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Rhydon
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Rhydon

Drill Pokémon

Rapidly rotates its horn to bore through bedrock. It swaggers around volcanic regions, protected from the lava's heat by its tough, armorlike hide.

Appears in these games

Base stats

HP
105
Attack
130
Defense
120
Sp. Atk
45
Sp. Def
45
Speed
40
Total
485
Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Normal½×
Flying½×
Rock½×
Fire½×
Poison¼×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon · Gen 9

Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.

Stealth Rock

Item
Eviolite
Nature
Adamant
EVs
248 HP / 16 Atk / 244 SpD
Tera
FlyingWaterPoison

Offensive Swords Dance

Item
Eviolite
Nature
Jolly
EVs
252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Tera
FlyingWaterPoison

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Rhydon can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Sprites & renders

25 sprites & renders for Rhydon.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

Red · Blue
Red · Blue
Yellow
Yellow
Crystal
Crystal
Gold
Gold
Silver
Silver
Emerald
Emerald
FireRed · LeafGreen
FireRed · LeafGreen
Ruby · Sapphire
Ruby · Sapphire
Diamond · Pearl
Diamond · Pearl
HeartGold · SoulSilver
HeartGold · SoulSilver
Platinum
Platinum
scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Black · White
Black · White
ORAS
ORAS
X · Y
X · Y
Menu Icons
Menu Icons
Ultra Sun · Moon
Ultra Sun · Moon
brilliant diamond shining pearl
brilliant diamond shining pearl
Menu Icons
Menu Icons

Moves

Lv.MoveTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
0Hammer ArmFightingPhysical1009010
1BulldozeGroundPhysical6010020
1CounterFightingPhysical10020
1CrunchDarkPhysical8010015
1Fury AttackNormalPhysical158520
1Horn AttackNormalPhysical6510025
1Sand AttackGroundStatus10015
1Smack DownRockPhysical5010015
1StompNormalPhysical6510020
1TackleNormalPhysical4010035
1Tail WhipNormalStatus10030
11Rock SmashFightingPhysical4010015
18Stealth RockRockStatus20
19Rock ThrowRockPhysical509015
20Scary FaceNormalStatus10010
25Chip AwayNormalPhysical7010020
25Rock SlideRockPhysical759010
30Rock BlastRockPhysical259010
34High HorsepowerGroundPhysical959510
35Drill RunGroundPhysical809510
43Double-EdgeNormalPhysical12010015
47EarthquakeGroundPhysical10010010
48Horn DrillNormalPhysical305
52Giga ImpactNormalPhysical150905
54Stone EdgeRockPhysical100805
55LeerNormalStatus10030
61MegahornBugPhysical1208510
64Take DownNormalPhysical908520

Breeding & egg moves

Rhydon can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.

CounterFighting109 compatible parents
CharmanderCharmeleonCharizardSquirtleWartortleBlastoiseRattataRaticatePikachuRaichuSandshrewSandslashNidoran♀Nidoran♂
CurseGhost181 compatible parents
BulbasaurIvysaurVenusaurCharmanderCharmeleonCharizardSquirtleWartortleBlastoiseRattataRaticateEkansArbokPikachu
Dragon RushDragon18 compatible parents
CharmanderCharmeleonCharizardRhyhornDunsparceAronAggronGibleGabiteGarchompRhyperiorHelioptileHelioliskDrampa
Guard SplitPsychic7 compatible parents
RhyhornSpindaShieldonBastiodonRhyperiorWoolooDubwool
Metal BurstSteel10 compatible parents
RhyhornMawileAronLaironAggronShieldonBastiodonRhyperiorPerrserkerOrthworm
Rock PolishRock24 compatible parents
RhyhornDonphanLarvitarPupitarTyranitarAronLaironAggronCameruptTorterraCranidosRampardosShieldonBastiodon