Is Rhyhorn Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Route 214 catch at level 21, newly available in Platinum's expanded roster. Ground/Rock handles Volkner and Flint's all-Fire E4. Rhydon at 42 is solid, and Rhyperior through trade with Protector is even better. One of the biggest Platinum upgrades.
Rhyhorn has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Gardenia's team hits Rhyhorn's weaknesses hard.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Rhyhorn's weaknesses hard.
Rhyhorn trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Rhydon 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 resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhyperior has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
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 214 (walking, Lv 21-24, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- 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
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Rhyhorn to Rhydon
Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon at Level 42. Your Rhyhorn should hit Level 42 before you reach Candice, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- 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 45RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- LV 49GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Rhydon to Rhyperior
Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior when traded. Most players are ready to trade before reaching Bertha.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 53)
- LV 53GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 53RockStone EdgePower 150Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Fantina
- 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 61RockRock WreckerPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORGroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORRockAncient PowerPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORSteelIron HeadPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Rhyhorn in Platinum
Rhyhorn charges through several spots, six encounters over four areas at levels 21 to 52. Some shift by time of day, so morning, day, and night each change which routes turn one up.
4 locations to catch Rhyhorn
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Rhyhorn in Pt
Rhyhorn is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 21-52. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into RhydonVictory Road - 1FLv.41-43CaveRate 15%Route 228Lv.50-52GrassRate 20%Morning/dayRoute 227Lv.54GrassRate 20%Stark Mountain - EntranceLv.54CaveRate 20%or 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 Platinum for Rhyhorn.
How to Get Shiny Rhyhorn in Platinum
Rhyhorn stomps through the morning grass of Route 214, so hold a Poké Radar chain to 40 there for a shiny. Compare Shiny Rhyhorn odds across every game
Platinum 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 Platinum 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 (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x201-236%KO Earthquake 2x84-99% Iron Tail 2x55-66% Rock Smash 2x23-27% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 4x457-538%KO Earthquake 2x51-61% Focus Blast 2x152-179%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x154-182%KO Focus Punch 2x145-170%KO Iron Tail 2x65-76% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 4x450-530%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 4x355-418%KO Earthquake 2x44-52% Rock Smash 2x18-22% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x388-457%KO Surf 4x306-360%KO Focus Punch 2x58-68% Ice Beam 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 4x174-205%KO Focus Punch 2x72-85% Ice Beam 2x156-184%KO Water Pulse 4x134-157%KO | ||
 Empoleon WaterSteel | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Piplup (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Empoleon builds →Surf 4x365-430%KO Flash Cannon 2x154-182%KO Ice Beam 2x121-143%KO Earthquake 2x46-54% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x139-165%KO Earthquake 2x62-74% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyhorn View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x139-165%KO Leaf Blade 4x112-132%KO Earthquake 2x62-74% | ||
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.
Pt Rhyhorn Best Moveset
Rock/Ground with 95 Defense for physical bulk, but 25 Speed and 4x Water and Grass weaknesses limit the moveset severely. MoveEarthquake is the one valuable tool. 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 11 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
41 of 43 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its powerful tackles can destroy anything. However, it is too slow witted to help people work.
Rhyhorn Platinum Guide
In Platinum, 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
Winds & Waves
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