Rhydon (Pokémon)
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| 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.
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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
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
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 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
| 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 | ||
| 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 | Currently unknown |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | None | Trade | ||
| 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 and Blue) | Evolve from Rhyhorn |
| Pokémon Ranger | Jungle Relic |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness) | Sky Stairway (1F-49F) |
| Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Volcano Cave Haruba Desert Altru Tower |
Base stats
| HP: | 105 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Weak to | Resistant to | Immune to | Normal effectiveness |
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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
| 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 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 | Cute | 2 ♥♥
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| Start | Stomp | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| Start | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 9 | Stomp | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 13 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85% | 20 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 21 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 90% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 25 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 | 80% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 33 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| 37 | Horn Drill | Normal | Physical | — | 30% | 5 | Cool | 0
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| 42 | Hammer Arm | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 90% | 10 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| 45 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80% | 5 | Tough | 0
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| 49 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100% | 10 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| 57 | Megahorn | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85% | 10 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon | ||||||||
By TM/HM
By breeding
By tutoring
| Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: II - III | ||||||||||||||
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| Game | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Contest | Appeal | ||||||
| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | AncientPower | Rock | Special | 60 | 100% | 5 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 | Cute | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 3 ♥♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 | Tough | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 | Tough | 0
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | DynamicPunch | Fighting | Physical | 100 | 50% | 5 | Cool | 2 ♥♥
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 | Smart | 0
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| FR | LG | E | XD | D | P | Pt | ||||||||
