Is Rhydon Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Rhydon hits incredibly hard with Ground and Rock coverage. Handles Blaine, chunks Agatha's Gengar through its Poison typing, and pressures Lance's Charizard and Aerodactyl. Fragile to Water and Grass, but devastating on the right matchups.
Not available yet. You cannot get Rhyhorn before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Rhyhorn before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Rhyhorn before this fight.
Erika's team hits Rhyhorn's weaknesses hard.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Eevee team. In Let's Go Pikachu, Trace brings Jolteon Lv 57 in place of Raichu Lv 57.
Catch Rhyhorn
Catch Rhyhorn in Rock Tunnel (walking, Lv 18-23).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 24GroundDrill RunPower 120Accuracy 95%PP 10
- After Erika
- TMFireFlamethrowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 43RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 48GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Blaine
- TMFireFire BlastPower 110Accuracy 85%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Rhyhorn to Rhydon
Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon at Level 42. Your Rhyhorn should hit Level 42 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 42)
- LV 42GroundDrill RunPower 120Accuracy 95%PP 10
- LV 42BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- LV 48RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
- LV 54GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Rhydon in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
2 encounter spots for Rhydon at moderate rates starting from late-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
2 locations to catch Rhydon3 locations to catch Rhyhorn
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Rhyhorn at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 42, and it evolves into Rhydon.
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Rhydon in Let's Go
Available earlier: catch Rhyhorn (before Badge 4) and evolve it at Lv 42. Wild Rhydon first appears at Victory Road (after Badge 8).
- Step 2Rhydon ✓Victory Road - 1FLv.41-46CaveRate 5%Cerulean Cave - 2FLv.51-56CaveRate 10%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.51-56CaveRate 5%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.51-56CaveRate 5%or evolve from Rhyhorn (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Rhydon in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Rhydon is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Rhydon odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Rhydon Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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 |
What is Rhydon Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rhydon
 Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Omastar RockWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Omanyte (Cinnabar Island Gift) | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Slowbro builds →Surf 4x210-247%KO Earthquake 2x29-34% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 4x277-327%KO Aurora Beam 2x55-65% Double Kick 2x8-10% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Blastoise Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Blastoise builds →Hydro Pump 4x224-264%KO Earthquake 2x31-36% Flash Cannon 2x55-65% | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Magikarp (Route 4 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Gyarados builds →Waterfall 4x105-123%KO Earthquake 2x44-52% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Lapras builds →Surf 4x183-215%KO Ice Beam 2x91-108%KO | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Machoke builds →Superpower 2x65-76% Earthquake 2x36-43% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x82-97% Earthquake 2x42-50% | ||
Rhydon Evolutions
Evolved from Rhyhorn. Rhydon is the final form in this two-stage line. 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
Let's Go Rhydon Best Moveset
130 Attack at 120 Defense on Ground/Rock. No Rhyperior evolution exists here, so Rhydon is the final form. The moveset hits devastatingly hard physically but 4x weaknesses to Water and Grass at 40 Speed mean any special coverage from those types ends it instantly.
Best Build
Rhyhorn Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKBrave raises Attack and lowers Speed. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Pink. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Rhydon
- Rhyhorn Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Rhyhorn Candy raises every stat, but only Rhyhorn and Rhydon can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Rhydon is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Eugine battles with one level 75 Rhydon that knows Earthquake and Horn Drill. It takes extra damage from Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground and Steel moves. Win to earn the Rhydon Master title. Find Eugine in Rocket Hideout.
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 types means almost nothing walls Rhydon cleanly, with Earthquake and Drill Run 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.
- 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 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 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
32 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its brain developed when it began walking on its hind legs. Its armor-like hide even repels molten lava.
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
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