4th Gen shiny hippowdon?

[Jfitz]

how come the hippowdon in the elite four is gray and black and the ones that you catch in nature are beige and black?

 

[True Justice]

It changes color considerably based on Gender. It's not Shiny. Males are beige and black while Females are Grey and black. That mistake often occurs between them.

 

[El Gofre]

Male Hippowdon:

Female Hippowdon:

It's quite a stark recolour for just a simple change in gender. A lot of confusion arises around this.

 

[Matt-O]

Lots of Pkmn have male female differences, they're just harder to spot. Hippowdon is probably the most obvious of the Pkmn that look different with gender.

 

[~*Champion Shirona*~]

You can also view gender differance on your Pokedex. Please note that whenever a pokemon has blue sparkle around them, they are shiny. In this case Hippowdon is not shiny.

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[ShadowNHL]

the color will change due to the gender of the pokemon like the shellos but that is west and east

 

[Flash11]

The female ones are a different color than the males. the elite 4 one is a female