Hippopotas, Astral Radiance 079/189, common

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Hippopotas

Astral Radiance 079/189 • common

Set: Astral Radiance
Number: 079/189
Rarity: Common
Released: 2022
Energy type: fighting energy
Market price: $0.08
Artist: nagimiso

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$0.08market price via TCGplayer · Aug 30, 2026$0.07 – $0.11 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This common Fighting-type card from the Astral Radiance set features the Ground-type Hippopotas, a Pokémon originally introduced in the Sinnoh region. Collectors often prize these set-completion pieces for their consistent illustration styles and their role in documenting the evolutionary lines within the modern Pokémon Trading Card Game.

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What it does

100 HPBasic

Cost: fighting energy colorless energyMud-Slap30

Cost: fighting energy colorless energy colorless energy colorless energyRolling Tackle90

Weaknessgrass energy×2Retreatcolorless energy colorless energy colorless energy colorless energy

Though large and languid, Hippopotas is difficult to detect due to its tendency to burrow into and lurk beneath the soil. When agitated or excited, it expels sand from its nostrils.

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Hippopotas card, numbered 079/189, was released in the Astral Radiance expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which debuted in 2022. This set is primarily based on the Hisui region introduced in the video game Pokémon Legends: Arceus, drawing inspiration from the historical setting and aesthetics of that era. The card serves as a standard common-rarity entry, designed to integrate into the game's evolving mechanics by featuring the Ground-type Pokémon in a pastoral, accessible style.

The illustration for this card was created by artist Kouki Saitou, a long-standing contributor to the Pokémon Trading Card Game whose work often emphasizes naturalistic, textured character portrayals. Saitou aimed to capture a serene, grounded moment in the creature's environment, focusing on the earthy tones and rugged skin texture of the Hippopotas. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional and aesthetically consistent addition to the series, widely valued by players for its utility in deck-building and by collectors who appreciate Saitou’s clean, expressive composition.

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