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Hippowdon
#25/120 in Rising Rivals, Rare, 110 HP, Fighting, illustrated by Tomoaki Imakuni.
- Card number
- #25/120
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 110 HP
- Type
- Fighting
- Language
- English
- Release date
- May 16, 2009
- Illustrator
- Tomoaki Imakuni
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Collector Notes
Hippowdon
Hippowdon appears in the English print of Rising Rivals, released on May 16, 2009. Hippowdon is a rare rarity and 110 HP. The Rising Rivals set contains 120 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Tomoaki Imakuni.
Collector Insights
Hippowdon is a Fighting-type Pokémon with 110 HP, featuring a retreat cost of four Colorless energy cards. It possesses the ability Sand Cover, which applies 1 damage counter to each of the opponent’s Pokémon LV.X between turns while it is the Active Pokémon. The card’s attacks include Save Sand, a single Colorless energy cost move that deals 20 damage plus 10 additional damage for each Energy attached to Hippowdon, and Groundquake, a four-energy attack that inflicts 80 damage and 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon that isn’t an Evolved form. Hippowdon resists Lightning-type attacks by 20 and is weak to Water-type attacks, which deal 20 more damage. The card is part of the Platinum series, released as part of the Rising Rivals set on May 16, 2009. It is illustrated by artist Tomoaki Imakuni and has a rarity rating of Rare. The card’s design emphasizes its role as a durable, defensive Pokémon with strategic utility in battle.
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