Rhydon (Pokémon)

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Pokémon

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Rhydon サイドン Sidon

Artwork from FR/LG

Types Species  Ground  Rock  Drill Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Lightningrod or Rock Head 1,250,000 Pokédex Kanto #112 Johto #207 Hoenn #170 Sinnoh #187Pt Browser Fiore R-063 Almia R-150 Height Weight 6'03" 264.6 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Gray 60 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Monster, Ground 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 204 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. I-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation I/II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Azure Heights Pokédex (Gen. I) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. I-II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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 when traded holding a Protector.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.2 Special abilities 1.3 Behavior 1.4 Habitat 1.5 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Held items 5.4 Base stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 Special moves 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links 9 Notes

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.

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. Some Rhydon are capable of surfing in the water.

Behavior

Rhydon is apparently much smarter than its pre-evolution, evidenced by its ability 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 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 Competition in Tag! We're It...!.

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

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Pokédex Entry EP058 Rhydon Ash's Pokédex Rhydon, the evolved form of Rhyhorn. It is known as the Drill Pokémon. Its large horn gives it formitable attack power. This concludes the entries from the Original series.

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 Orm 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
I	Red	Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees.
	Blue	Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees.
	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.
	Platinum	Standing on its hind legs freed its forelegs and made it smarter. It is very forgetful, however.

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Area
I	Red	Blue	Uncommon	Cerulean Cave
	Yellow		Rare	Cerulean Cave, Trade Golduck on Cinnabar Island
II	Gold	Silver	None	Evolve Rhyhorn, trade Dragonair♀ in Blackthorn City
	Crystal		Rare	Victory Road
III	Ruby	Sapphire	None	Evolve Rhyhorn
	Emerald		None	Evolve Rhyhorn
	FireRed	LeafGreen	None	Evolve Rhyhorn
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		One	Citadark Isle (Shadow)
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Uncommon	Routes 227 and 228, Stark Mountain
	Platinum		Uncommon	Routes 227 and 228, Victory Road, Stark Mountain
	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 Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve from Rhyhorn
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Sky Stairway (1F-49F)
Pokémon Ranger	Jungle Relic
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Volcano Cave Haruba Desert Altru Tower

Held items

Game	Items
Gold, Silver, and Crystal	Gold Leaf (trade from Generation I)

Base stats

Stat Base At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100 Min. Max. Min. Max. HP: 105   165 212 320 414 Attack: 130   121 200 238 394 Defense: 120   112 189 220 372 Special Attack: 45   45 106 85 207 Special Defense: 45   45 106 85 207 Speed: 40   40 101 76 196 Total: 485 Other Pokémon with this total Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature. This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was 45.

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Fighting : 2×  Ground : 2×  Steel : 2×  Water : 4×  Grass : 4×  Ice : 2×	Normal : ½×  Flying : ½×  Poison : ¼×  Rock : ½×  Fire : ½×	Electric : 0×	Bug : 1×  Ghost : 1×  Psychic : 1×  Dragon : 1×  Dark : 1×

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

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III

Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal Start Horn Attack Normal Physical 65 100% 25 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ Start Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30 Cute 2 ♥♥ Start Stomp Normal Physical 65 100% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ Start Fury Attack Normal Physical 15 85% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 9 Stomp Normal Physical 65 100% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 13 Fury Attack Normal Physical 15 85% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 21 Scary Face Normal Status — 90% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 25 Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 80% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 33 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 37 Horn Drill Normal Physical — 30% 5 Cool 0 42 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥ 45 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ 49 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 57 Megahorn Bug Physical 120 85% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥ Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: I - II - III

TM Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal TM01 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Tough 1 ♥ TM05 Roar Normal Status — 100% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM06 Toxic Poison Status — 85% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥ TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special — 100% 15 Smart 1 ♥ TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status — —% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥ TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 95 100% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥ TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 120 70% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥ TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM17 Protect Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 0 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status — —% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ TM21 Frustration Normal Physical — 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ TM23 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 95 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM25 Thunder Electric Special 120 70% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ TM27 Return Normal Physical — 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10 Smart 1 ♥ TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ TM32 Double Team Normal Status — —% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM34 Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 95 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥ TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status — —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 120 85% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥ TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 50 80% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥ TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ TM43 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥ TM44 Rest Psychic Status — —% 10 Cute 0 TM45 Attract Normal Status — 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ TM46 Thief Dark Physical 40 100% 10 Tough 0 TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120 70% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM56 Fling Dark Physical — 100% 10 Tough 1 ♥ TM58 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ TM59 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 90 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥ TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ TM66 Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10 Cool 1 ♥ TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥ TM69 Rock Polish Rock Status — —% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ TM72 Avalanche Ice Physical 60 100% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status — —% 30 Beauty 0 TM76 Stealth Rock Rock Status — —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM78 Captivate Normal Status — 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥ TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ TM83 Natural Gift Normal Physical — 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥ TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥ TM87 Swagger Normal Status — 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ TM90 Substitute Normal Status — —% 10 Smart 1 ♥ HM01 Cut Normal Physical 50 95% 30 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ HM03 Surf Water Special 95 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥ HM04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ HM06 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥ HM08 Rock Climb Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: II - III

Father Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Lucario Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ Rattata, Raticate Arbok Growlithe, Arcanine Snorlax Girafarig Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Poochyena, Mightyena Exploud Mawile Seviper Walrein Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Floatzel Hippopotas, Hippowdon Garchomp Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥ Sandslash Zangoose Crush Claw Normal Physical 75 90% 10 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Torkoal Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra Curse ??? Status — —% 10 Tough 0 Gible, Gabite, Garchomp Dragon Rush Dragon Physical 100 75% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥ Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom Tyranitar Arbok Growlithe, Arcanine Flareon Donphan Exploud Manectric Hippowdon Fire Fang Fire Physical 65 95% 15 Beauty 3 ♥♥♥ Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Snubbull, Granbull Arbok Piloswine, Mamoswine Tyranitar Snorunt, Glalie Walrein Exploud Floatzel Hippowdon Glaceon Ice Fang Ice Physical 65 95% 15 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ Diglett, Dugtrio Donphan Numel, Camerupt Magnitude Ground Physical — 100% 30 Tough 2 ♥♥ Growlithe, Arcanine Vigoroth, Slaking Reversal Fighting Physical — 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥ Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Camerupt Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ Raticate Farfetch'd Zangoose Absol Empoleon Lucario Swords Dance Normal Status — —% 30 Beauty 0 Arbok Arcanine Jolteon Snubbull, Granbull Houndoom Donphan Electrike, Manectric Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Exploud Hippowdon Thunder Fang Electric Physical 65 95% 15 Smart 3 ♥♥♥ Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generations III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III

Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal FR LG E XD D P Pt AncientPower Rock Special 60 100% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 Tough 0 FR LG E XD D P Pt DynamicPunch Fighting Physical 100 50% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Fury Cutter Bug Physical 10 95% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Mimic Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 0 FR LG E XD D P Pt Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Seismic Toss Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Substitute Normal Status — —% 10 Smart 1 ♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Swagger Normal Status — 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Swords Dance Normal Status — —% 30 Beauty 0 FR LG E XD D P Pt ThunderPunch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥ FR LG E XD D P Pt Uproar Normal Special 50 100% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 46+	Purified moves
Shadow Down	Shadow		Helping Hand	Normal
Shadow End	Shadow		Megahorn	Bug
Shadow Hold	Shadow		Scary Face	Normal
Shadow Panic	Shadow		Earthquake	Ground

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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:  Ground	Loops: 8	Minimum Experience: 45
Poké Assist: ( Ground )	Field Move: (Crush ×3)	Maximum Experience: 65
"Rhydon hurls big boulders that can shatter Rock Walls."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -10%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Ground	Poké Assist: ( Ground )	Field Move: (Tackle ×3)
"It throws around its body in a rampage. It rams to attack."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 42	First evolution	→ Trade holding Protector	Second evolution
	Rhyhorn  Ground  Rock		Rhydon  Ground  Rock		Rhyperior  Ground  Rock

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 112 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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. Rhydon's horn also serves as a lightning rod which negates electric attacks as of the rules for the Pokémon effect. 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!".
• Because of Rhydon's index number in Generation I, it can also "evolve" from any non-hybrid Glitch Pokémon.
• Its Generation I sprites show it having a full length of spines along its back. This was changed to only having three spikes in Generation II.
• Rhydon and Rhyperior share the same species name with Nidoqueen and Nidoking. They are all known as Drill Pokémon.
• While Rhydon's Gold and Silver shiny sprite is lighter than the normal sprite, its Crystal normal sprite appears lighter than its shiny sprite.
• Rhydon is tied with Lairon in weight.
• According to interviews with Ken Sugimori, Rhydon holds the distinction of being the first Pokémon ever created. This is supported by Red and Green listing it as first in its programming data.

Origin

It appears to draw much of its inspiration from a rhinoceros and some aspects of various dinosaurs, such as the triceratops.It also may have been inspired by Anguirus, considering the nose horn and the spikes on their back.

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 - From rhinocéros (rhinoceros) and féroce (ferocious).
• Korean: 코뿌리 Koppuri - Literally nose horn.
• Chinese: 鐵甲暴龍

External links

Notes

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