Pokémon · Platinum
Hippowdon E4
Rising Rivals · #42 · Uncommon · 2009
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Market reference
$0.56
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 42 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic · SP
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 450
- Series
- Platinum
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 Hippowdon E4 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 (Bite and Crush) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Hippowdon E4
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Hippowdon E4?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Sand Armor
If Hippowdon E4 has any Fighting Energy attached to it, any damage done to Hippowdon E4 by attacks is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
CCCBite and Crush — 30+
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each heads.
Weakness:W×2
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CC
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 | $0.20 | $0.44 | $19.98 | $0.56 | $0.50 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.69 | $2.19 | $77.40 | $1.18 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.22 |
| 30-day average | €0.14 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.14 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.74 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.61 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.19 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Hippowdon E4 is real?
Hippowdon E4 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 E4 worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Hippowdon E4 is $0.56; 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 E4 from?
Hippowdon E4 is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Hippowdon E4?
Hippowdon E4 is a Uncommon card in the Rising Rivals set.
