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 Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus, 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 is the best ability for Rhydon?

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.

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.

Rhydon - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Wallbreaker

ATier

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 EVs.

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

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.

RecklessHATop Pick

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 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. 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
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

2Immune

Score-7

4xCritical

Water Grass

2xWeak

Ice Fighting Ground Steel

½xResist

Normal Fire Flying Rock

¼xResist

Poison

0xImmune

Electric Electric

STAB (8)

Fire Electric Poison Rock Steel Ice Flying Bug

How to Beat Rhydon in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Leafeon Grass	A
Available Move Moves LeafageLv. 1 Damage vs Rhydon Leafage 4x 93-111%KO View Leafeon builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Available Move Moves Water PulseLv. 1 Damage vs Rhydon Water Pulse 4x 130-156%KO View Gyarados builds →
Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Available Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Rhydon Mud-Slap 2x 37-44% View Gastrodon builds →
Shaymin Grass	C
Obtain MethodFloaro Gardens Interact Encounter Available Move Moves LeafageLv. 1 Damage vs Rhydon Leafage 4x 74-89% View Shaymin builds →
Cherrim Grass	C
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Rhydon Absorb 4x 74-89% View Cherrim builds →

Legends: Arceus 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

3 Forms

#111Rhyhorn

Level 42

#112Rhydon

Trade + Protector

#464Rhyperior

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Rhyhorn

GroundRock

Rhydon

GroundRock

Rhyperior

GroundRock

105+25

115+10

ATK

130+45

140+10

DEF

120+25

130+10

SP.ATK

45+15

55+10

SP.DEF

45+15

55+10

SPE

40+15

BST

345C-Tier

485A-Tier+140

535A-Tier+50

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Rhydon Best Moveset

Rhydon's job is getting Stealth Rock up and staying on the field. Eviolite provides a bulk boost that only works before full evolution, Reckless helps it stick around, and max HP and Defense EVs prioritize longevity.

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

A solid spread overall. Rhydon gets Stone Edge and High Horsepower for same-type damage alongside coverage across 11 types. It won't blow anyone away, but it doesn't leave you stuck either.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 6

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

Lv 11

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Lv 18

Stealth Rock

S——20Rock

Lv 25

Rock Slide

B759010Rock

Lv 34

High Horsepower

B959510Ground

Lv 43

Double-Edge

B12010015Normal

Lv 52

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM Moves

Rhydon can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Rhydon doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aqua Tail

S909010Water

Tutor

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

Tutor

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Tutor

Fire Fang

C659515Fire

Tutor

Fire Punch

C7510015Fire

Tutor

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

Tutor

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

Tutor

High Horsepower

B959510Ground

Tutor

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

Tutor

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

Tutor

Ice Fang

C659515Ice

Tutor

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

Tutor

Megahorn

B1208510Bug

Tutor

Outrage

B12010010Dragon

Tutor

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Rock Slide

B759010Rock

Tutor

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Tutor

Shadow Claw

C7010015Ghost

Tutor

Stealth Rock

S——20Rock

Tutor

Stone Edge

S100805Rock

Tutor

Thunder Fang

C659515Electric

Tutor

Thunder Punch

C7510015Electric

How to Get Rhydon in Legends: Arceus

decent spawn rates for Rhydon across 3 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Where To Catch Rhydon in Legends: Arceus

The path to Rhydon starts with Rhyhorn at walking via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Rhyhorn
Bolderoll Slope
Grass
Uncommon
Celestica Trail
Grass Route
Uncommon
Diamond Heath
Grass
Uncommon
Sacred Plaza
Grass Facility
Uncommon
Shrouded Ruins
Grass Ruins
Uncommon
Train until Level 42
Step 2Rhydon ✓
Celestica Trail
Grass Route
Uncommon
Sacred Plaza
Grass Facility
Uncommon
Space-Time Distortion - Cobalt Coastlands
Grass Distortion
Uncommon
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 Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus, 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.

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.

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Leafeon Grass	A
Recommended Build AbilityChlorophyll ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Swords Dance Knock Off Leaf Blade Solar Blade Damage vs Rhydon Knock Off 9-11% View Leafeon builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Rhydon Knock Off 11-13% Ice Shard 2x 14-16% View Weavile builds →