Want to know how to beat King Hippo in Punch-Out!? The following guide will give you the easiest way to beat this Hippo.
In the Punch-Out series, King Hippo is a regular opponent. He wears shorts that fall down when he is caught off-guard, and he only needs to fall once to be defeated because he is so heavy. The King Hippo can be intimidating, but if you know what to expect before you go in, you won’t actually have a problem. If you throw straight punches, Hippo will always block the attack. If you throw too many punches when you shouldn’t, Mac will become tired very quickly. So how to beat King Hippo? Our guide below will help you out.
It’s not possible to damage King Hippo in the normal way, unlike most other boxers in the game. It’s not immediately obvious what his only weakness is. You’ll have to dodge his punches until you can get him to reveal his bandaged navel. Press either left or right on the directional pad to dodge King Hippo’s punches. After shaking back and forth, raise your fist while opening your mouth in order to make him reveal his bandaged navel.
By pressing the punch button, you can force King Hippo to stop attacking by dropping his shorts. Punch him until he covers his belly button with his fists. If you do not have a strong defense, you will not be able to penetrate Hippo’s defense.
When you dodge his attacks, you can usually stun the opponent by a quick jab to the face. When you stun Hippo like this, immediately follow up with a belly shot and combo to your heart’s content. It’s interesting about Hippo that you can never TKO him since a knockdown always results in a KO. Hippo never gets up after a knockdown.
A left and a right jab from King Hippo will be nearly identical to each other. They act essentially the same, but you will need to counter the attacks differently. Block a left jab and Hippo will drop his hands, leaving him vulnerable to a right punch from Mac. Once you have blocked Hippo’s attack, you will earn a star if you hit him. Alternately, you can dodge Hippo’s attack and then strike him in the body to finish the combination. This will stun him.
Hippo will pull back and then throw both fists at you simultaneously once you have reduced his health to about 50%. When Hippo approaches you, you can tag him with any punch to block him, or if your health is low, you can duck under the blow to completely dodge it.
Upon regaining his strength, Hippo yells a bit, which causes him to momentarily open his head to a jab. If you follow up with a body blow with a head jab, you will stun him and leave him open for a combo. If you duck Hippo’s heavy double punch and hit him with a star punch, you’ll immediately KO him.
So this is how to beat King Hippo in Punch-Out! Just keep following this strategy and place your jabs and punches perfectly to win this fight.
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