Pokémon · Platinum
Hippowdon
Rising Rivals · #25 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$0.91
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 25 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Hippopotas
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Tomoaki Imakuni
- Pokédex #
- 450
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Hippowdon plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Groundquake) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥55 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.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Hippopotas; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Hippowdon
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Tomoaki Imakuni
This card was illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni.
Building around Hippowdon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Sand Cover
As long as Hippowdon is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon LV.X between turns.
CSave Sand — 20+
Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Hippowdon. Before doing damage, you may search your discard pile for a Fighting Energy card and attach it to Hippowdon.
FFCCGroundquake — 80
Does 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon that isn't an Evolved Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon).
Weakness:W+20
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.42 | $0.84 | $19.98 | $0.91 | $1.25 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.85 | $2.67 | $28.10 | $2.38 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/27| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.40 |
| 7-day average | €0.28 |
| 30-day average | €0.28 |
| Low | €0.05 |
| Trend price | €0.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.80 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.92 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.43 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.26 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hippowdon is real?
Hippowdon 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 Hippowdon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hippowdon is $0.91; 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 Hippowdon from?
Hippowdon is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Hippowdon?
Hippowdon is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Hippowdon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
