Hippopotas

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Hippopotas
National Pokédex Lucario - Hippopotas (#449) - Kabarudon Sinnoh Pokédex Girafarig - Hippopotas (#122) - Kabarudon
Japanese name	Hippopotas
Evolves from	None
Evolves into	Kabarudon
Generation	Fourth
Species	Hippopotamus Pokémon
Type	Ground
Height	2 ft 0 in (0.8 m)
Weight	109.1 lb (49.6 kg)
Ability	Sandstream

Hippopotas (ヒポポタス, Hipopotasu^?, Hippopotas in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar^[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Hippopotas in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.^[2]

Its Japanese name, Hippopotas, is a play on hippopotamus, the animal which it is based on.

1 Biological characteristics
2 In the video games
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biological characteristics

Hippopotas resembles a hippopotamus with desert camo skin, and has surprised, cartoonish eyes and a snout massively disproportionate to the rest of its body (compare with Trapinch).

Hippopotas live in dry lands where they bathe in sand to remove parasites and germs. Unlike the animal it is based upon, it is unable to withstand water at all.

The colors of the male and female versions of Hippopotas in the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games are inverted.