Rhyperior (Pokémon)

Rhyperior ドサイドン Dosidon

Artwork from Diamond/Pearl

Types Species  Ground  Rock  Drill Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Solid Rock or Lightningrod 1,250,000 Pokédex National #464 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #188Pt Browser Fiore R— Almia R-151 Height Weight 7'10" 623.5 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Gray 30 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Monster, Ground 21 (5355 steps) EV yield HP 0 Atk 3 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 217 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Rhyperior (Japanese: ドサイドン Dosidon) is a dual-type Ground/Rock Pokémon.

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

Biology

Physiology

Rhyperior has basically the same build as its predecessor, Rhydon, although it is taller and heavier. 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. It also appears to have two thick, rectangular rocks above its eyes, resembling heavy eyebrows.

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. They are monstrously powerful and are massively difficult to take down without a Water or Grass move.

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 in the anime

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

A Rhyperior appeared in DP141 under the ownership of Palmer. Using powerful attacks like Megahorn and its signature move, Rock Wrecker, It battled and defeated Ash's Grotle, even though Grotle activated its ability, Overgrow.

In the manga

In the FireRed and LeafGreen series of Pokémon Adventures, Blue has a book on Ground-type Pokémon written by Giovanni. It mentions that Rhydon can evolve further through trading. Blue 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 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!, Saturn has a Rhyperior that he uses to battle Hareta at Lake Valor.

In the TCG

Main article: Rhyperior (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Rhyperior is a member of the legendary Exploration Team, Team Raider, alongside Roserade and Gallade.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Rhyperior is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 2	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Ground	Poké Assist: ( Ground )	Field Move: (None)
"It lets loose shock waves to attack. It also triggers rockfalls."

Evolution

Unevolved Rhyhorn  Ground  Rock

Level 42 →

First evolution Rhydon  Ground  Rock

Trade holding Protector →

Second evolution Rhyperior  Ground  Rock

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	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Rhyperior images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Rhyperior is the only Generation IV Pokémon to learn Horn Drill.
• Rhyperior and Rhydon share the same species name as Nidoking and Nidoqueen. They are all known as Drill Pokémon.
  • Coincidentally, all four are also Ground-types.
• Rhyperior has the highest Attack among all non-legendary Ground-type Pokémon.
  • It also has the second highest attack of all non-legendary Rock-type Pokémon, second only to Rampardos.
  • It also has the highest HP among all Rock-type and Ground-type Pokémon.
• Rhyperior and its evolutionary relatives are the only Rock/Ground Pokémon to have Rock as their secondary type instead of their primary.

Origin

It appears to draw much of its inspiration from a rhinoceros, aspects of various dinosaurs (such as the triceratops) and a tank. It also may have been inspired by Anguirus, considering the nose horn and the spikes on their back. It may also have connections with an Ankylosaurus, hence the clubbed tail and many defensive plates.

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 much more powerful than its pre-evolutions.

In other languages

• German: Rihornior - From Rihorn (Rhyhorn's German name) + Latin ending for comparatives "ior" (more)
• French: Rhinastoc - From Rhinocéros (rhinoceros) and Astoc, a word that designs a "critical hit" or a powerful hit with a sword.
• Korean: 거대코뿌리 Geodaekoppuri
• Chinese: 大地犀牛 Da Di Xi Niu

External links

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