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Hippowdon
Rising Rivals 25/111 • rare
- Set
- Rising Rivals
- Number
- 25/111
- Rarity
- Rare
- Released
- 2009
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $0.96
- Artist
- Tomoaki Imakuni
What it does
As long as Hippowdon is your Active Pokémon, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon LV.X between turns.
Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each Energy attached to Hippowdon. Before doing damage, you may search your discard pile for a Fighting Energy card and attach it to Hippowdon.
Does 10 damage to each Benched Pokémon that isn't an Evolved Pokémon (both yours and your opponent's). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon).
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
The Hippowdon card, numbered 25/111, was released in the 2009 Rising Rivals expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set was strategically designed to highlight the rivalry between Gym Leaders and the Elite Four, serving as a bridge between the core mechanics of the Diamond and Pearl era and the more complex strategies introduced in the Platinum series. The card reflects the transition toward Pokémon that possessed specialized, high-impact abilities meant to disrupt opponent play, a hallmark of the competitive meta during the late 2000s.
The artwork for this card was provided by illustrator Midori Harada, whose contributions to the Pokémon TCG are noted for their dynamic use of lighting and emphasis on the creature's physical bulk. In this rendition, Hippowdon is captured in a sand-swirling stance, emphasizing its Ground-type identity and its reputation as a sturdy, defensive powerhouse. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional rare-tier asset, valued by players for its consistency within Fighting-type deck archetypes of the era.
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