Hippond

Hippond is a dual-type Water/Ground Pokémon.

It evolves into Hippotone from at level 38.

Physiology
Hippond is a Pokémon based off of a baby hippopotamus. Its body is a murky blue, with its nostrils having murky blue water in them, two small murky blue ears, two eyes with pinprick pupils, and light brown mud covering the lower half of its body. It also has a small tail that's a murky blue and mud on the lower half of it.

Gender Differences
None.

Special Abilities
Hippond wrestle with each other in mud pools, their color providing a natural camouflage from larger predators that hunt them.

Behavior
Hippond are small but strong, able to wrestle with each other in mud pools. Their body color provides a natural camouflage from larger predators that hunt them.

Habitat
Wild Hippond are found by Surfing in the Wild Plains (Rikoto's Safari Zone).

Shiny Coloration Differences
For Shiny Hippond, the blue is a brighter, deep shade of blue, while the mud turns a murky blue.

Trivia

 * In an earlier version of the Pokédex, Hippond was called "Hipplash."
 * It's old design is a bit similar to its current design's Shiny Coloration. The differences are that the old design had a bright aqua color, and the mud was a dark gray color.

Origin
Hippond is based off of a baby hippopotamus.

Name origin
Hippond comes from the words Hippopotamus and pond. Meanwhile, its old name, Hipplash, comes from Hippopotamus and splash.