Rhydon
No dex entry data available.
Catch rate, size and breeding are current species data.
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
Breeding & Growth
Family Tree
Evolution methods are current, not edition-scoped.
Trade · holding ProtectorEncounters
Not found in the wild — gift, trade or evolution only.
Sprite Museum
Every era of Rhydon, from 1996 pixels to 3D-era GIFs. Pick a tile or scrub the timeline.
Where to catch Rhydon
FRLG snapshot below. Overview follows the edition dock.
Rhydon cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen. You only get it through evolution: Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon starting at level 42.
Other games? Find every location per route and version in the interactive maps.
Weaknesses & resistances
Defensive profile of Rhydon (Ground, Rock), calculated from the gen 3 type chart:
WEAK TO
Water (×4), Grass (×4), Ice (×2), Fighting (×2), Ground (×2), Steel (×2)
RESISTS
Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock
IMMUNE TO
Electric
Water (×4), Grass (×4), Ice (×2), Fighting (×2), Ground (×2), Steel (×2). Resists Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock, immune to Electric. Calculated from the gen 3 type chart (FireRed/LeafGreen).
Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon starting at level 42..
Not in the wild. Rhydon cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed/LeafGreen. You only get it through evolution: 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.