Is Rhyperior Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Trade evolution from Rhydon holding Protector. Ground/Rock with AbilitySolid Rock reducing super-effective damage, new in Gen 4. Rhyhorn and Rhydon are caught on Route 227 and at Stark Mountain after the Hall of Fame. Massive physical Attack. The 4x Water and Grass weaknesses are the tradeoff.
Rhydon resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Rhydon trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Rhydon has the type edge here and should clean up 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.
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.
Catch Rhydon
Catch Rhydon on Route 227 (walking, Lv 55, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 55)
- LV 55GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 55RockStone 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
- TM38FireFire BlastPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 5Lake Verity
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 57BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Rhydon 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 Rhyperior in Diamond & Pearl
Rhyperior has no wild spawn. Trade a Rhydon while it holds a Protector, the drill Pokemon needing both that item and a trade partner to finish the long Rhyhorn line.
Catch Rhyhorn or Rhydon at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Rhyperior.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Rhyperior in DP
Rhyhorn is your first catch on the way to Rhyperior. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 22-55 across 12 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve 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 3Rhyperior ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Rhyhorn egg.
How to Get Shiny Rhyperior in Diamond & Pearl
Rhyperior finishes the Rhyhorn line by trade, so chain that shiny on Route 227 and raise it up. Compare Shiny Rhyperior odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Rhyperior 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 Rhyperior.
Rhyperior Weakness
Rhyperior is weak to Water, Grass, Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel. Watch out for Water and Grass attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric-type moves entirely. The Ground/Rock typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Rhyperior's physical bulk (base 130 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 Rhyperior Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rhyperior
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 4x123-144%KO Earthquake 2x52-61% Iron Tail 2x34-40% Rock Smash 2x14-17% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Exeggutor builds →Leaf Storm 4x321-378%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Cacturne builds →Solar Beam 4x257-302%KO Focus Punch 2x53-63% | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Victreebel builds →Leaf Storm 4x266-314%KO | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Breloom builds →Seed Bomb 4x97-115%KO Focus Punch 2x89-105%KO Iron Tail 2x40-47% | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Vileplume builds →Solar Beam 4x247-291%KO Drain Punch 2x16-19% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Kingler builds →Crabhammer 4x121-142%KO Dig 2x32-38% Brick Break 2x30-36% Metal Claw 2x21-24% | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Shiftry builds →Leaf Storm 4x243-286%KO Dig 2x26-31% Focus Blast 2x70-82% | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Ludicolo builds →Solar Beam 4x210-247%KO Surf 4x167-197%KO Focus Punch 2x35-42% Ice Beam 2x56-66% | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 4x107-126%KO Focus Punch 2x45-53% Ice Beam 2x84-100%KO Water Pulse 4x73-85% | ||
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rhyperior View Cradily builds →Solar Beam 4x192-227%KO Earthquake 2x27-32% Rock Smash 2x11-14% | ||
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Rhyperior Evolutions
Rhyperior evolved from Rhyhorn's chain using a trade. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Rhyhorn eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Rhyhorn pushed Rhyperior to 535 total stats. Attack saw the largest single gain at +55. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Rhyperior to get Rhyhorn eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Counter, Crunch, Crush Claw and 9 more.
DP Rhyperior Best Moveset
140 Attack and 130 Defense are among the highest available, and AbilitySolid Rock reduces super-effective damage by 25%, partially patching the 4x Water and Grass weaknesses. The moveset hits devastatingly hard with physical Rock and Ground attacks. 40 Speed means always going last, but very little survives the hit.
Best Build
Rhyperior best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Fire Punch
- Megahorn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 12 types means almost nothing walls Rhyperior cleanly, with Rock Wrecker and Stone Edge anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
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
53 of 54 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Rhyperior Diamond & Pearl Guide
Rhyperior is obtained by trade-evolving Rhydon. Catch or evolve a Rhydon first, then trade. The Protector must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Yes. Rhyperior is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Rhyperior becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Rhyperior plays as a wallbreaker. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In Diamond & Pearl, Brave is the go-to nature for Rhyperior. That's +Attack / -Speed. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD EVs. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Since Diamond & Pearl, Rhyperior has been in 13 games. Requiring a trade evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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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