Physical
Wallbreaker
ATier
40Speed · Very Slow

Attack leads and Speed gets almost nothing. That's Rhydon's stat line in a nutshell. 3 stats sit in respectable range, but the spread is brutal. Moderately hard to find and yields 2 Attack EVs.

Base Stats
Above
HP105
B
Attack130
A
Defense120
A
Sp. Atk45
D
Sp. Def45
D
Speed40
D
Total485
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging60 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height1.9 m
6'03"Average
Weight120.0 kg
264.6 lbsHeavy
Base XP170
Average
Abilities
Lightning RodTop Pick
Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
Rock HeadRare
Protects against recoil damage.
RecklessHA
Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.
Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity
EV Yield
HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training target
Pokedex Entries

Rapidly rotates its horn to bore through bedrock. It swaggers around volcanic regions, protected from the lava’s heat by its tough, armorlike hide.

Legends: Arceus

Rhydon is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Watch out for Water and Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Rhydon's physical bulk (base 120 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Rhydon Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Water, Grass
2x (Weak)Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel
0.5x (Resist)Normal, Fire, Flying, Rock
0.25x (Resist)Poison
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartFragile
6Weak
5Resist
2Immune
Score-7
4xCritical
WaterGrass
2xWeak
IceFightingGroundSteel
½xResist
NormalFireFlyingRock
¼xResist
Poison
0xImmune
ElectricElectric
STAB (8)
FireElectricPoisonRockSteelIceFlyingBug
How to Beat Rhydon (Best Counters)
Torkoal
TorkoalWalls physical sets
Fire
A
Recommended Build
AbilityDrought
ItemCharcoal
NatureQuiet
Moves
  • EruptionSTAB
  • ProtectPriority
  • Heat Wave
  • Earth Power
Damage vs Rhydon
Eruption
22-26%
Heat Wave
14-16%
View Torkoal builds →

Sitting between Rhyhorn and Rhyperior, Rhydon is part of a chain that requires a trade. Not your typical level-up setup. Attack has grown the most so far (+45), but there's still another 50 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Rhyhorn
#111Rhyhorn
42
Level 42
Rhydon
#112Rhydon
Trade + Protector
Trade + Protector
Rhyperior
#464Rhyperior
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Rhyhorn
GroundRock
Rhydon
GroundRock
Rhyperior
GroundRock
HP
80
105+25
115+10
ATK
85
130+45
140+10
DEF
95
120+25
130+10
SP.ATK
30
45+15
55+10
SP.DEF
30
45+15
55+10
SPE
25
40+15
40
BST
345C-Tier
485A-Tier+140
535A-Tier+50
ROLE
Trick Room
Wallbreaker
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Rhydon to get Rhyhorn eggs easily using 278 partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups.

Egg Groups
GroundMonster
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
raichupikachunidokinggolduckampharosvenusaurcharizardblastoisemeganiumferaligatrsceptileswampert
12 of 278·

Rhydon runs Swords Dance to boost before sweeping. Lightningrod and Adamant nature shape the build, with max HP and Sp. Def EVs to capitalize after one turn of setup, plus the remaining moves to back it up.

Best Build

All 21 games
Recommended
Ability
Lightning Rod
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Rhydon
Adamant+ATK

Rhydon best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Hazard Setter Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Swords Dance
  • Stone EdgeSTAB
  • Stealth RockSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Florges
FlorgesDecent

Moves

All 21 games

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 12 types means almost nothing walls Rhydon cleanly, with Meteor Beam and Earthquake anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
Lv 1
Smack Down
C5010015Rock
Lv 1
Tackle
D4010035Normal
Lv 1
Tail Whip
D—10030Normal
Lv 15
Horn Attack
—6510025Normal
Lv 20
Scary Face
C—10010Normal
Lv 25
Stomp
C6510020Normal
Lv 30
Rock Blast
D259010Rock
Lv 35
Drill Run
B809510Ground
Lv 40
Take Down
C908520Normal
Lv 47
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
Lv 54
Stone Edge
S100805Rock
Lv 61
Megahorn
A1208510Bug
Lv 68
Horn Drill
S—305Normal

TM Moves

TM
TM46
Avalanche-4
B6010010Ice
TM143
Blizzard
D110705Ice
TM89
Body Press
A8010010Fighting
TM66
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
TM222
Breaking Swipe
C6010015Dragon
TM58
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM28
Bulldoze
C6010020Ground
TM108
Crunch
C8010015Dark
TM224
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM55
Dig
B8010010Ground
TM204
Double-Edge
B12010015Normal
TM115
Dragon Pulse
D8510010Dragon
TM106
Drill Run
B809510Ground
TM133
Earth Power
C9010010Ground
TM149
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM205
Endeavor
D—1005Normal
TM47
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM25
Facade
C7010020Normal
TM141
Fire Blast
D110855Fire
TM08
Fire Fang
C659515Fire
TM67
Fire Punch
A7510015Fire
TM125
Flamethrower
B9010015Fire
TM43
Fling
D—10010Dark
TM158
Focus Blast
D120705Fighting
TM192
Focus Punch-3
B15010020Fighting
TM152
Giga Impact
B150905Normal
TM189
Heat Crash
D—10010Fire
TM121
Heavy Slam
D—10010Steel
TM130
Helping Hand+5
A——20Normal
TM186
High Horsepower
A959510Ground
TM142
Hydro Pump
D110805Water
TM163
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM135
Ice Beam
D9010010Ice
TM10
Ice Fang
C659515Ice
TM69
Ice Punch
A7510015Ice
TM34
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM104
Iron Defense
C——15Steel
TM220
Meteor Beam
C1209010Rock
TM35
Mud Shot
D559515Ground
TM05
Mud-Slap
D2010010Ground
TM156
Outrage
B12010010Dragon
TM83
Poison Jab
C8010020Poison
TM07
Protect+4
S——10Normal
TM50
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM85
Rest
B——5Psychic
TM134
Reversal
D—10015Fighting
TM172
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM76
Rock Blast
D259010Rock
TM86
Rock Slide
S759010Rock
TM36
Rock Tomb
A609515Rock
TM51
Sandstorm
C——10Rock
TM06
Scary Face
C—10010Normal
TM215
Scorching Sands
D7010010Ground
TM61
Shadow Claw
C7010015Ghost
TM70
Sleep Talk
B——10Normal
TM179
Smack Down
C5010015Rock
TM53
Smart Strike
C70—10Steel
TM116
Stealth Rock
S——20Rock
TM84
Stomping Tantrum
B7510010Ground
TM150
Stone Edge
S100805Rock
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM49
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM210
Supercell Slam
A1009515Electric
TM123
Surf
D9010015Water
TM88
Swords Dance
S——20Normal
TM01
Take Down
C908520Normal
TM171
Tera Blast
B8010010Normal
TM18
Thief
C6010025Dark
TM166
Thunder
D1107010Electric
TM09
Thunder Fang
C659515Electric
TM68
Thunder Punch
C7510015Electric
TM126
Thunderbolt
D9010015Electric
TM191
Uproar
D9010010Normal

Egg Moves

Rhydon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Rhydon can't learn any Tutor moves
All 21 games

Rhydon can't be caught in Scarlet & Violet. Transfer Rhyhorn from Red, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.

How to Obtain Rhydon in Scarlet & Violet

  1. Rhyhorn
    Step 1Obtain Rhyhorn

    Also found in:

    RedYellowGoldCrystalRubyEmerald
  2. Rhydon
    Step 2Rhydon ✓

  • Rhydon is meant to evolve into Rhyperior. At 485 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

  • Rhydon's biggest threats include Gyarados (Water), Venusaur (Grass), and Lapras (Ice), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Gyarados is the most dangerous since Water moves deal 4x damage. Fighting, Ground, and Steel-type attackers are also a problem. With 6 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter. At base 40 Speed, Rhydon won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

  • Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon at level 42. Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior while holding a Protector. Rhydon is a middle-stage evolution in the Rhyhorn line.

  • Lightning Rod is what you want on Rhydon. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Rock Head, Reckless) work on paper but Lightning Rod is what makes Rhydon worth using. On wall sets, Lightning Rod pairs with Rhydon's base 120 Defense to absorb physical hits on the switch.

  • Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Rhydon is a physical attacker with base 130 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a wallbreaker.

One of the original 151, Rhydon has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

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