Rhydon
No description is available for this edition.
Combat Profile
Move Pool
| TYPE | CAT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammer Arm | Fighting | 100 | 90 | 10 | |
| 1Bulldoze | Ground | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 1Smack Down | Rock | 50 | 100 | 15 | |
| 1Tackle | Normal | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| 1Tail Whip | Normal | — | 100 | 30 | |
| 15Horn Attack | Normal | 65 | 100 | 25 | |
| 20Scary Face | Normal | — | 100 | 10 | |
| 25Stomp | Normal | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| 30Rock Blast | Rock | 25 | 90 | 10 | |
| 35Drill Run | Ground | 80 | 95 | 10 | |
| 40Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85 | 20 | |
| 47Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100 | 10 | |
| 54Stone Edge | Rock | 100 | 80 | 5 | |
| 61Megahorn | Bug | 120 | 85 | 10 | |
| 68Horn Drill | Normal | — | 30 | 5 |
Abilities
Redirects single-target Electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
Protects against recoil damage.
- Hidden
Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.
Type Matchups
Gen 9 chart · Lightning Rod
Breeding & Growth
Family Tree
Trade holding ProtectorWhere to find
No encounter data is available for this edition.
Sprite Museum
Every era of Rhydon, from 1996 pixels to 3D-era GIFs. Pick a tile or scrub the timeline.
Weaknesses & resistances
Defensive profile of Rhydon (Ground, Rock), calculated from the gen 3 type chart:
WEAK TO
Fighting (×2), Ground (×2), Steel (×2), Water (×4), Grass (×4), Ice (×2)
RESISTS
Normal, Flying, Poison, Rock, Fire
IMMUNE TO
Electric
Fighting (×2), Ground (×2), Steel (×2), Water (×4), Grass (×4), Ice (×2). Resists Normal, Flying, Poison, Rock, Fire, immune to Electric. Calculated from the gen 3 type chart (FireRed/LeafGreen).
Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon starting at level 42..
Our take: Yes, late. Rhydon has huge Attack and Defense but 4× weaknesses to Water and Grass. Unplayable against the wrong teams, otherwise a wall with bite.