# Hippopotas #83/162 — BREAKthrough

## Summary

Hippopotas is a bulk common from XY-era BREAKthrough, the sort of pull that fills a binder slot without anyone chasing it. Its Sinnoh roots and sleepy sand-spewing charm earn a modest following, and Akira Komayama's name adds a small nudge for illustrator completists. A $0.16 modelled guide with 2 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $34, 210 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.05 out of Perfect Order.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | BREAKthrough |
| Number | 83/162 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | Akira Komayama |
| Release date | 2015-11-04 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fighting |
| Attack: Nose Jet | cost Fighting/Colorless/Colorless — damage 30 — If the Defending Pokémon tries to attack during your opponent's next turn, your opponent flips a coin. If tails, that attack does nothing. |
| Weakness | Grass ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Hippopotas #449](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/hippopotas) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.16** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.21 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 51/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2015-11-04T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-17T11:07:17.099Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-10T15:19:53.962Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-07T17:48:48.780Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-10T15:19:53.961Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/breakthrough/hippopotas-83)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy8-83%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)