Hippopotas

Hippopotas

Hippopotas appears in the English print of Astral Radiance, released on May 27, 2022. Hippopotas is a common rarity. The Astral Radiance set contains 216 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by nagimiso.

Collector Insights

Hippopotas is a Fighting-type Pokémon from the Sword & Shield series, featured in the Astral Radiance set. It has an HP of 100 and requires four Colorless Energy to retreat. The card includes two attacks: Mud-Slap, which costs one Fighting and one Colorless Energy to deal 30 damage, and Rolling Tackle, which costs one Fighting and three Colorless Energy to deal 90 damage. It has no resistances but is weak to Grass-type attacks with double damage. The card’s flavor text describes Hippopotas as a creature that burrows into soil to hide and expels sand from its nostrils when agitated. Artist nagimiso designed the card, and it carries the regulation mark F. The card is numbered 79 and classified as a Common rarity. Its design aligns with the Pokémon’s real-world characteristics, emphasizing its earthbound behavior.

Though large and languid, Hippopotas is difficult to detect due to its tendency to burrow into and lurk beneath the soil. When agitated or excited, it expels sand from its nostrils.

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