Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Hippopotas
Evolving Skies · #84 · Common · 2021
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Market reference
$0.04
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 84 / 237
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Hippowdon
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Yuya Oka
- Pokédex #
- 449
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 (Mud Shot) 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 ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Hippopotas
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
More by Yuya Oka
This card was illustrated by Yuya Oka.
Building around Hippopotas?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"This Pokémon is active during the day and passes the cold desert nights burrowed snugly into the sand."
FCTackle — 30
FFCMud Shot — 50
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $30.00 | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.21 | $30.00 | $0.18 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.02 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.11 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.16 |
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 $0.04; 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 "Evolving Skies" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Hippopotas?
Hippopotas is a Common card in the Evolving Skies set.
Other Hippopotas printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
