- Attack
- 124
- Defense
- 118
- HP
- 169
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 776
- min 683
- Weather boostLv25
- 970
- min 854
- MaxLv50
- 1,535
- Lv40 1,358
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Hippopotas is a Ground-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 776 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 970 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,535 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Grass/Ice attacks (1.6×). It resists Poison/Rock/Electric attacks. In raids, Bite + Dig is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Hippowdon with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Hippo Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,535 / 1,553
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Bite
DigBest100% efficiency8.6TDO 122 - 2Sand AttackDig97% efficiency8.4TDO 118
- 3
TackleDig93% efficiency8.0TDO 113 - 4BiteBody Slam92% efficiency7.9TDO 112
- 5Sand AttackBody Slam87% efficiency7.5TDO 106
Top 5 of 9 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteBestDark · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
| Sand AttackGround · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +7 | 9.6 | 14 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigBestGround · 4.5s · STAB | 100 | 50 | 26.7 | 2.4 |
| Body SlamNormal · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 1.52 |
 Rock TombRock · 3s | 65 | 50 | 21.7 | 1.3 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Hippopotas's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 99.6
- Actual Defense
- 66.2
- Actual HP
- 109
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Sand AttackDigBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 80% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,358 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 49.5 | 1,500 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,500 | 99.9% |
| 3 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 49.5 | 1,493 | 99.9% |
| 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49.5 | 1,498 | 99.9% |
| 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,498 | 99.9% |
| 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,491 | 99.8% |
| 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,496 | 99.8% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 48.5 | 1,497 | 99.5% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 49 | 1,498 | 99.5% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 1,495 | 99.4% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow HippopotasViewingBest movesBiteDig
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Grass
Ice - ×0.625
PoisonRock - ×0.39
Electric
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1- Water×1.6
- Electric×0.39
- Grass×1.6
- Ice×1.6
Fighting×1- Poison×0.625
- Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×1- Rock×0.625
Ghost×1
Dragon×1- Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
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