Is Rhydon Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Rhydon's massive Attack and Rock/Ground coverage tear through Wattson, Flannery, and Steven's Steel-types. Rhyperior via Protector trade is a nice upgrade, but Rhydon alone is formidable. Just keep it away from Water and Grass.
Rhyhorn resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhyhorn has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Rhyhorn resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhyhorn has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Rhydon's weaknesses hard.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Rhyperior has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Rhyperior trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Rhyperior trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Rhyhorn on Safari Zone (walking, Lv 28-30, common).
Your Rhyhorn should hit Level 42 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
Most players are ready to trade before reaching Glacia.
How to Get Rhydon in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
The chain to Rhydon requires a trade evolution through a trade. Catch Rhyhorn at decent rates and level through the stages, but line up the trade first. The rest of the chain runs on levels alone.
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.
| 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 |
What is Rhydon Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rhydon
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
 Oshawott Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Shellos Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Shellos builds →Surf 4x142-169%KO Mud Bomb 2x36-44% | ||
 Piplup Water | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Tympole Water | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Tympole builds →Surf 4x134-159%KO Mud Shot 2x28-34% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Ludicolo builds →Surf 4x190-224%KO Mega Drain 4x89-105%KO | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Vaporeon builds →Surf 4x218-257%KO Aurora Beam 2x54-64% | ||
 Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Prinplup builds →Surf 4x174-204%KO Metal Claw 2x14-18% | ||
 Croconaw Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Croconaw builds →Surf 4x140-165%KO Ice Fang 2x22-26% | ||
 Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Ludicolo builds →Surf 4x189-222%KO Mega Drain 4x89-106%KO Power-Up Punch 2x12-15% | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Vaporeon builds →Surf 4x221-261%KO Aurora Beam 2x53-63% Dig 2x21-26% Rock Smash 2x12-15% | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
Dewott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Dewott builds →Surf 4x179-211%KO Dig 2x25-30% Revenge 2x19-22% | ||
Prinplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Prinplup builds →Surf 4x174-206%KO Dig 2x23-28% Metal Claw 2x16-19% Rock Smash 2x12-15% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Feraligatr builds →Surf 4x172-203%KO Dig 2x30-37% Ice Fang 2x26-31% Power-Up Punch 2x16-19% | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Ludicolo builds →Surf 4x195-230%KO Mega Drain 4x89-104%KO Power-Up Punch 2x13-16% | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Vaporeon builds →Surf 4x226-266%KO Aurora Beam 2x54-64% Dig 2x22-26% Rock Smash 2x11-14% | ||
 Clamperl Water | C | |
Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x146-172%KO Earthquake 2x60-71% Rock Smash 2x18-21% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 4x246-290%KO Bulldoze 2x20-25% Rock Smash 2x14-16% | ||
Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Ludicolo builds →Surf 4x196-231%KO Mega Drain 4x92-108%KO Power-Up Punch 2x12-15% | ||
Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Feraligatr builds →Surf 4x180-211%KO Dig 2x32-38% Ice Fang 2x26-31% Power-Up Punch 2x16-20% | ||
Vaporeon Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Vaporeon builds →Surf 4x230-270%KO Aurora Beam 2x56-66% Dig 2x22-26% Rock Smash 2x12-15% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x144-169%KO Earthquake 2x61-72% Rock Smash 2x17-20% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x316-372%KO Focus Blast 2x105-124%KO | ||
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x291-342%KO Focus Blast 2x97-114%KO Dig 2x27-32% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x141-166%KO Earthquake 2x58-69% Rock Smash 2x16-19% | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x313-369%KO Focus Blast 2x104-123%KO | ||
Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Sceptile builds →Solar Beam 4x289-340%KO Focus Blast 2x96-113%KO Earthquake 2x33-39% | ||
Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x139-164%KO Earthquake 2x58-68% Rock Smash 2x16-19% | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x302-355%KO Earthquake 2x36-43% Focus Blast 2x100-118%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Virizion GrassFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Virizion builds →Solar Beam 4x255-300%KO Close Combat 2x59-69% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill's Earthquake hits Rhydon for 35-41%. Swampert's Scald hits Rhydon for 82-97%.
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x35-41% Rapid Spin3-3% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Swampert builds →Earthquake 2x33-39% Scald 4x82-97% | ||
 Machamp Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNoguard ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Machamp builds →Knock Off8-10% Bullet Punch 2x10-12% Stone Edge6-7% | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityOvergrow ItemAssault Vest NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Venusaur builds →Sludge Bomb10-12% Giga Drain 4x136-159%KO Venoshock7-9% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Lapras builds →Surf 4x146-172%KO | ||
Rhydon Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Rhydon to get Rhyhorn eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Crunch, Crush Claw and 13 more.
ORAS Rhydon Best Moveset
130 Attack and 120 Defense behind Ground/Rock TermStab. AbilityLightning Rod absorbs Electric. Held ItemEviolite pushes bulk near Rhyperior levels. The moveset fires hard at mid-stage power and competes with its own evolution through Eviolite.
Best Build
Rhydon best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Stealth Rock
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 12 types means almost nothing walls Rhydon cleanly, with Stone Edge and Earthquake anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Rhydon’s horn can crush even uncut diamonds. One sweeping blow of its tail can topple a building. This Pokémon’s hide is extremely tough. Even direct cannon hits don’t leave a scratch.
Rhydon has a horn that serves as a drill. It is used for destroying rocks and boulders. This Pokémon occasionally rams into streams of magma, but the armor-like hide prevents it from feeling the heat.
Rhydon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior via trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Rhydon to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Protector must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves