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 Emerald, 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 Emerald. 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.

RecklessHANot in game

Strengthens recoil moves to 1.2× their power.

Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe

Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

Once it starts running, it doesn’t stop. Its tiny brain makes it so stupid that it can’t remember why it started running in the first place.

Emerald

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

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

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 Emerald (Best Counters)

Tropius GrassFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Steel WingTM47 Magical LeafLv. 31 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 328-386%KO Giga Drain 4x 206-243%KO Steel Wing 2x 28-33% Magical Leaf 4x 166-195%KO View Tropius builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 287-338%KO Giga Drain 4x 182-214%KO Bullet Seed 4x 64-76% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 SurfHM03 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 283-333%KO Blizzard 2x 86-102%KO Ice Beam 2x 71-84% Surf 4x 214-252%KO View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 DigTM28 Giga DrainTM19 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 283-333%KO Dig 2x 32-38% Giga Drain 4x 178-210%KO Rock Smash 2x 17-21% View Nuzleaf builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Iron TailTM23 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 247-290%KO Iron Tail 2x 31-37% Giga Drain 4x 153-181%KO Razor Leaf 4x 117-138%KO View Chikorita builds →

Emerald 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

2 Forms

#111Rhyhorn

Level 42

#112Rhydon

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Rhyhorn

GroundRock

Rhydon

GroundRock

105+25

ATK

130+45

DEF

120+25

SP.ATK

45+15

SP.DEF

45+15

SPE

40+15

BST

345C-Tier

485A-Tier+140

ROLE

Trick Room

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Rhyhorn easily with 102 breeding partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Counter, Crunch, Crush Claw and 5 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

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Rhyhorn Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Counter and Crunch from the egg pool give Rhyhorn something extra. Pair those with Earthquake and Dig for STAB and coverage across 8 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 10

Stomp

D6510020Normal

Lv 15

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 24

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 29

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Lv 38

Horn Drill

——305Normal

Lv 43

Take Down

C908520Normal

Lv 52

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

Lv 57

Megahorn

C1208510Bug

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM06

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

—609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

HM04

Strength

—8010015Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Crush Claw

C759510Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Egg

Reversal

D—10015Fighting

Egg

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Tutor

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

—559515Ice

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Emerald Rhyhorn Locations

high spawn rates for Rhyhorn across 1 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.

Best Locations to Catch Rhyhorn in Emerald

Safari Zone - Northwest

Grass Lv.27-29 Facility

30%Mid

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 Emerald, 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 Emerald. 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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Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 75-91% View Lileep builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Razor Leaf 4x 125-147%KO Bullet Seed 4x 66-79% View Chikorita builds →
Treecko Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 6 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 75-91% Absorb 4x 66-79% View Treecko builds →
Shroomish Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 57-68% Absorb 4x 47-57% View Shroomish builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Water Gun 4x 106-125%KO View Wingull builds →

Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 62-74% View Lileep builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Razor Leaf 4x 117-138%KO Bullet Seed 4x 54-65% View Chikorita builds →
Treecko Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 6 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 69-83% Absorb 4x 54-65% View Treecko builds →
Shroomish Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 16 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Mega Drain 4x 78-92% Bullet Seed 4x 54-65% Absorb 4x 46-55% View Shroomish builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 7 Damage vs Rhyhorn Surf 4x 165-194%KO Bullet Seed 4x 54-65% Absorb 4x 46-55% View Lotad builds →

Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 65-76% View Lileep builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodLittleroot Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Razor Leaf 4x 115-137%KO Bullet Seed 4x 57-68% View Chikorita builds →
Treecko Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 6 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 71-84% Absorb 4x 57-68% View Treecko builds →
Shroomish Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 16 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Mega Drain 4x 77-91% Bullet Seed 4x 51-61% Absorb 4x 44-53% View Shroomish builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 7 Damage vs Rhyhorn Surf 4x 161-190%KO Bullet Seed 4x 51-61% Absorb 4x 44-53% View Lotad builds →

Skarmory SteelFlying	A
Available Moves Moves Steel WingTM47 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Rhyhorn Steel Wing 2x 46-54% Rock Smash 2x 19-23% View Skarmory builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 65-77% View Lileep builds →
Shroomish Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 16 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Mega Drain 4x 76-89% Bullet Seed 4x 48-57% Absorb 4x 43-51% View Shroomish builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Ice BeamTM13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 7 Damage vs Rhyhorn Surf 4x 156-185%KO Ice Beam 2x 52-62% Bullet Seed 4x 48-57% Absorb 4x 43-51% View Lotad builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock SmashHM06 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Dig 2x 32-38% Rock Smash 2x 18-21% Bullet Seed 4x 65-77% View Nuzleaf builds →

Skarmory SteelFlying	A
Available Moves Moves Steel WingTM47 Rock SmashHM06 Damage vs Rhyhorn Steel Wing 2x 48-57% Rock Smash 2x 18-22% View Skarmory builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 66-78% View Lileep builds →
Shroomish Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 16 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Mega Drain 4x 76-90% Bullet Seed 4x 51-60% Absorb 4x 40-48% View Shroomish builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves SurfHM03 Ice BeamTM13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 7 Damage vs Rhyhorn Surf 4x 158-186%KO Ice Beam 2x 52-62% Bullet Seed 4x 51-60% Absorb 4x 40-48% View Lotad builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves DigTM28 Rock SmashHM06 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Dig 2x 32-38% Rock Smash 2x 17-20% Bullet Seed 4x 61-72% View Nuzleaf builds →