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.

What is Rhydon weak to?

In Gold & Silver, 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.

How do you evolve Rhydon?

In Gold & Silver, 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.

What role does Rhydon play in battle?

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.

For Gold & Silver, you can run Rhydon through the first few routes without issues. 485 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Rhyperior as fast as you can.

Rhydon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

BTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

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 stat exp.

Base Stats

Above

HP105

Attack130

Defense120

Sp. Atk45

Sp. Def45

Speed40

Total485

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.9 m

Weight120.0 kg

Base XP170

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Lightning Rod

Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Rock Head

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

Its rugged hide protects it from even the heat of lava. However, the hide also makes it insensitive.

Rhydon Weakness

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. Rhydon's physical bulk (base 120 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Rhydon Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
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

1Immune

Score-7

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

Water Grass

2xWeak

Ice Fighting Ground Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Flying Rock

¼xResist

Poison

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (8)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel Ice Flying Bug

How to Beat Rhydon in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Snorlax's Earthquake hits Rhydon for 38-45%. Tyranitar deals 45-54% with Earthquake.

SnorlaxThreatens with Earthquake, walls special sets Normal	S
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves RestRecovery Double Edge Earthquake CurseSetup Damage vs Rhydon Double Edge 17-20% Earthquake 2x 38-45% View Snorlax builds →
RaikouOutspeeds Electric	S
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves RestRecovery Sleep Talk ThunderSTAB Hidden Power Ice View Raikou builds →
TyranitarThreatens with Earthquake, outspeeds, excellent bulk RockDark	S
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Rock Slide Earthquake RoarUtility Fire Blast Damage vs Rhydon Rock Slide 13-15% Earthquake 2x 45-54% Fire Blast 20-24% View Tyranitar builds →
ZapdosImmune to Ground, outspeeds ElectricFlying	S
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Hidden Power Ice ThunderSTAB RestRecovery Sleep Talk View Zapdos builds →
BlisseyWears down with Toxic, threatens with Ice Beam, cures status via Natural Cure Normal	A
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves Soft Boiled Heal Bell Flamethrower Ice Beam Damage vs Rhydon Flamethrower 14-16% Ice Beam 2x 55-64% View Blissey builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

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

2 Forms

#111Rhyhorn

Level 42

#112Rhydon

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Rhyhorn

GroundRock

Rhydon

GroundRock

105+25

ATK

130+45

DEF

120+25

SP.ATK

45+15

SP.DEF

45+15

SPE

40+15

BST

345C-Tier

485A-Tier+140

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Rhydon to get Rhyhorn eggs easily using 66 partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Crunch, Magnitude and 4 more.

Egg Groups

GroundMonster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Rhydon Best Moveset

Best Build

Situational pick

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

Rock SlideSTAB
EarthquakeSTAB
RoarSLOW -6Utility
CurseSetup

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxGood

ExeggutorDecent

ZapdosDecent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Rhydon. Counter and Crunch come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Earthquake and Dig and coverage across 9 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 1

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 1

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 13

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 19

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 31

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 37

Horn Drill

——305Normal

Lv 54

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 65

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM03

Curse

A——10Ghost

TM28

Dig

B6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

B100505Fighting

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM48

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM49

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

TM02

Headbutt

C7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM16

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

B2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

S——20Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM04

Rollout

D309020Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM41

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM07

Zap Cannon

D100505Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Rock Slide

S759010Rock

Egg

Thrash

—12010020Normal

Tutor Moves

Rhydon can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Rhydon in Gold & Silver

No wild encounters for Rhydon here. It's available through an NPC trade at Blackthorn City. Check the location details below for what Pokemon the trader wants in return.

How to Obtain Rhydon in Gold & Silver

Rhyhorn is your first catch on the way to Rhydon. You'll find walking and trade encounters from Lv. 35+ across 4 total spots in the chain.

Step 1Catch Rhyhorn
Victory Road - 1F
SilverGrass Lv.35 Cave
5%Late
Victory Road - 1F
GoldGrass Lv.35 Cave
5%Late
Train until Level 42
Step 2Rhydon ✓
Blackthorn City
SilverIn-game trade City
Limited
Trade female Dragonair
Blackthorn City
GoldIn-game trade City
Limited
Trade female Dragonair
or evolve from Rhyhorn (Step 1)

Rhydon Guide

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.
In Gold & Silver, 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.
In Gold & Silver, 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.
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.
For Gold & Silver, you can run Rhydon through the first few routes without issues. 485 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Rhyperior as fast as you can.

Game Availability

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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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