Is Rhydon Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Victory Road encounter at level 41 if you didn't catch Rhyhorn earlier on Route 214. Trade with Protector for Rhyperior, the Gen 4 evolution. AbilityLightning Rod redirects Electric moves in doubles. Ground power for Volkner and Flint.
Rhyhorn has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Rhyhorn's weaknesses hard.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Rhyhorn's weaknesses hard.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Rhyperior trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Rhyperior has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Rhyperior trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Rhyperior resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhyperior has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Rhyperior has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Rhyperior trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Rhyhorn
Catch Rhyhorn on Route 214 (walking, Lv 21-24, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- After Candice
- TM80RockRock SlidePower 113Accuracy 90%PP 10Mt. Coronet
- LV 45RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 49GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 57BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Rhyhorn to Rhydon
Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon at Level 42. Your Rhyhorn should hit Level 42 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 45RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 49GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Rhydon to Rhyperior
Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Bertha.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 53)
- LV 53GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 53RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 61RockRock WreckerPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Rhydon in Platinum
Rhydon appears wild as well, seven encounters across four areas at levels 41 to 55. You can also evolve a Rhyhorn at level 42, but the wild ones mean the grind is optional.
4 locations to catch Rhydon4 locations to catch Rhyhorn
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Rhyhorn at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 42 — it evolves into Rhydon.
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Rhydon in Pt
Available earlier: catch Rhyhorn (before Badge 5) and evolve it at Lv 42. Wild Rhydon first appears at Victory Road (after Badge 8).
- Step 2Rhydon ✓Victory Road - 1FLv.41-43CaveRate 15%Route 228Lv.50-52GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 227Lv.54GrassRate 20%Stark Mountain - EntranceLv.54CaveRate 20%or evolve from Rhyhorn (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into RhyperiorBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Rhyhorn egg.
Bring the right balls: check Rhydon catch odds in the Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Rhydon in Platinum
Rhydon charges across Route 227 and Route 228, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Rhyhorn. Compare Shiny Rhydon odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Rhydon Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
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 | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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 Platinum 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. 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Rhydon Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rhydon
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x140-165%KO Earthquake 2x58-69% Iron Tail 2x39-46% Rock Smash 2x16-19% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Palkia WaterDragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSpear Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Palkia builds →Surf 4x315-370%KO Focus Punch 2x63-74% Ice Beam 2x105-123%KO Earth Power 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x302-356%KO Earthquake 2x36-43% Focus Blast 2x100-119%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x315-370%KO Focus Punch 2x60-71% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x109-128%KO Focus Punch 2x100-119%KO Iron Tail 2x45-53% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 4x302-356%KO Drain Punch 2x18-22% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 4x135-160%KO Dig 2x36-43% Brick Break 2x34-40% Metal Claw 2x23-27% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 4x298-351%KO Dig 2x29-35% Focus Blast 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x255-300%KO Surf 4x203-240%KO Focus Punch 2x40-48% Ice Beam 2x68-80% | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhydon View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 4x121-143%KO Focus Punch 2x50-59% Ice Beam 2x104-122%KO Water Pulse 4x88-103%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 131 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Crunch, Crush Claw and 9 more.
Pt Rhydon Best Moveset
Still dangerous without evolving: 130 Attack and 120 Defense let the moveset run MoveEarthquake and MoveStone Edge for physical Rock/Ground coverage. AbilityRock Head removes MoveDouble-Edge recoil. Rhyperior is the upgrade, but Rhydon holds its own.
Best Build
Rhydon best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Earthquake
- Double Edge
- Stone Edge
- Poison Jab
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
51 of 53 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Standing on its hind legs freed its forelegs and made it smarter. It is very forgetful, however.
Rhydon Platinum Guide
Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior via trade. The Protector must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
For Platinum, 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.
In Platinum, 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.
In Platinum, Adamant is the go-to nature for Rhydon. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
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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