Rhydon (Pokémon)

Rhydon サイドン Sidon
Artwork from FR/LG
Pronunciation	rye-donn [1]
Types	Ground/Rock
Species	Drill Pokémon
Kanto Dex National Dex	#112
Johto Dex	#207
Hoenn Dex	#170
Sinnoh Dex	#187Pt
Fiore Browser	R-063
Almia Browser	R-150
Height	6′03″ (1.9m)
Weight	264.6 lbs. (120.0kg)
Abilities	Lightningrod or Rock Head
Egg groups	Monster/Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	2 Atk
Exp. yield	204 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Gray
Catch rate	60
Footprint
Body style
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Rhydon (Japanese: サイドン Sidon) is a dual-type Ground/Rock Pokémon.

It evolves from Rhyhorn starting at level 42, and evolves into Rhyperior by trade with Protector.

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

The female's drill-horn is smaller than the 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, evidenced by its ability to stand on its hind-legs.

Habitat

Rough-terrain Pokémon

Rhydon are mainly found in cavernous areas.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Blaine and his Rhydon.

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.

A construction worker's Rhydon from Bibarel Gnaws Best!, just released from its Poké Ball.

Giovanni owns a Rhydon that he loaned to Jessie and James in The Battle of the Badge.

A trainer named Assunta used one to battle Ritchie in Friends to the End

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...!.

In Bibarel Gnaws Best!, the Head Engineer owned a Rhydon.

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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

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

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring