Pokémon · XY
Hippopotas
BREAKthrough · #83 · Common · 2015
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Market reference
$0.12
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 83 / 165
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Hippowdon
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Akira Komayama
- Pokédex #
- 449
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Hippopotas plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Nose Jet) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Hippopotas
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Akira Komayama
This card was illustrated by Akira Komayama.
Building around Hippopotas?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet."
FCCNose Jet — 30
If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Hippopotas or BREAKthrough.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Hippopotas was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.04 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.12 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.12 | $0.38 | $19.98 | $0.33 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.15 |
| 7-day average | €0.12 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.13 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.54 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.36 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.37 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.52 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hippopotas is real?
Hippopotas is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Hippopotas worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hippopotas is $0.12; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Hippopotas from?
Hippopotas is from the Pokémon set "BREAKthrough" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Hippopotas?
Hippopotas is a Common card in the BREAKthrough set.
Other Hippopotas printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
