoal Spinda Spheal Sealeo Walrein Purugly
Breeding	Growlithe Arcanine Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Wooper Quagsire Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Mamoswine
Sketch	Smeargle

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Numel Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof Bibarel
Breeding	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
Sketch	Smeargle