#0187 · Johto · Generation 2

Hoppip

Cottonweed Pokémon · Grass/Flying-type

Hoppip is a Grass/Flying-type Pokémon, the Cottonweed Pokémon, number 187 (#0187) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 0.5 kg.

Hoppip is the Cottonweed Pokémon, a pink Grass and Flying type so light that the Pokédex says a gentle breeze could carry it to the next town. When strong winds approach, it links leaves with other Hoppip to stay put.

How to pronounce Hoppip

Hoppip is pronounced HOP-ip. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Hoppip said out loud:

In Japanese it is ハネッコ (Hanecco).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Round and pink, Hoppip is a plant Pokémon with long green leaves on its head, big triangular ears, stubby limbs and a short tail. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 0.5 kg, and it can sense strong winds coming.

Behaviour

Hoppip huddles in clusters and braces its feet against the ground so the wind cannot carry it off, though the Pokédex says it enjoys gentle breezes. One entry says spring is near when they crowd together in fields and mountains. Bulbapedia says winds carry it all over the world except cold regions.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is grassland, and Bulbapedia adds fields, mountains and even cities. In Scarlet and Violet it lives in Paldea's South Province and appears in 1 star Tera Raid Battles.

Powers

Hoppip can have Chlorophyll or Leaf Guard, with Infiltrator hidden. It learns Fairy Wind, Sleep Powder and Stun Spore early, then Leech Seed, Bounce and Cotton Spore. Its base stats total just 250, so it is a fragile support Pokémon that mainly exists to grow up.

Name origin

Hoppip may combine 'hop' or 'hippity-hop' with 'pip' (a small seed) or 'pipsqueak'. With Skiploom and Jumpluff it makes 'hop, skip and jump', and Bulbapedia says Nob Ogasawara partly coined the English names. The Japanese name is Hanecco (ハネッコ), possibly from 葉 ha (leaf), 跳ねる haneru (to hop) and 根っ子 nekko (root).

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia reads Hoppip as a bulb or root with leaves like a dandelion's. This is a fan reading.

Evolution notes

Hoppip evolves into Skiploom at level 18, and Skiploom evolves into Jumpluff at level 27.

In the games

Hoppip has no major story role, and players first met it in Gold and Silver. It was missing from Sword and Shield but is back in Scarlet and Violet, and it is not available in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Mariah's seven Hoppip debuted in 'Foul Weather Friends', where she used them to forecast the weather. In 'Who's Flying Now?', James bought one that had been painted to look like a Chimecho.

Fun facts

• At Spaceworld '97 the line looked like limbless, cat-like Pokémon with long tails, apparently called Haneko, Poponeko and Wataneko.
• In the manga Magical Pokémon Journey, Cashew looks after 26 Hoppip, each named after a different letter of the alphabet.
• No other Flying type in the game data weighs less than Hoppip.
• Its Scarlet and Violet move list begins with Splash, the move Magikarp is famous for.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Hoppip (Pokémon) · Serebii: Hoppip (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 35
• Attack: 35
• Defense: 40
• Sp. Atk: 35
• Sp. Def: 55
• Speed: 50

Hoppip’s base stat total is 250. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Hoppip weak to?

Hoppip takes extra damage from Ice (4×), Fire (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Rock (2×) moves.

It resists Grass (¼×), Water (½×), Fighting (½×).

It is immune to Ground moves.

Evolution

How does Hoppip evolve?

Hoppip evolves into Skiploom at level 18.

The whole family: Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff.

• Skiploom evolves into Jumpluff at level 27.

Abilities

• Chlorophyll: Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
• Leaf Guard: Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.
• Infiltrator (hidden ability): Bypasses Light Screen, Reflect, and Safeguard.

Moves

Moves Hoppip learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (37)

Hoppip can learn 37 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Protect, Acrobatics, Thief, Trailblaze, Facade, Aerial Ace, Magical Leaf, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Bullet Seed, U-turn, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Grass Knot, Rest, Swords Dance, Substitute, Giga Drain, Tailwind, Energy Ball, Encore, Helping Hand, Pollen Puff, Baton Pass, Grassy Terrain, Leaf Storm, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Lunge, Double-Edge.

Egg moves (8):Cotton Guard, Encore, Grassy Terrain, Rage Powder, Seed Bomb, Strength Sap, Switcheroo, Worry Seed.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Fairy, Grass.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Def effort value.
• Base experience yield: 50.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon drifts and floats with the wind. If it senses the approach of strong winds, Hoppip links its leaves with other Hoppip to prepare against being blown away. (Ruby, Sapphire, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire)

It drifts on winds. It is said that when Hoppip gather in fields and mountains, spring is on the way. (Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2, Y)

Its body is so light, it must grip the ground firmly with its feet to keep from being blown away. (Silver, FireRed, SoulSilver, X)

To keep from being blown away by the wind, they gather in clusters. But they do enjoy gentle breezes. (HeartGold)

To keep from being blown away by the wind, they gather in clusters. They do enjoy gentle breezes, though. (Gold, LeafGreen)

This Pokémon drifts and floats with the wind. If it senses the approach of strong winds, a Hoppip links leaves with others to prepare against being blown away. (Emerald)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Lightest Flying type: 0.5 kg.
• Lightest Pokémon in Gen 2: 0.5 kg.
• Lightest Grass type in Gen 2: 0.5 kg.
• Lightest Flying type in Gen 2: 0.5 kg.
• Lowest base stat total among Flying types in Gen 2: 250.
• Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
• Heavier than 2% of all Pokémon (0.5 kg).
• Base stat total 250, ranked #967 of 1,025.
• One of 6 Pokémon that are both Grass and Flying.
• One of 60 pink Pokémon.
• Number 36 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 56 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 7 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Hoppip (Pokémon), Serebii: Hoppip (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (HOP-ip): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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