Is Rhyhorn Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Not in the Sinnoh regional dex. Transfer-only Ground/Rock. Rhydon at 42 was always solid, and Gen 4 adds the Rhyperior evolution through trade with Protector. That new evolution makes the import line more interesting.
Rhyhorn has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Rhyhorn's weaknesses hard.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Rhyhorn has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Rhyperior 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 has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Rhyperior resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhyperior has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Rhyperior trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Rhyhorn on Route 227 (walking, Lv 22-24, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- TM35FireFlamethrowerPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- 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
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Rhyhorn to Rhyperior
Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior when traded. Trade it in the post-game, after you beat Cynthia.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 49)
- LV 49GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 49RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- 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 57BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- LV 61RockRock WreckerPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Rhyhorn in Diamond & Pearl
Rhyhorn stomps two postgame areas as a rare walking catch in the low 20s. Stark Mountain and a nearby route are the only places it shows, both well past the main story.
2 locations to catch Rhyhorn
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Rhyhorn in DP
Rhyhorn is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 22-24. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into RhydonRoute 228Lv.52-53GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 227Lv.55GrassRate 20%Stark Mountain - OutsideLv.55CaveRate 20%Route 228Lv.53GrassRate 10%Nightor evolve from Rhyhorn (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into RhyperiorBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Rhyhorn egg.
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Diamond & Pearl for Rhyhorn.
How to Get Shiny Rhyhorn in Diamond & Pearl
Rhyhorn stomps across Route 227 and Stark Mountain, so a steady PokeRadar chain there coughs up its shiny at last. Compare Shiny Rhyhorn odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Rhyhorn 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Rhyhorn.
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.
| 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 Rhyhorn Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rhyhorn
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x199-234%KO Earthquake 2x82-97% Iron Tail 2x55-65% Rock Smash 2x23-27% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x479-563%KO Focus Punch 2x85-100%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 4x460-541%KO Drain Punch 2x26-31% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x153-180%KO Focus Punch 2x142-168%KO Iron Tail 2x64-75% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 4x192-225%KO Dig 2x51-60% Brick Break 2x48-56% Metal Claw 2x32-38% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 4x452-532%KO Dig 2x41-49% Focus Blast 2x129-152%KO | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 4x359-423%KO Earthquake 2x43-51% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x388-456%KO Surf 4x308-363%KO Focus Punch 2x57-68% Ice Beam 2x103-121%KO | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x133-156%KO Earthquake 2x60-70% Surf 4x112-131%KO | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
Rhyhorn Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed Rhyhorn easily with 131 breeding partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Counter, Crunch, Crush Claw and 9 more to offspring.
DP Rhyhorn Best Moveset
85 Attack and 95 Defense are decent for an unevolved Rock/Ground, but 25 Speed and 30 on both special stats make the moveset completely one-dimensional. 4x weaknesses to Water and Grass are fatal. Evolve to Rhydon, then Rhyperior.
Best Build
Rhyhorn best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Stone Edge
- Earthquake
- Stealth Rock
- Roar
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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. Stone Edge and Earthquake anchor the STAB core.
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
42 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Its body is clad in a thick hide, and its tackles topple buildings. Unfortunately, it is not smart.
Rhyhorn Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Rhyhorn has 345 BST and evolves into Rhydon. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
Yes. Rhyhorn is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Rhyhorn becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
Game Availability
Rhyhorn has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 9 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
- 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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