What does Rhyhorn evolve into?

Rhydon at level 42 is the mid-stage. Push through to Rhyperior while holding a Protector for the final form. 345 BST right now won't cut it long-term.

At what level does Rhyhorn evolve?

Level 42 gets you Rhydon . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Rhyhorn?

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Rhyhorn does the job early-game if you need a Ground/Rock type on your team. Evolve it into Rhydon before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Rhyhorn?

You can find Rhyhorn in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Rhyhorn - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

DTier

25Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Rhyhorn's spread isn't flashy. Defense leads, Speed trails, 3 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Defense EV, on a slow 1.25M XP grind.

Base Stats

Avg

HP80

Attack85

Defense95

Sp. Atk30

Sp. Def30

Speed25

Total345

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height1.0 m

Weight115.0 kg

Base XP69

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.

RecklessHA

Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.

Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Its body is clad in a thick hide, and its tackles topple buildings. Unfortunately, it is not smart.

Rhyhorn Weakness

Rhyhorn's Ground/Rock typing leaves it vulnerable to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Water and Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Rhyhorn's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Rhyhorn 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 Rhyhorn in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Gastrodon WaterGround	B
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 EarthquakeTM26 Muddy WaterLv. 33 Earth PowerLv. 39 Damage vs Rhyhorn Blizzard 2x 114-135%KO Earthquake 2x 65-77% Muddy Water 4x 282-332%KO Earth Power 2x 141-166%KO View Gastrodon builds →
Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 BlizzardTM14 EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Rhyhorn Focus Punch 2x 65-77% Focus Blast 2x 95-112%KO Blizzard 2x 87-103%KO Earthquake 2x 67-80% View Quagsire builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 41 Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Iron TailTM23 Damage vs Rhyhorn Wood Hammer 4x 127-150%KO Solar Beam 4x 278-327%KO Blizzard 2x 127-150%KO Iron Tail 2x 34-41% View Snover builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 402-473%KO Energy Ball 4x 301-355%KO Giga Drain 4x 255-300%KO Magical Leaf 4x 205-241%KO View Roselia builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 Steel WingTM47 Damage vs Rhyhorn Blizzard 2x 77-91% Ice Beam 2x 64-76% Scald 4x 170-200%KO Steel Wing 2x 17-20% View Wingull builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Rhyhorn is the start of a three-stage chain. It evolves into Rhydon first, then eventually reaches Rhyperior. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 190 total stats over Rhyhorn. 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

Very Easy

Breed Rhyhorn easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Counter, Crunch, Crush Claw and 9 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundMonster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

12moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Rhyhorn Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Rhyhorn won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Earthquake and Stone Edge anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Tackle

D4010035Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 5

Smack Down

C5010015Rock

Lv 10

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

Lv 15

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 20

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 25

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 30

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Lv 35

Drill Run

C809510Ground

Lv 40

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 45

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

Lv 50

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

Lv 55

Megahorn

C1208510Bug

Lv 60

Horn Drill

——305Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM83

Bulldoze

C6010020Ground

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM59

Dragon Pulse

D8510010Dragon

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D110855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9010015Fire

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

TM100

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

TM98

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609515Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

TM96

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Crush Claw

C759510Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Dragon Rush

C1007510Dragon

Egg

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Egg

Guard Split

D——10Psychic

Egg

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Egg

Metal Burst

D—10010Steel

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Skull Bash

—13010010Normal

Egg

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

Tutor Moves

Rhyhorn can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Rhyhorn Locations

Easy grab on Rhyhorn with high spawn rates across 22 locations in mid-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Rhyhorn in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Before you go hunting for Rhyhorn, check which of the 22 spots belong to your version. Shining Pearl and Brilliant Diamond each have different walking encounters at Lv. 16-63.

Rocky Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

70%Mid

Unique encounter

Rocky Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

70%Mid

Unique encounter

Sunlit Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

70%Mid

Unique encounter

Sunlit Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

70%Mid

Unique encounter

Sandsear Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-63 Desert

50%Mid

Unique encounter

Typhlo Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

50%Mid

Unique encounter

Sandsear Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-63 Desert

40%Mid

Unique encounter

Typhlo Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

40%Mid

Unique encounter

Spacious Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

19%Mid

Unique encounter

Spacious Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-63 Cave

19%Mid

Unique encounter

Route 227

Shining PearlGrass Lv.22-24 Route

5%Mid

Route 227

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.22-24 Route

5%Mid

Stark Mountain - Outside

Shining PearlGrass Lv.22-24 Volcano

5%Mid

Stark Mountain - Outside

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.22-24 Volcano

5%Mid

Big Bluff Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Big Bluff Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Rocky Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Rocky Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Sandsear Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Desert

Post

Post-game

Sandsear Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Desert

Post

Post-game

Spacious Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Spacious Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Rhyhorn Guide

Rhydon at level 42 is the mid-stage. Push through to Rhyperior while holding a Protector for the final form. 345 BST right now won't cut it long-term.
Level 42 gets you Rhydon. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Rhyhorn does the job early-game if you need a Ground/Rock type on your team. Evolve it into Rhydon before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
You can find Rhyhorn in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Rhyhorn has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves ScaldTM49 Giga DrainTM19 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Scald 4x 182-215%KO Giga Drain 4x 113-133%KO Water Pulse 4x 144-169%KO Water Gun 4x 103-123%KO View Surskit builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Energy Ball 4x 195-231%KO Giga Drain 4x 169-200%KO Bullet Seed 4x 38-46% Absorb 4x 64-77% View Budew builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Iron TailTM23 SurfTM95 ScaldTM49 Damage vs Rhyhorn Focus Punch 2x 59-72% Iron Tail 2x 44-51% Surf 4x 233-277%KO Scald 4x 208-246%KO View Psyduck builds →
Phanpy Ground	D
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Iron TailTM23 Rock SmashTM98 Damage vs Rhyhorn Earthquake 2x 64-77% Iron Tail 2x 44-51% Rock Smash 2x 21-26% View Phanpy builds →
Machop Fighting	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 EarthquakeTM26 Brick BreakTM31 RevengeLv. 8 Damage vs Rhyhorn Focus Punch 2x 115-138%KO Earthquake 2x 51-62% Brick Break 2x 64-77% Revenge 2x 51-62% View Machop builds →

Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves ScaldTM49 Giga DrainTM19 Water PulseTM03 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Scald 4x 161-191%KO Giga Drain 4x 107-127%KO Water Pulse 4x 127-150%KO Water Gun 4x 91-109%KO View Surskit builds →
Shellos Water	D
Available Moves Moves SurfTM95 ScaldTM49 BrineTM55 Water PulseTM03 Damage vs Rhyhorn Surf 4x 195-232%KO Scald 4x 184-218%KO Brine 4x 150-177%KO Water Pulse 4x 139-164%KO View Shellos builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Energy Ball 4x 184-218%KO Giga Drain 4x 161-191%KO Bullet Seed 4x 34-41% Absorb 4x 57-68% View Budew builds →
Buizel Water	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Iron TailTM23 SurfTM95 WaterfallTM99 Damage vs Rhyhorn Focus Punch 2x 57-68% Iron Tail 2x 41-50% Surf 4x 207-245%KO Waterfall 4x 102-123%KO View Buizel builds →
Psyduck Water	D
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Iron TailTM23 SurfTM95 ScaldTM49 Damage vs Rhyhorn Focus Punch 2x 52-64% Iron Tail 2x 39-45% Surf 4x 218-259%KO Scald 4x 195-232%KO View Psyduck builds →

Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Iron TailTM23 Energy BallTM53 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 289-340%KO Blizzard 2x 134-158%KO Iron Tail 2x 38-45% Energy Ball 4x 221-260%KO View Snover builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 252-297%KO Energy Ball 4x 189-223%KO Giga Drain 4x 158-186%KO Bullet Seed 4x 26-31% View Budew builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 168-198%KO Blizzard 2x 76-91% Ice Beam 2x 63-74% Scald 4x 168-198%KO View Surskit builds →
Buizel Water	D
Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 BlizzardTM14 Iron TailTM23 Ice BeamTM13 Damage vs Rhyhorn Focus Punch 2x 58-68% Blizzard 2x 88-103%KO Iron Tail 2x 38-45% Ice Beam 2x 71-85% View Buizel builds →
Shellos Water	D
Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 SurfTM95 ScaldTM49 Damage vs Rhyhorn Blizzard 2x 84-99% Ice Beam 2x 68-80% Surf 4x 204-241%KO Scald 4x 184-216%KO View Shellos builds →

Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 BlizzardTM14 EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Rhyhorn Focus Punch 2x 70-82% Focus Blast 2x 99-118%KO Blizzard 2x 93-109%KO Earthquake 2x 70-84% View Quagsire builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Iron TailTM23 Energy BallTM53 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 289-340%KO Blizzard 2x 134-158%KO Iron Tail 2x 38-45% Energy Ball 4x 221-260%KO View Snover builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 252-297%KO Energy Ball 4x 189-223%KO Giga Drain 4x 158-186%KO Bullet Seed 4x 26-31% View Budew builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 Steel WingTM47 Damage vs Rhyhorn Blizzard 2x 81-97% Ice Beam 2x 68-80% Scald 4x 178-210%KO Steel Wing 2x 18-21% View Wingull builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 168-198%KO Blizzard 2x 76-91% Ice Beam 2x 63-74% Scald 4x 168-198%KO View Surskit builds →

Quagsire WaterGround	C
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing Available Moves Moves Focus PunchTM01 Focus BlastTM52 BlizzardTM14 EarthquakeTM26 Damage vs Rhyhorn Focus Punch 2x 68-81% Focus Blast 2x 98-116%KO Blizzard 2x 89-105%KO Earthquake 2x 69-82% View Quagsire builds →
Snover GrassIce	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Iron TailTM23 Energy BallTM53 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 286-337%KO Blizzard 2x 132-155%KO Iron Tail 2x 35-42% Energy Ball 4x 214-253%KO View Snover builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 246-289%KO Energy Ball 4x 188-221%KO Giga Drain 4x 156-184%KO Bullet Seed 4x 22-26% View Budew builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 Steel WingTM47 Damage vs Rhyhorn Blizzard 2x 80-95% Ice Beam 2x 65-77% Scald 4x 179-211%KO Steel Wing 2x 16-19% View Wingull builds →
Surskit BugWater	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 ScaldTM49 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 164-193%KO Blizzard 2x 75-89% Ice Beam 2x 62-74% Scald 4x 165-195%KO View Surskit builds →

Heatran FireSteel	S
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Earth Power Magma Storm Stealth Rock TauntUtility View Heatran builds →
Weavile DarkIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Knock Off Ice Shard Triple Axel Swords Dance Damage vs Rhyhorn Knock Off 35-41% Ice Shard 2x 44-52% View Weavile builds →