Hippopotas counters

#0449

groundTier 3

Lobby CP

9,618

3,600

Timer

3:00

Attack

101

Defense

Difficulty

0.36

Pokebattler scale

Beating Hippopotas should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 723-776.

Weak towater1.6xgrass1.6xice1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear ★Rainy ★Partly cloudy Cloudy Windy Snow ★Fog

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Water Mega — most top counters attack with Water

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Hippopotas counters are Mega Greninja, Kyurem (White), Shadow Kyogre, Shadow Greninja, Kartana & Shadow Kingler.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Greninja
Kyurem (White)
S. Kyogre
S. Greninja
Kartana
S. Kingler

6 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega GreninjaMegapartyWater Shuriken / Surf+0.330:57
2Mega StarmieMegaPsywave / Liquidation+0.340:59
3Primal KyogreMegaLegendaryWaterfall / Origin Pulse0.371:05
4Mega ChesnaughtMegaVine Whip / Seed Bomb+0.381:07
5Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Ice Burn0.381:07
6Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Future Sight+0.391:08
7Mega SceptileMegaBullet Seed / Frenzy Plant0.391:09
8Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+0.411:12
9Shadow KyogreShadowLegendarypartyWaterfall / Origin Pulse0.421:13
10Shadow GreninjaShadowpartyWater Shuriken / Hydro Cannon0.431:15
11KartanaLegendarypartyRazor Leaf / Leaf Blade0.431:15
12Shadow KinglerShadowpartyBubble / Crabhammer0.431:15

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Top 15 Hippopotas counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

Trainers1soloable

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Greninjawaterdarkjoint top pick	waterWater ShurikenwaterSurf+	3,784	0:57	0.33	0.8	410.5%
2	Mega Starmiewaterpsychic	psychicPsywavewaterLiquidation+	3,701	0:59	0.34	0.6	397.4%
3	Primal Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterOrigin Pulse	5,902	1:05	0.37	0.2	358.8%
4	Mega Chesnaughtgrassfighting	grassVine WhipgrassSeed Bomb+	4,093	1:07	0.38	0.0	348.7%
5	Kyurem (White)dragonice	iceIce FangiceIce Burn	4,605	1:07	0.38	0.7	348.1%
6	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	1:08	0.39	0.3	345.9%
7	Mega Sceptilegrassdragon	grassBullet SeedgrassFrenzy Plant	4,056	1:09	0.39	0.9	341.6%
8	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	1:12	0.41	0.4	323.8%
9	Shadow Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterOrigin Pulse	4,115	1:13	0.42	0.9	321.1%
10	Shadow Greninjawaterdark	waterWater ShurikenwaterHydro Cannon	2,654	1:15	0.43	1.7	312.0%
11	Kartanagrasssteel	grassRazor LeafgrassLeaf Blade	3,677	1:15	0.43	1.4	311.1%
12	Shadow Kinglerwater	waterBubblewaterCrabhammer	2,829	1:15	0.43	1.8	311.0%
13	Mega Swampertwaterground	waterWater GunwaterHydro Cannon	4,401	1:17	0.44	0.4	306.2%
14	Kyurem (Black)dragonice	dragonDragon TailiceFreeze Shock	4,605	1:17	0.44	0.9	305.1%
15	Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard)ice	iceIce FangiceAvalanche	3,105	1:17	0.44	2.2	304.3%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Hippopotas.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Hippopotas's HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (1)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	272%	331.5%	1:11	1.2	0.40
Bite / Rock Tomb	100%	285%	331.5%	1:11	1.1	0.40
Tackle / Rock Tomb	100%	285%	331.5%	1:11	1.1	0.40
Sand Attack / Rock Tomb	100%	285%	331.5%	1:11	1.1	0.40
Tackle / Dig	100%	234%	332.2%	1:11	1.4	0.40
Sand Attack / Dig	100%	234%	332.2%	1:11	1.4	0.40
Bite / Dig	100%	235%	332.5%	1:11	1.4	0.40
Tackle / Body Slam	100%	307%	334.4%	1:10	0.9	0.40
Sand Attack / Body Slam	100%	307%	334.4%	1:10	0.9	0.40
Bite / Body Slam	100%	307%	334.5%	1:10	0.9	0.40

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 1 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Hippopotas weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

water1.6x grass1.6x ice1.6x normal1x fighting1x flying1x ground1x bug1x ghost1x steel1x fire1x psychic1x dragon1x dark1x fairy1x poison0.63x rock0.63x electric0.39x

Weak (3)
Neutral (12)
Resists (3)

It resists electric0.39xpoison0.625xrock0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Hippopotas throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
darkBite	6	+4	0.5s	0.30s
normalTackle	5	+5	0.5s	0.30s
groundSand AttackSTAB	4	+7	0.5s	0.30s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
groundDigSTAB	100	-50	4.5s	2.60s
normalBody Slam	50	-33	2.0s	1.30s
rockRock Tomb	65	-50	3.0s	2.05s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	723	904
11/11/11	734	917
12/12/12	744	930
13/13/13	754	943
14/14/14	765	956
15/15/15hundo	776	970

Caught CP range 723 - 776, or 904 - 970 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Hippopotas is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Tier 3: 3,600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 101 / Defense 97 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.73).

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Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

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Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Water Shuriken / Surf+	Water Shuriken / Surf++17 more movesets	100%	410.5%	0.33	0:57	0.8	100%	3,784	63.9	2123
2	Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Psywave / Liquidation+	Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets	98%	397.4%	0.34	0:59	0.5	100%	3,701	63.2	2645
3	Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	92%	358.8%	0.37	1:05	0.2	100%	5,902	55.5	3192
4	Mega Chesnaught grassfightingmega Vine Whip / Seed Bomb+	Vine Whip / Seed Bomb++20 more movesets	95%	348.7%	0.38	1:07	0.0	100%	4,093	57.1	3843
5	Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Ice Burn	Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	84%	348.1%	0.38	1:07	0.7	100%	4,605	54.1	2328
6	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+	Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets	87%	345.9%	0.39	1:08	0.3	100%	6,428	53.1	3026
7	Mega Sceptile grassdragonmega Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	83%	341.6%	0.39	1:09	0.8	100%	4,056	52.9	1961
8	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+	Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	82%	323.8%	0.41	1:12	0.3	100%	6,112	51.6	3071
9	Shadow Kyogre watershadow Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	77%	321.1%	0.42	1:13	0.8	100%	4,115	50.7	2025
10	Shadow Greninja waterdarkshadow Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	69%	312.0%	0.43	1:15	1.5	100%	2,654	49.6	1478
11	Kartana grasssteel Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade	Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade+14 more movesets	71%	311.1%	0.43	1:15	1.2	100%	3,677	48.2	1651
12	Shadow Kingler watershadow Bubble / Crabhammer	Bubble / Crabhammer+14 more movesets	68%	311.0%	0.43	1:15	1.6	100%	2,829	48.2	1377
13	Mega Swampert watergroundmega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	77%	306.2%	0.44	1:17	0.4	100%	4,401	48.9	2968
14	Kyurem (Black) dragonice Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets	72%	305.1%	0.44	1:17	0.8	100%	4,605	48.6	2051
15	Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) iceshadow Ice Fang / Avalanche	Ice Fang / Avalanche+7 more movesets	65%	304.3%	0.44	1:17	2.0	100%	3,105	48.4	1255
16	Shadow Sceptile grassshadow Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	66%	294.0%	0.45	1:20	1.1	100%	2,757	45.5	1682
17	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	72%	291.5%	0.46	1:21	0.5	100%	5,713	46.1	2710
18	Shadow Mamoswine icegroundshadow Powder Snow / Avalanche	Powder Snow / Avalanche+11 more movesets	65%	286.3%	0.47	1:22	1.1	100%	3,328	45.7	1723
19	Shadow Samurott watershadow Waterfall / Hydro Cannon	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	64%	285.1%	0.47	1:22	1.3	100%	2,826	44.2	1586
20	Mega Blastoise watermega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	68%	285.0%	0.47	1:22	1.0	100%	3,941	44.1	1804
21	Shadow Crawdaunt waterdarkshadow Waterfall / Crabhammer	Waterfall / Crabhammer+11 more movesets	61%	284.9%	0.47	1:22	2.0	100%	2,474	44.5	1179
22	Shadow Chesnaught grassfightingshadow Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+17 more movesets	69%	284.6%	0.47	1:22	0.8	100%	2,954	44.8	2035
23	Shadow Swampert watergroundshadow Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	66%	283.1%	0.47	1:23	1.1	100%	2,974	44.3	1787
24	Mega Venusaur grasspoisonmega Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+9 more movesets	68%	283.0%	0.47	1:23	0.9	100%	3,698	44.4	1953
25	Shadow Feraligatr watershadow Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+19 more movesets	64%	282.1%	0.47	1:23	1.1	100%	2,857	43.7	1686
26	Shaymin (Sky) grassflying Magical Leaf / Grass Knot	Magical Leaf / Grass Knot+11 more movesets	67%	280.3%	0.48	1:24	0.8	100%	3,592	44.0	2299
27	Shadow Venusaur grasspoisonshadow Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+9 more movesets	63%	279.9%	0.48	1:24	1.2	100%	2,720	43.5	1630
28	Shadow Tangrowth grassshadow Vine Whip / Power Whip	Vine Whip / Power Whip+9 more movesets	65%	279.8%	0.48	1:24	0.9	100%	3,030	43.2	1814
29	Inteleon water Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+9 more movesets	61%	279.3%	0.48	1:24	1.7	100%	2,964	43.9	1399
30	Shadow Empoleon watersteelshadow Waterfall / Hydro Cannon	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon+19 more movesets	63%	279.0%	0.48	1:24	1.3	100%	2,900	43.5	1677

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 0.2 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.