Hippowdon · Evolving Skies, what to know.
About the Hippowdon card
Hippowdon is card 85 of 237 in Evolving Skies, released in August 2021, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Fighting-type with 150 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Hippopotas, which places Hippowdon deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Eri Yamaki.
The card's flavor text gives Hippowdon a line of lore: "When roused to violence by its rage, it spews out the quantities of sand it has swallowed and whips up a sandstorm."
What is Hippowdon worth?
Hippowdon is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Hippowdon before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Hippowdon grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Hippowdon
Raw copies of Hippowdon are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Hippowdon is the practical move.
