Rhyperior (Pokémon)

Rhyperior ドサイドン Dosidon
Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
Pronunciation	rai-pee-reeyohr
Types	Ground/Rock
Species	Drill Pokémon
National Dex	#464
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#—
Sinnoh Dex	#188Pt
Fiore Browser	R—
Almia Browser	R-151
Height	7′10″ (2.4m)
Weight	623.5 lbs. (282.8kg)
Abilities	Lightningrod or Solid Rock
Egg groups	Monster/Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	3 Atk
Exp. yield	217 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,250,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Gray
Catch rate	30
Footprint
Body style
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Rhyperior (Japanese: ドサイドン Dosidon) is a dual-type Ground/Rock Pokémon.

It evolves from Rhydon by trade with Protector. It is the final form of Rhyhorn.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

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 can insert rocks and boulders into its arms through holes in its hands and then fire them like bullets. However, it will occasionally insert and 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

Rhyperior makes a short cameo appearance in the opening sequence of Giratina and the Sky Warrior, under the command of Brendan.

In the manga

In the FireRed and LeafGreen 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.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
IV	Diamond	Pearl	None	Evolve Rhydon
	Platinum		None	Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Dark Crater Pit (3F-14F) Shimmer Desert (5F-8F)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia	Altru Tower (during mission)

Base stats

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

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Fighting : 2×  Ground : 2×  Steel : 2×  Grass : 4×  Water : 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×
Notes: If this Pokémon has Solid Rock, the effectiveness of  Fighting -,  Ground -,  Steel -, and  Ice-type  moves will become 1½×, while the effectiveness of  Water - and  Grass-type  moves will become 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.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
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	0
49	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
57	Megahorn	Bug	Physical	120	85%	10	Cool	2 ♥♥
61	Rock Wrecker	Rock	Physical	150	90%	5	Tough	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
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	0
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	0
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10	Tough	1 ♥
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100%	10	Smart	0
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	0
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80%	5	Tough	0
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 ♥
TM91	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
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
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Rattata, Raticate Sandshrew, Sandslash Mankey, Primeape Kangaskhan Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Aipom, Ambipom Wooper, Quagsire Sneasel, Weavile Teddiursa, Ursaring Houndour, Houndoom Phanpy, Donphan Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Zangoose Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape Lucario	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20	Tough	2 ♥♥
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Rattata, Raticate Arbok Growlithe, Arcanine Kangaskhan Snorlax Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Girafarig Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa, Ursaring Houndour, Houndoom Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile Poochyena, Mightyena Exploud Electrike, Manectric Mawile Seviper Walrein Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Cranidos, Rampardos Floatzel Stunky, Skuntank Garchomp Lucario Hippopotas, Hippowdon Carnivine	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
Sandshrew, Sandslash Kangaskhan Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Sneasel, Weavile Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Zangoose	Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95%	10	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Farfetch'd Lickitung, Lickilicky Lapras Eevee Snorlax Wooper, Quagsire Dunsparce Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Aron, Lairon, Aggron Electrike, Manectric Wailmer, Wailord Torkoal Zangoose Tropius Absol Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra Shieldon, Bastiodon Hippopotas, Hippowdon	Curse	???	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	0
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Aron, Lairon, Aggron Gible, Gabite, Garchomp	Dragon Rush	Dragon	Physical	100	75%	10	Cool	2 ♥♥
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Arbok Growlithe, Arcanine Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Houndour, Houndoom Donphan Tyranitar Poochyena, Mightyena Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Garchomp Hippowdon	Fire Fang	Fire	Physical	65	95%	15	Beauty	3 ♥♥♥
Arbok Gyarados Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Snubbull, Granbull Piloswine, Mamoswine Tyranitar Poochyena, Mightyena Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Floatzel Hippowdon Glaceon	Ice Fang	Ice	Physical	65	95%	15	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
Diglett, Dugtrio Lickitung, Lickilicky Donphan Numel, Camerupt	Magnitude	Ground	Physical	—	100%	30	Tough	2 ♥♥
Rattata, Raticate Pikachu, Raichu Growlithe, Arcanine Kangaskhan Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion Sentret, Furret Houndour, Houndoom Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken Vigoroth, Slaking Lucario	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
Arbok Arcanine Jolteon Snubbull, Granbull Houndoom Donphan Tyranitar Poochyena, Mightyena Exploud Mawile Electrike, Manectric Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Garchomp 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

Generation IV
Game			Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
D	P	Pt	AncientPower	Rock	Special	60	100%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
D	P	Pt	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	95%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
D	P	Pt	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20	Tough	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
D	P	Pt	Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
D	P	Pt	ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
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.