Hippowdon 66/99 · Next Destinies

Next Destinies is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on February 8, 2012. The printed size is 99. This checklist is longer, at 103 cards. Hippowdon is 66/99, in position 66 of 103 on this checklist. Before it is 65 Hippopotas, and after it is 67 Mienfoo. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Hippowdon is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 130 HP. In the Pokédex this is Hippowdon (#450), generation 4 (Sinnoh). The card says it evolves from Hippopotas. In this catalog that name is Hippopotas (#449).

Naoki Saito illustrated this card. The same name is on 270 other cards in the catalog.

Hippowdon (#450) has 13 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 11 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2007 to 2026. The earliest other card is Hippowdon 29/130 in Diamond & Pearl (2007). That card lists 110 HP, and this one lists 130 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Naoki Saito illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 11 other cards of Hippowdon list a different HP.

The attack Sand Bazooka lists 70 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. You may move 1 Energy attached to this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Rock Tumble is another attack lists 90 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance. Weakness is Water ×2. Resistance is Lightning -20. Retreat cost is 4. The flavor text reads "It is surprisingly quick to anger. It holds its mouth agape as a display of its strength."

I keep a set binder for Next Destinies, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Next Destinies set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Hippowdon can fill a slot in Generation 4 binder (Sinnoh). I still need this card.