The ultimate Hippopotas card collector guide for 🦁 Safari Animals binders — top cards, rare pulls, display tips, and evolution spreads.
2024-10-04
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #807
2019 survey: #672
#837 / 1025
Hippo Pokémon
It lives in arid places. Instead of perspiration, it expels grainy sand from its body.
The elevator pitch for Hippopotas: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
Recent cards featuring Hippopotas from the Trading Card Game, newest first.

Perfect Order
Common

Destined Rivals
Common

Prismatic Evolutions
Common

Mega Rising
One Diamond

Space-Time Smackdown
One Star

Space-Time Smackdown
One Diamond

Astral Radiance
Common

Evolving Skies
Common

Darkness Ablaze
Common

Ultra Prism
Common

BREAKthrough
Common

Primal Clash
Common
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Spread layout for Hippopotas, TCG picks to anchor the page, and open artwork you can print for Michi-style scene pockets.
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.

Hippopotas #87 (Primal Clash) by Yuka Morii is essential — her signature clay-art style gives Hippopotas an irresistibly handcrafted charm.

Hippopotas #68 (Ultra Prism) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Hippopotas binder page.

Hippopotas #65 (Next Destinies) is worth tracking down — approachable prices and binder-ready artwork.

Hippopotas #51 (Diamond & Pearl) is worth tracking down — approachable prices and binder-ready artwork.
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.

Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.

HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.

Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Hippopotas chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page

Primal Clash
Common

Ultra Prism
Common

Next Destinies
Common


Diamond & Pearl
Uncommon

Perfect Order
Common

Destined Rivals
Common

Prismatic Evolutions
Common
Right page

Mega Rising
One Diamond

Space-Time Smackdown
One Star

Space-Time Smackdown
One Diamond

Astral Radiance
Common

Evolving Skies
Common

Darkness Ablaze
Common


BREAKthrough
Common
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Hippopotas cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Illustration picks when dedicated scene art is not cached yet — card frames may still show.

Scene wallpaper — Hippopotas
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Hippopotas

Scene wallpaper — Hippopotas
Scene art via Wallhaven — Scene wallpaper — Hippopotas
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
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For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
In-game numbers for Hippopotas — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
68
Attack
72
Defense
78
Sp. Atk
38
Sp. Def
42
Speed
32
Total: 330
Players file Hippopotas around tier "LC" while Ability Sand Stream (Summons a sandstorm that lasts indefinitely upon entering battle.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
Animated Showdown-style models for Hippopotas — normal and shiny.


Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
A short write-up on Hippopotas, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It lives in arid places. Instead of perspiration, it expels grainy sand from its body.
It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs. It does not enjoy getting wet.
It shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking. They form colonies of around ten.
A second dex beat (Omega Ruby) frames Hippopotas as one that lives in arid places.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Hippopotas shows up in White 2 lore as one that shuts its nostrils tight then travels through sand as if walking.. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Common localized names collectors may search for.
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