Rhyperior (Pokémon)

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Rhyperior
ドサイドン Dosydon

Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
National Dex #464
Johto Dex #—
Hoenn Dex #—
Sinnoh Dex #—
Fiore Browser R—
Almia Browser R-151
Type Ground / Rock
Species Drill Pokémon
Height 7′10″ (2.4m)
Weight 623.5 lbs. (282.8kg)
Abilities Lightningrod
Solid Rock
Egg groups Monster
Ground
Time to hatch 5,120 steps
Effort yield 3 Atk
Exp. yield 217 base exp.
Lv100 at 1,250,000 exp.
Gender 50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color Gray
Catch rate 30

Rhyperior (Japanese: ドサイドン Dosydon) is a Generation IV Pokémon that evolves from Rhydon.

Contents

Biology

Physiology

Rhyperior has basically the same build as its predecessor, Rhydon. Rhyperior has a club-like tail and its hide is partially covered by orange, rocky plates. Rhyperior has blade-like protrusions on its elbows and has holes in the palms of its hands. Rhyperior's body is a brownish-gray as opposed to just regular gray.

Gender differences

The upper horn on a female Rhyperior is smaller than a male's.

Special abilities

Rhyperior has the the same abilities as its previous evolutions, with the addition of being able to fire boulders from its hands. However, it will occasionally fire Geodude by accident.

Rhyperior is the only known Pokémon that learns Rock Wrecker.

Behavior

Habitat

Rhyperior live far up in the mountains. Finding a wild one can be difficult.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

In the manga

In the Fire Red and Leaf Green series of Pokémon Special; Green has a book on Ground-type Pokémon written by Giovanni. It mentions that Rhydon can evolve further through trading. Green asks Silver if he could help figure it out because Pokémon Trading is his specialty. Before this can be accomplished, they are turned to Stone by Sird's attack meant for Deoxys.

In the TCG

Main article: Rhyperior (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen Game Pokédex entry
IV Diamond It puts rocks in holes in its palms and uses its muscles to shoot them. Geodude are shot at rare times.
Pearl It puts rocks in holes in its palms and uses its muscles to shoot them. Geodude are shot at rare times.

Game locations

Game Rarity Location
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl None Evolve from Rhydon

In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage Asoheru Tower (during mission)

Base stats

HP: 115
 
Attack: 140
 
Defense: 130
 
SpAtk: 55
 
SpDef: 55
 
Speed: 40
 

Type effectiveness

Weakness Resistance

Note: If Rhyperior has Solid Rock, the effectiveness of Fighting, Ground, Steel and Ice will become 4/3×, while the effectiveness of Water and Grass will become 8/3×.

Learnset

Rhyperior is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV
Level Move Type Cat.
Start Poison Jab Poison Physical
Horn Attack Normal Physical
Tail Whip Normal Status
Stomp Normal Physical
Fury Attack Normal Physical
9 Stomp Normal Physical
13 Fury Attack Normal Physical
21 Scary Face Normal Status
25 Rock Blast Rock Physical
33 Take Down Normal Physical
37 Horn Drill Normal Status
42 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical
45 Stone Edge Rock Physical
49 Earthquake Ground Physical
57 Megahorn Bug Physical
61 Rock Wrecker Rock Physical

By TM/HM

Generation IV
# Move Type Cat.
TM01 Focus Punch Fighting Physical
TM05 Roar Normal status
TM06 Toxic poison status
TM10 Hidden Power Normal special
TM11 Sunny Day fire status
TM13 Ice Beam ice special
TM14 Blizzard ice special
TM15 Hyper Beam Normal special
TM17 Protect Normal status
TM18 Rain Dance water status
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical
TM23 Iron Tail steel Physical
TM24 Thunderbolt electric special
TM25 Thunder electric special
TM26 Earthquake ground Physical
TM27 Return Normal Physical
TM28 Dig ground Physical
TM31 Brick Break fighting Physical
TM32 Double Team Normal status
TM34 Shock Wave electric special
TM35 Flamethrower fire special
TM37 Sandstorm rock status
TM38 Fire Blast fire special
TM39 Rock Tomb rock Physical
TM42 Facade Normal Physical
TM43 Secret Power Normal Physical
TM44 Rest psychic status
TM45 Attract Normal status
TM46 Thief dark Physical
TM52 Focus Blast fighting special
TM56 Fling dark Physical
TM58 Endure Normal status
TM59 Dragon Pulse dragon special
TM65 Shadow Claw ghost Physical
TM66 Payback dark Physical
TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical
TM69 Rock Polish rock status
TM71 Stone Edge rock Physical
TM72 Avalanche ice Physical
TM75 Swords Dance Normal status
TM76 Stealth Rock rock status
TM78 Captivate Normal status
TM80 Rock Slide rock Physical
TM82 Sleep Talk Normal status
TM83 Natural Gift Normal Physical
TM84 Poison Jab poison Physical
TM87 Swagger Normal status
TM90 Substitute Normal status
TM91 Flash Cannon steel special
HM01 Cut Normal Physical
HM03 Surf water special
HM04 Strength Normal Physical
HM06 Rock Smash fighting Physical
HM08 Rock Climb Normal Physical

By breeding

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group: Ground Poké Assist: Ground Field Move: None


Evolution

Basic
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Level 42
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Trade with Protector
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Rhyperior

Sprites

Gen Game
I Red Blue Yellow Red (Ja) Green Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II Gold Silver Crystal   Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Back
This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV Diamond Pearl Platinum   Back
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Rhyperior For other sprites and images, please see Rhyperior images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Origin

It appears to draw much of its inspiration from a rhinoceros, aspects of various dinosaurs (such as the triceratops) and a tank.

Name origin

Dosydon's name is deceptively complex. The Do part that is at the beginning may be from the word 土 do, which is Japanese for ground/soil, or 怒 do, which means anger, or ど do, the Japanese prefix that makes a noun sound stronger; サイ sai, Japanese for rhinoceros; and don, a Greek word meaning tooth, commonly used in the names of dinosaurs.

Rhyperior comes from the "Rhy" of its pre-evolutions and "superior", because it is so much more powerful.

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