Is Rhyhorn Good in Gold & Silver Playthrough?
Victory Road in Johto or Route 45. Rhyhorn evolves at 42 into Rhydon, which hits like a truck physically. Late availability but the power makes up for lost time against the E4.
Rhyhorn has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Rhyhorn has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Rhyhorn resists most of Morty's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Rhyhorn has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Rhyhorn's weaknesses hard.
Rhydon resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Rhydon resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Rhydon resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Rhyhorn in Victory Road (walking, Lv 35, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Morty
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Olivine City
- After Lt. Surge
- TM03GhostCursePower —Accuracy 100%PP 10Gift in the Celadon Mansion roof house, at night only
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Prize for defeating Janine
- LV 55GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Rhyhorn to Rhydon
Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon at Level 42. Your Rhyhorn should hit Level 42 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner
- TM03GhostCursePower —Accuracy 100%PP 10Gift in the Celadon Mansion roof house, at night only
- LV 65GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Rhyhorn in Gold & Silver
Rhyhorn turns up at just one late-game location, rare, around level 35. The odds are thin and the area sits deep into the adventure, so most trainers meet it well after their starter has matured.
1 location to catch Rhyhorn
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Rhyhorn in GS
The line opens with Rhyhorn at Lv. 35 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 1Rhyhorn ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Rhydonor evolve from Rhyhorn (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Gold & Silver for Rhyhorn.
How to Get Shiny Rhyhorn in Gold & Silver
Rhyhorn shows up wild only in the tunnels of Victory Road, so grinding that gauntlet is the single road to a shiny, one encounter stacked on the next. Compare Shiny Rhyhorn odds across every game
Gold & Silver Shiny Rhyhorn Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
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 Gold & Silver 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. 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Rhyhorn Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rhyhorn
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Suicune Water | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Suicune builds →Surf 4x308-363%KO Blizzard 2x129-152%KO Iron Tail 2x40-48% Dig 2x24-29% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Vaporeon Water | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Vaporeon builds →Hydro Pump 4x460-541%KO Blizzard 2x153-180%KO Iron Tail 2x37-43% Mud-Slap 2x8-9% | ||
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Slowbro builds →Surf 4x338-397%KO Blizzard 2x141-166%KO Earthquake 2x40-48% Iron Tail 2x40-48% | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Meganium builds →Solar Beam 4x364-428%KO Earthquake 2x44-52% Iron Tail 2x44-52% Rock Smash 2x9-11% | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Golduck builds →Hydro Pump 4x407-479%KO Blizzard 2x136-160%KO Iron Tail 2x44-52% Dig 2x26-31% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Feraligatr builds →Hydro Pump 4x352-414%KO Earthquake 2x53-63% Iron Tail 2x53-63% Blizzard 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x90-106%KO Rock Smash 2x13-15% | ||
 Marowak Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Marowak builds →Earthquake 2x64-76% Iron Tail 2x43-51% Blizzard 2x82-97% Dynamic Punch 2x43-51% | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Lapras builds →Hydro Pump 4x371-437%KO Ice Beam 2x147-173%KO Iron Tail 2x45-53% Rock Smash 2x9-11% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 32 Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Quagsire builds →Surf 4x239-282%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% Iron Tail 2x45-53% Ice Punch 2x63-74% | ||
Rhyhorn Evolutions
Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 140 total stats over Rhyhorn. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Rhyhorn easily with 66 breeding partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Counter, Crunch, Magnitude and 4 more to offspring.
GS Rhyhorn Best Moveset
Rock/Ground pre-evolution with the same 4x Water and Grass weaknesses. MoveEarthquake at reduced power heading toward Rhydon. Everything competitive happens after evolving.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Curse
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.
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.
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
24 of 29 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is inept at turning because of its four short legs. It can only charge and run in one direction.
It doesn’t care if there is anything in its way. It just charges and destroys all obstacles.
Rhyhorn Gold & Silver Guide
In Gold & Silver, 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.
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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