If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing.
Hippopotas is a BREAKthrough card from the 2015 release window. Card flavor text reads: "It enshrouds itself with sand to protect itself from germs.
It does not enjoy getting wet." Core profile: Its card type is Pokémon. The rarity label is Common.
Printed HP is 80. Energy typing is Fighting.
It carries a Basic subtype designation. Attack line includes "Nose Jet".
Latest market snapshots place Hippopotas in BREAKthrough at roughly $0.14. Week-over-week change is limited (0.0%), indicating short-term stability.
It now sits 7.1% above its 30-day average of $0.13. Its 90-day trading band runs between $0.12 and $0.15, producing a 21% range and moderate-volatility behavior.
Rarity classification for this copy is Common.
Collector-focused market read: The latest week is near flat (0.0%), suggesting consolidation rather than breakout behavior. With a 21% 90-day spread ($0.12-$0.15), this card currently tracks as moderate-volatility.
Versus the 30-day average ($0.13), the card is trading 7.1% higher. This sample does not include a stable graded benchmark, which means active listings remain the best condition-adjusted reference.
BREAKthrough was released in 2015. BREAKthrough is grouped under the XY era.
With 165 listed cards, this is a mid-size set by modern TCG standards. As of 2026, the set is 11 years old and now falls into an established back-catalog period.
Hippopotas (#83) is one of the Common prints in this expansion.
Hippopotas sits within a broader pool of Hippopotas variants that can be compared by set, rarity, and price. The current sample spans 6 comparable cards from 6 sets.
Observed alternatives run from $0.06 to $0.47 (683% spread). The current card sits -7% versus the sampled alternative average of $0.15.
Notable alternatives include Hippopotas #87 (Primal Clash) at $0.47, Hippopotas #84 (Evolving Skies) at $0.06, Hippopotas #93 (Darkness Ablaze) at $0.08, and Hippopotas #79 (Astral Radiance) at $0.09.
