Is Rhydon Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
The physical powerhouse from Gen 1 returns. Rhydon handles Lance's Charizard and Aerodactyl, and wrecks anything that doesn't hit it with Water or Grass. Available late in Johto but devastating from the moment it evolves.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Morty's team.
Chuck's team hits Rhydon's weaknesses hard.
Rhydon resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Rhydon resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Rhydon resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Rhydon resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
In-Game Trade
Rhydon can be received through an in-game trade in Blackthorn City. Trade female Dragonair. Trade a female Dragonair to Emy in a Blackthorn City house to receive Don the Rhydon.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner
- TM03GhostCursePower —Accuracy 100%PP 10Gift in the Celadon Mansion roof house, at night only
- LV 65GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Rhydon in Gold & Silver
Forget the wild for Rhydon, there is none. A Blackthorn NPC trades one for your female Dragonair, the only in-game way to get it short of evolving a Rhyhorn yourself with enough levels.
1 location to catch Rhydon1 location to catch Rhyhorn
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 7Catch Rhyhorn at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 42 — it evolves into Rhydon.
Badge 8How to Obtain Rhydon in GS
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
- Step 2Rhydon ✓or evolve from Rhyhorn (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Rhydon in Gold & Silver
Rhydon can't shine through the fixed Blackthorn City trade and never roams wild, so the path runs through Rhyhorn: catch or breed a shiny one, then evolve it up. Compare Shiny Rhydon odds across every game
Gold & Silver Shiny Rhydon Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Rhydon in the Gold & Silver Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
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.
| 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 |
- 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
What is Rhydon Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rhydon
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Suicune Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Suicune builds →Surf 4x203-240%KO Blizzard 2x85-100%KO Iron Tail 2x29-34% Dig 2x18-21% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 4x302-356%KO Blizzard 2x100-119%KO Iron Tail 2x26-31% Mud-Slap 2x6-7% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 4x238-281%KO Earthquake 2x31-36% Iron Tail 2x31-36% Rock Smash 2x7-8% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Slowbro builds →Surf 4x222-261%KO Blizzard 2x93-110%KO Earthquake 2x29-34% Iron Tail 2x29-34% | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 4x267-315%KO Blizzard 2x89-105%KO Iron Tail 2x31-36% Dig 2x19-23% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Feraligatr builds →Hydro Pump 4x230-271%KO Earthquake 2x38-44% Iron Tail 2x38-44% Blizzard 2x77-90% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x64-75% Rock Smash 2x9-11% | ||
 Marowak Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x45-53% Iron Tail 2x30-35% Blizzard 2x54-64% Dynamic Punch 2x30-35% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Lapras builds →Hydro Pump 4x244-288%KO Ice Beam 2x96-114%KO Iron Tail 2x31-37% Rock Smash 2x7-8% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 32 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Quagsire builds →Surf 4x156-184%KO Earthquake 2x47-56% Iron Tail 2x31-37% Ice Punch 2x42-49% | ||
Rhydon Evolutions
Evolved from Rhyhorn. Rhydon is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+45 over Rhyhorn), and Rhydon peaks at 485 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Rhydon to get Rhyhorn eggs easily using 66 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Crunch, Magnitude and 4 more.
GS Rhydon Best Moveset
130 Attack powers MoveEarthquake for devastating Ground TermStab and Rock coverage for a second physical angle. MoveRoar forces switches into MoveSpikes damage, wearing teams down passively. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. The 4x Water weakness is the one vulnerability, but the offensive pressure is immense.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Roar
- Curse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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.
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
29 of 35 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its rugged hide protects it from even the heat of lava. However, the hide also makes it insensitive.
Its brain developed when it began walking on hind legs. Its thick hide protects it even in magma.
Rhydon Gold & Silver Guide
Trade a female Dragonair to Emy in a Blackthorn City house to receive Don the Rhydon. This is an NPC trade, so the Rhydon you receive is yours immediately, no transfer cable needed.
In Gold & Silver, Rhydon has 485 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Gold & Silver, Rhydon plays as a wallbreaker. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully. Earthquake is the primary attack. Set up with Curse when you get a free turn.
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 7Let's Go
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
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