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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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

It is inept at turning because of its four short legs. It can only charge and run in one direction.

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 IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver (Best Counters)

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 384-452%KO Energy Ball 4x 291-343%KO Vine Whip 4x 72-86% Bullet Seed 4x 44-52% View Carnivine builds →
Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 421-495%KO Energy Ball 4x 315-371%KO Vine Whip 4x 48-57% Mega Drain 4x 145-171%KO View Tangela builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Iron TailTM23 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 247-290%KO Iron Tail 2x 31-37% Energy Ball 4x 186-219%KO Magical Leaf 4x 125-148%KO View Chikorita builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 DigTM28 Giga DrainLv. 33 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 230-271%KO Energy Ball 4x 174-205%KO Dig 2x 32-38% Giga Drain 4x 145-171%KO View Paras builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 37 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 198-233%KO Energy Ball 4x 149-176%KO Giga Drain 4x 125-148%KO Mega Drain 4x 68-81% View Hoppip builds →

HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 10 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

13moves

Breed With (best first)

HeartGold & SoulSilver Rhyhorn Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Rhyhorn won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 11 types means it always has an effective option. Stone Edge and Earthquake anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 9

Stomp

—6510020Normal

Lv 13

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Lv 21

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Lv 25

Rock Blast

D259010Rock

Lv 33

Take Down

—908520Normal

Lv 37

Horn Drill

——305Normal

Lv 45

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

Lv 49

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

Lv 57

Megahorn

C1208510Bug

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM59

Dragon Pulse

D9010010Dragon

TM26

Earthquake

B10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

D120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

D9510015Fire

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM66

Payback

D5010010Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM05

Roar-6

C——20Normal

HM08

Rock Climb

—908520Normal

TM69

Rock Polish

C——20Rock

TM80

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

C609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM34

Shock Wave

D60—20Electric

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM76

Stealth Rock

C——20Rock

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9510015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Crunch

C8010015Dark

Egg

Crush Claw

—759510Normal

Egg

Curse

C——10Ghost

Egg

Dragon Rush

—1007510Dragon

Egg

Fire Fang

D659515Fire

Egg

Ice Fang

D659515Ice

Egg

Magnitude

——10030Ground

Egg

Reversal

——10015Fighting

Egg

Rock Slide

C759010Rock

Egg

Skull Bash

—10010010Normal

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Egg

Thunder Fang

D659515Electric

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Tutor

Earth Power

D9010010Ground

Tutor

Endeavor

D—1005Normal

Tutor

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Spite

——10010Ghost

Tutor

Superpower

C1201005Fighting

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

HeartGold & SoulSilver Rhyhorn Locations

Rhyhorn sits at moderate rates across 4 spots in late-game routes. Pick one from the sorted list and commit to it. Jumping between areas wastes more time than waiting in the right location.

Best Locations to Catch Rhyhorn in HeartGold & SoulSilver

4 walking and trade encounters at Lv. 35+ for Rhyhorn across HeartGold and SoulSilver. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Victory Road - 1F

HeartGoldGrass Lv.35 Cave

RareLate

Victory Road - 1F

SoulSilverGrass Lv.35 Cave

RareLate

Diglett's Cave - B1F

HeartGoldIn-game trade Cave

Limited

Trade for (give Bonsly)

Diglett's Cave - B1F

SoulSilverIn-game trade Cave

Limited

Trade for (give Bonsly)

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 HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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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Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Move Moves Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Mud-Slap 2x 33-42% View Whiscash builds →
Buizel Water	C
Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 6 Damage vs Rhyhorn Water Gun 4x 97-117%KO View Buizel builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Rhyhorn Razor Leaf 4x 69-83% View Chikorita builds →
Totodile Water	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Water GunLv. 6 Damage vs Rhyhorn Water Gun 4x 83-100%KO View Totodile builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Vine Whip 4x 69-83% View Bellsprout builds →

Whiscash WaterGround	C
Available Moves Moves Mud BombLv. 14 Water GunLv. 10 Mud-SlapLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Mud Bomb 2x 91-107%KO Water Gun 4x 118-139%KO Mud-Slap 2x 30-38% View Whiscash builds →
Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Vine Whip 4x 80-96% Bullet Seed 4x 54-64% View Carnivine builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Razor Leaf 4x 63-75% Bullet Seed 4x 36-43% View Chikorita builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 45-54% View Paras builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Bullet Seed 4x 36-43% View Hoppip builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 382-450%KO Energy Ball 4x 284-335%KO Vine Whip 4x 82-97% Bullet Seed 4x 51-62% View Carnivine builds →
Lapras WaterIce	C
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves BlizzardTM14 Ice BeamTM13 Water PulseLv. 14 Water GunLv. 1 Damage vs Rhyhorn Blizzard 2x 168-199%KO Ice Beam 2x 138-163%KO Water Pulse 4x 187-221%KO Water Gun 4x 126-150%KO View Lapras builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 247-291%KO Energy Ball 4x 187-221%KO Magical Leaf 4x 126-150%KO Razor Leaf 4x 59-71% View Chikorita builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Brick BreakTM31 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 240-282%KO Energy Ball 4x 179-212%KO Brick Break 2x 32-38% Bullet Seed 4x 37-44% View Paras builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 209-247%KO Energy Ball 4x 157-185%KO Bullet Seed 4x 29-35% View Hoppip builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 385-454%KO Energy Ball 4x 291-344%KO Vine Whip 4x 80-95% Bullet Seed 4x 49-59% View Carnivine builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 255-300%KO Energy Ball 4x 193-227%KO Magical Leaf 4x 130-154%KO Razor Leaf 4x 62-73% View Chikorita builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 DigTM28 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 241-285%KO Energy Ball 4x 187-220%KO Dig 2x 34-41% Brick Break 2x 33-39% View Paras builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 25 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 211-249%KO Energy Ball 4x 161-190%KO Mega Drain 4x 74-88% Bullet Seed 4x 30-37% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 187-220%KO Energy Ball 4x 143-168%KO Mega Drain 4x 68-80% Bullet Seed 4x 24-29% View Sunkern builds →

Carnivine Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Vine WhipLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 372-438%KO Energy Ball 4x 280-330%KO Vine Whip 4x 76-90% Bullet Seed 4x 45-54% View Carnivine builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Iron TailTM23 Energy BallTM53 Magical LeafLv. 20 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 234-276%KO Iron Tail 2x 30-36% Energy Ball 4x 178-210%KO Magical Leaf 4x 122-144%KO View Chikorita builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 DigTM28 Brick BreakTM31 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 224-264%KO Energy Ball 4x 173-204%KO Dig 2x 32-38% Brick Break 2x 30-36% View Paras builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Mega DrainLv. 25 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 193-228%KO Energy Ball 4x 147-174%KO Mega Drain 4x 71-84% Bullet Seed 4x 25-30% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Razor LeafLv. 29 Mega DrainLv. 5 Damage vs Rhyhorn Solar Beam 4x 178-210%KO Energy Ball 4x 137-162%KO Razor Leaf 4x 40-48% Mega Drain 4x 66-78% View Sunkern builds →

Infernape FireFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Close Combat U Turn Grass Knot Fire Blast Damage vs Rhyhorn Close Combat 2x 117-138%KO U Turn 23-27% Fire Blast 45-53% View Infernape builds →
Flygon GroundDragon	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB OutrageSTAB U Turn Thunder Punch Damage vs Rhyhorn Earthquake 2x 96-113%KO Outrage 57-67% U Turn 22-26% View Flygon builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves Gyro Ball Explosion Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Rhyhorn Explosion 40-47% Earthquake 2x 64-76% View Bronzong builds →
Swampert WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Ice Beam WaterfallSTAB Damage vs Rhyhorn Earthquake 2x 82-97% Ice Beam 2x 92-109%KO Waterfall 4x 132-155%KO View Swampert builds →
Roserade GrassPoison	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves Toxic Spikes Hidden Power Fire SpikesHazard Sleep Powder View Roserade builds →