Hippopotas counters

#0449

groundTier 1

Lobby CP

3,926

600

Timer

3:00

Attack

Defense

Difficulty

0.05

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 Mewtwo Y, Shadow Greninja, Shadow Sceptile, Shadow Kyogre, Kyurem (White) & Shadow Mamoswine.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Mewtwo Y
S. Greninja
S. Sceptile
S. Kyogre
Kyurem (White)
S. Mamoswine

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 Mewtwo YMegaLegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Future Sight+0.050:08
2Mega GreninjaMegaWater Shuriken / Surf+0.050:08
3Mega StarmieMegaPsywave / Liquidation+0.050:09
4Primal KyogreMegaLegendaryWaterfall / Surf0.060:10
5Mega ChesnaughtMegaVine Whip / Seed Bomb+0.060:11
6Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+0.060:11
7Shadow GreninjaShadowpartyWater Shuriken / Hydro Cannon0.060:11
8Shadow SceptileShadowpartyFury Cutter / Frenzy Plant0.060:11
9Mega SceptileMegaFury Cutter / Frenzy Plant0.060:11
10Shadow KyogreShadowLegendarypartyWaterfall / Surf0.060:11
11Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Ice Burn0.060:11
12Shadow MamoswineShadowpartyPowder Snow / Avalanche0.070:12

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

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Related countersShadow Hippopotas

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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 Mewtwo Ypsychicjoint top pick	psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	0:08	0.05	5315.9%
2	Mega Greninjawaterdark	waterWater ShurikenwaterSurf+	3,784	0:08	0.05	5128.2%
3	Mega Starmiewaterpsychic	psychicPsywavewaterLiquidation+	3,701	0:09	0.05	4843.3%
4	Primal Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterSurf	5,902	0:10	0.06	4152.2%
5	Mega Chesnaughtgrassfighting	grassVine WhipgrassSeed Bomb+	4,093	0:11	0.06	4006.4%
6	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	0:11	0.06	3963.4%
7	Shadow Greninjawaterdark	waterWater ShurikenwaterHydro Cannon	2,654	0:11	0.06	3963.4%
8	Shadow Sceptilegrass	bugFury CuttergrassFrenzy Plant	2,757	0:11	0.06	3896.1%
9	Mega Sceptilegrassdragon	bugFury CuttergrassFrenzy Plant	4,056	0:11	0.06	3848.0%
10	Shadow Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterSurf	4,115	0:11	0.06	3791.1%
11	Kyurem (White)dragonice	iceIce FangiceIce Burn	4,605	0:11	0.06	3791.1%
12	Shadow Mamoswineiceground	icePowder SnowiceAvalanche	3,328	0:12	0.07	3713.6%
13	Kartanagrasssteel	grassRazor LeafgrassLeaf Blade	3,677	0:12	0.07	3704.1%
14	Mega Delphoxfirepsychic	fireFire SpinfireMystical Fire+	4,783	0:12	0.07	3669.2%
15	Shadow Hisuian Samurottwaterdark	waterWaterfallwaterRazor Shell	2,802	0:12	0.07	3633.1%

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	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	1128%	4017.1%	0:11	0.06
Tackle / Dig	100%	1194%	3996.6%	0:11	0.06
Tackle / Rock Tomb	100%	1126%	3996.6%	0:11	0.06
Sand Attack / Dig	100%	1173%	3996.6%	0:11	0.06
Bite / Dig	100%	1139%	4012.0%	0:11	0.06
Bite / Rock Tomb	100%	1085%	4012.0%	0:11	0.06
Tackle / Body Slam	100%	1118%	4027.4%	0:11	0.06
Sand Attack / Rock Tomb	100%	1106%	4027.4%	0:11	0.06
Sand Attack / Body Slam	100%	1113%	4030.0%	0:11	0.06
Bite / Body Slam	100%	1081%	4043.0%	0:11	0.06

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 1: 600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 83 / Defense 79 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.5974).

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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	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+	Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets	100%	5315.9%	0.05	0:08	100%	6,428	76.2	625
2	Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Water Shuriken / Surf+	Water Shuriken / Surf++17 more movesets	94%	5128.2%	0.05	0:08	100%	3,784	84.7	718
3	Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Psywave / Liquidation+	Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets	88%	4843.3%	0.05	0:09	100%	3,701	85.7	771
4	Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Surf	Waterfall / Surf+5 more movesets	72%	4152.2%	0.06	0:10	100%	5,902	59.5	625
5	Mega Chesnaught grassfightingmega Vine Whip / Seed Bomb+	Vine Whip / Seed Bomb++20 more movesets	77%	4006.4%	0.06	0:11	100%	4,093	71.6	778
6	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+	Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	69%	3963.4%	0.06	0:11	100%	6,112	55.5	610
7	Shadow Greninja waterdarkshadow Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	62%	3963.4%	0.06	0:11	100%	2,654	60.6	667
8	Shadow Sceptile grassshadow Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	65%	3896.1%	0.06	0:11	100%	2,757	55.5	620
9	Mega Sceptile grassdragonmega Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	68%	3848.0%	0.06	0:11	100%	4,056	64.3	729
10	Shadow Kyogre watershadow Waterfall / Surf	Waterfall / Surf+5 more movesets	61%	3791.1%	0.06	0:11	100%	4,115	54.4	626
11	Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Ice Burn	Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	65%	3791.1%	0.06	0:11	100%	4,605	65.2	750
12	Shadow Mamoswine icegroundshadow Powder Snow / Avalanche	Powder Snow / Avalanche+11 more movesets	61%	3713.6%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,328	54.6	640
13	Kartana grasssteel Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade	Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade+14 more movesets	59%	3704.1%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,677	54.4	642
14	Mega Delphox firepsychicmega Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+	Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets	59%	3669.2%	0.07	0:12	100%	4,783	57.1	677
15	Shadow Hisuian Samurott waterdarkshadow Waterfall / Razor Shell	Waterfall / Razor Shell+14 more movesets	56%	3633.1%	0.07	0:12	100%	2,802	50.8	609
16	Shadow Crawdaunt waterdarkshadow Waterfall / Razor Shell	Waterfall / Razor Shell+11 more movesets	53%	3633.1%	0.07	0:12	100%	2,474	52.2	626
17	Shadow Kingler watershadow Bubble / Crabhammer	Bubble / Crabhammer+14 more movesets	55%	3615.0%	0.07	0:12	100%	2,829	61.4	740
18	Kingler water Bubble / Crabhammer	Bubble / Crabhammer+14 more movesets	55%	3585.3%	0.07	0:12	100%	2,829	50.9	618
19	Mega Swampert watergroundmega Mud Shot / Hydro Cannon	Mud Shot / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	62%	3579.4%	0.07	0:12	100%	4,401	53.0	645
20	Shadow Regigigas normalshadow Hidden Power / Crush Grip	Hidden Power / Crush Grip+7 more movesets	59%	3573.5%	0.07	0:12	100%	4,346	55.8	679
21	Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) iceshadow Ice Fang / Avalanche	Ice Fang / Avalanche+7 more movesets	54%	3547.4%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,105	59.6	732
22	Mega Victreebel grasspoisonmega Magical Leaf / Leaf Blade	Magical Leaf / Leaf Blade+23 more movesets	56%	3487.8%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,505	49.2	615
23	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	58%	3487.8%	0.07	0:12	100%	5,713	50.0	625
24	Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) ice Ice Fang / Avalanche	Ice Fang / Avalanche+7 more movesets	53%	3487.8%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,105	49.0	612
25	Shadow Weavile darkiceshadow Snarl / Avalanche	Snarl / Avalanche+11 more movesets	52%	3465.6%	0.07	0:13	100%	3,005	52.8	663
26	Necrozma (Dusk Mane) psychicsteel Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike	Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike+14 more movesets	55%	3419.4%	0.07	0:13	100%	4,099	48.3	616
27	Shadow Cacturne grassdarkshadow Sucker Punch / Grass Knot	Sucker Punch / Grass Knot+14 more movesets	50%	3395.4%	0.07	0:13	100%	2,298	49.0	629
28	Shadow Exeggutor grasspsychicshadow Bullet Seed / Solar Beam	Bullet Seed / Solar Beam+11 more movesets	53%	3379.6%	0.07	0:13	100%	3,014	52.0	670
29	Shadow Alolan Exeggutor grassdragonshadow Bullet Seed / Solar Beam	Bullet Seed / Solar Beam+7 more movesets	53%	3379.6%	0.07	0:13	100%	3,014	51.5	664
30	Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Fire Fang / Dark Pulse+	Fire Fang / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	51%	3367.8%	0.07	0:13	100%	3,842	48.3	623

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