Hippopotas - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Hippopotas can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

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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In other generations
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7
8
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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Hippopotas learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 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 or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

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

Moves learnt by TM

Hippopotas is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
08	Fire Fang	Fire	65	95
09	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
10	Ice Fang	Ice	65	95
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
35	Mud Shot	Ground	55	95
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
89	Body Press	Fighting	80	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
108	Crunch	Dark	80	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
128	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
172	Roar	Normal	—	—
176	Sand Tomb	Ground	35	85
186	High Horsepower	Ground	95	95
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
209	Muddy Water	Water	90	85
215	Scorching Sands	Ground	70	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Hippopotas egg move parents

In other generations
4
5
6
7
8
9

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.

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Numel Camerupt Torkoal Hisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark
TM	Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew Sandslash Alolan Sandslash Diglett Dugtrio Alolan Dugtrio Alolan Meowth Galarian Meowth Alolan Persian Mankey Primeape Growlithe Arcanine Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Donphan Stantler Torchic Combusken Blaziken Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Numel Camerupt Torkoal Zangoose Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Rhyperior Leafeon Glaceon Mamoswine Tepig Pignite Emboar Drilbur Excadrill Sandile Krokorok Krookodile Scraggy Scrafty Hisuian Zorua Hisuian Zoroark Sawsbuck Beartic Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Sylveon Gumshoos Mudbray Mudsdale Passimian Komala Skwovet Greedent Perrserker Cufant Copperajah Wyrdeer Ursaluna Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Mabosstiff Orthworm Cetoddle Cetitan Annihilape Clodsire Farigiraf Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form)
Breeding	Alolan Sandshrew Galarian Meowth Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Tauros Tauros (Combat Breed) Tauros (Blaze Breed) Tauros (Aqua Breed) Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion Hisuian Typhlosion Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Espeon Umbreon Dunsparce Swinub Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Hippopotas Hippowdon Leafeon Glaceon Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught Sylveon Perrserker Cufant Copperajah Fuecoco Crocalor Skeledirge Orthworm Annihilape Clodsire Dudunsparce (Two-Segment Form) Dudunsparce (Three-Segment Form)
Reminder	Zangoose
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Curse

Spit Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Komala Skwovet Greedent
Breeding	Seel Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Numel Camerupt Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Clodsire
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Spit Up

Stockpile

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Komala Skwovet Greedent
Breeding	Seel Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Numel Camerupt Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Clodsire
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Stockpile

Swallow

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ekans Arbok Komala Skwovet Greedent
Breeding	Seel Wooper Paldean Wooper Quagsire Numel Camerupt Seviper Hippopotas Hippowdon Lechonk Oinkologne (Male) Clodsire
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Swallow

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Spoink Grumpig Hippopotas Hippowdon Cufant Copperajah
Reminder	Shiftry
Sketch	Smeargle
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Whirlwind