Rhydon (Pokémon)
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| Rhydon サイドン Sidon | |
 Artwork from FR/LG | |
| National Dex | #112 |
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| Johto Dex | #207 |
| Hoenn Dex | #170 |
| Sinnoh Dex | #— |
| Fiore Browser | R-063 |
| Almia Browser | R-150 |
| Type | Ground / Rock |
| Species | Drill Pokémon |
| Height | 6′03″ (1.9m) |
| Weight | 264.6 lbs. (120.0kg) |
| Abilities | Lightningrod |
| Rock Head | |
| Egg groups | Monster |
| Ground | |
| Time to hatch | 5,120 steps |
| Effort yield | 2 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 204 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 1,250,000 exp. |
| Gender | 50% ♀ / 50% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Gray |
| Catch rate | 60 |
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Rhydon (Japanese: サイドン Sidon) is a Ground/Rock-type Pokémon.
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Biology
Physiology
Rhydon is a large, gray dinosaur-like Pokémon. It has a long tail with skinny, black stripes. Rhydon has a cream-colored stomach and a ridged back. Rhydon has two horns on its head, with the one on the nose being a metal drill.
Gender differences
A female's drill-horn is smaller than a male's.
Special abilities
Rhydon's drill-horn is capable of crushing uncut diamonds and it can knock down a building with one strike of its tail. Rhydon's rocky hide is strong enough to withstand direct cannonball fire.
Behavior
Rhydon is apparently much smarter than its pre-evolution due to being able to stand on its hind-legs.
Habitat
Rhydon are mainly found in cavernous areas.
Diet
Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
A mechanical Rhydon appeared in Island of the Giant Pokémon as a part of Pokémon Land.
Rhydon's true debut episode was Showdown at Dark City, under the ownership of one of the trainers at Kas Gym.
Rhydon's first major role was in Riddle Me This, being one of Blaine's Pokémon. Blaine used a Rhydon against Ash during the first battle for Ash's Volcano Badge. While normally tough against electric attacks, Rhydon was defeated when Ash's Pikachu struck Rhydon's horn, which acted like a lightning rod.
Giovanni owns a Rhydon that he loaned to Jessie and James in The Battle of the Badge.
A Rhydon belonging to Rudy made a cameo appearance in Misty Meets Her Match.
Giant Rhydon were seen on Fairchild Island in Bound For Trouble.
Right on, Rhydon featured a Rhydon that knew Surf.
Rhydon also made a cameo appearance in Numero Uno Articuno as one of Noland's Pokémon.
Brock's dad, Flint, has a Rhydon, but was just mentioned. Flint mostly used his Rhydon for helping him decorate the Pewter Gym's battlefield with rocks from mountaintops.
Nurse Joy had a Rhydon to help look for Kabuto fossils.
Ash's Pikachu and Paul's Chimchar battled against a Rhydon and a Magmar in the Hearthome City Tag-Battle Tournament in Tag! We're It...!.
A construction worker owned a Rhydon in DP057.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Special manga
Rhydon debuts in the Red, Green & Blue chapter in its own round, Raging Rhydon, as a Koga's Pokémon that is forced to evolve by its trainer with a mysterious injection, being the first evolution showed in the manga.
Rhydon is later seen as one of Giovanni's Pokémon.
In Volume 9, Green captures a Rhydon outside the Viridian Gym. He uses it to defeat Chuck in Volume 13, as well as Oca in Volume 23. Near the end of the FireRed and LeafGreen saga, Green remarks on a footnote Giovanni included in his handbook: Rhydon possibly possessed a stronger form. This is a reference to Rhydon's new evolution, Rhyperior.
Earlier in the same volume, Gold encounters a wild Rhydon during his race with Whitney. The Rhydon in question was hunting down a Sudowoodo hiding from it, and kidnapped Whitney when she interfered with her Miltank. Gold tells Sudowoodo to stand up for itself and, with assistance from his billiard cue, helps Sudowoodo defeat the Rhydon.
In the TCG
- Main article: Rhydon (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
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| I | Red | Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees. |
| Blue | ||
| Yellow | Walks on its hind legs. Shows signs of intelligence. Its armor-like hide even repels molten lava. | |
| Stadium | Protected by an armor-like hide, it can survive in lava over 3,600 degrees. Its horn can bore holes through boulders. | |
| II | Gold | Its rugged hide protects it from even the heat of lava. However, the hide also makes it insensitive. |
| Silver | Its brain developed when it began walking on hind legs. Its thick hide protects it even in magma. | |
| Crystal | By lightly spinning its drill-like horn, it can easily shatter even a diamond in the rough. | |
| Stadium 2 | Its rugged hide protects it from even the heat of lava. However, the hide also makes it insensitive. | |
| III | Ruby | Rhydon's horn can crush even uncut diamonds. One sweeping blow of its tail can topple a building. This Pokémon's hide is extremely tough. Even direct cannon hits don't leave a scratch. |
| Sapphire | Rhydon has a horn that serves as a drill. It is used for destroying rocks and boulders. This Pokémon occasionally rams into streams of magma, but the armor-like hide prevents it from feeling the heat. | |
| Emerald | Its horn, which rotates like a drill, destroys tall buildings with one strike. It stands on its hind legs, and its brain is well developed. | |
| FireRed | It begins walking on its hind legs after evolution. It can punch holes through boulders with its horn. | |
| LeafGreen | Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees. | |
| IV | Diamond | Its brain developed after it stood up on its hind legs. Its drill horn bores tunnels through solid rock. |
| Pearl | Its brain developed after it stood up on its hind legs. Its drill horn bores tunnels through solid rock. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
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| I | Pokémon Red and Blue | Uncommon | Cerulean Cave |
| Pokémon Yellow | Rare | Cerulean Cave, Trade Golduck on Cinnabar Island | |
| II | Pokémon Gold and Silver | None | Evolve Rhyhorn |
| Pokémon Crystal | Rare | Victory Road | |
| III | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire | None | Evolve Rhyhorn |
| Pokémon Emerald | None | Evolve Rhyhorn | |
| Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen | None | Evolve Rhyhorn | |
| Pokémon Colosseum | None | Trade | |
| Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | One | Citadark Isle (Shadow) | |
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | Uncommon | Routes 227 and 228, Stark Mountain |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown | ||
| Pal Park | Mountain |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | Evolve from Rhyhorn |
| Pokémon Trozei! | Endless Level 15 Forever Level 64 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | Evolve from Rhyhorn |
| Pokémon Ranger | Jungle Relic |
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Volcano Cave Habura Desert Asoheru Tower |
Base stats
| HP: | 105 | |
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| Attack: | 130 | |
| Defense: | 120 | |
| Special: | 45 | |
| SpAtk: | 45 | |
| SpDef: | 45 | |
| Speed: | 40 |
The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
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Learnset
Rhydon is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
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By TM/HM
By breeding
- Counter
- Crunch
- Crush Claw
- Curse
- Dragon Rush
- Fire Fang
- Ice Fang
- Magnitude
- Reversal
- Rock Slide
- Swords Dance
- Thunder Fang
Special moves
In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Rhydon knows Shadow Down, Shadow End, Shadow Hold and Shadow Panic as a Shadow Pokémon, and learns Helping Hand after being purified.
Side game data
| Pokémon Pinball | ||
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| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | ||
| Acquisition: Evolve | |
| Pokémon Trozei! | ||
| Rarity: Rare |
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| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | ||
| Body size: 1 | Recruit Rate: Evolve | Friend Area: Safari |
| Phrases | ||
| 51%-100% HP | There's nothing I can't punch my horn through! | |
| 26%-50% HP | This is tough going. Already, my HP's gone to half. | |
| 1%-25% HP | I'm about done... I have no energy left... | |
| Level Up | Yes! I finally leveled! My horn's hardness went up, too! | |
| Pokémon Ranger | ||
Group: 
| Loops: 8 | Minimum Experience: 45 |
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Crush x3 | Maximum Experience: 65 |
| Rhydon hurls big boulders that can shatter Rock Walls. | ||
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: Tackle x4 |
Evolution
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Sprites
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| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
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| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
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| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
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| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
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For other sprites and images, please see Rhydon images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Ash's Pikachu fought Blaine's Rhydon in the anime and defeated it, despite it being a Ground-type immune to Electric attacks. Since then, that battle has been brought up frequently in comparisons between the games and anime and has spawned the popular Pokémon internet meme, "Pikachu! Aim for the horn!"
- It is one of the only Rock-type and Ground-type Pokémon that can learn Surf.
- Rhydon also evolves from the famous glitch Pokémon 'M, if the latter grows up one level upon being captured, because Rhydon's index number is 1 in Generation I.
- A figure very similar to Rhydon is featured on all of the statues in the entry areas of the gyms.
- Its Generation I sprites are shown having a full length of spines along its back. This was changed to only having three spikes in Generation II.
Origin
It appears to draw much of its inspiration from a rhinoceros and some aspects of various dinosaurs, such as the triceratops.
Name origin
Rhydon's name may be a reference to rhinoceros. The don may have been intended to mean "lord." However, it is also used as a suffix in various dinosaur names, so it could be an reference to those prehistoric creatures as well. Its Japanese name is a combination of 犀 sai, rhinoceros, and the aforementioned don.
In other languages
- German: Rizeros
- French: Rhinoferos - Rhinocéros means rhinoceros. The remainder refers to féroce meaning ferocious.
- Korean: 코뿌리 Koppuri - Nose Horn
- Chinese: 鐵甲暴龍