Hippowdon 106/182 · Destined Rivals

Destined Rivals is a set in the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 30, 2025. The printed size is 182. This checklist is longer, at 244 cards. Hippowdon is 106/182, in position 106 of 244 on this checklist. Before it is 105 Hippopotas, and after it is 107 Mudbray. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Hippowdon is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 160 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).

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 160 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 4. 13 other cards of Hippowdon list a different HP.

The attack Ram lists 60 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting. Super Sandstorm is another attack lists 150 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. This attack also does 40 damage to each Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it (both yours and your opponent's). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Retreat cost is 4. The regulation mark is H.

I keep a set binder for Destined Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Destined Rivals 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.