Rhydon (Pokémon)

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Rhydon サイドン Sidon #112
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Ground Rock Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Drill Pokémon
Abilities Lightningrod or Rock Head Rock Head Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #112 Johto #212 Hoenn #170 Sinnoh #187 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 6'03" Imperial 1.9 m Metric 6'03"/1.9 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 264.6 lbs. Imperial 120.0 kg Metric 264.6 lbs./120.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Gray	Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Monster and Ground groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 204 Battle Exp.: 2041*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX 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.

Biology

Physiology

Rhydon is a large, gray, bipedal Pokémon with amalgam features of dinosaurs and rhinoceroses. Rhydon’s most famous feature is the cream-colored, drill-like horn on its snout, although there are other protrusions on the head as well. These include the front-pointing crest extending from the middle of its head, two triangular, ear-like features to the sides of the crest, a wavy-shaped, also ear-like extension further down its head, and the spiky ridges on the sides of its mouth. 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 Surfing

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, and serves as such effective protection that it makes Rhydon capable of living in molten lava. However, its rugged hide also makes it insensitive. Despite its typing, Rhydon are able to be taught Water-type moves such as Rain Dance, Whirlpool, and Aqua Tail, with some Rhydon 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. Despite this, it is still very forgetful.

Habitat

Rhydon are mainly found in cavernous areas, although its rugged hide also enables it to live in lava. One is likely to encounter a wild one in Kanto or Sinnoh.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

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.

Right on, Rhydon featured a Rhydon that knew Surf.

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

Minor appearances

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.

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.

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...!.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Rhydon debuts in the Red, Green & Blue arc in its own round, Raging Rhydon, as Koga's Pokémon that is forced to evolve by its trainer with a mysterious injection, being the first evolution shown in the manga due to Red's Poliwhirl and Blue's Charmeleon evolving off-screen

Rhydon is later seen as one of Giovanni's Pokémon, but is not seen battling.

In Volume 9, Blue 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, Blue 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, breaking her arm in the process. Gold tells Sudowoodo to stand up for itself and, with assistance from his billiard cue, helps Sudowoodo defeat the Rhydon. The Sudowoodo happily joined his team afterwards.

In the TCG

Main article: Rhydon (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

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Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Pinball RS    Acquisition: Evolve		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 112.png 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! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Yes! I finally leveled! My horn's hardness went up, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -10% IQ group: E
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Ground  Poké Assist: ( Ground ) Field move: (Crush ×3) Loops: 8 Min. exp.: 45 Max. exp.: 65 Browser entry   Rhydon hurls big boulders that can shatter Rock Walls.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Ground  Poké Assist: ( Ground ) Field move: (Tackle ×3) Browser entry   It throws around its body in a rampage. It rams to attack.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

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
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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 Template:Type2 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!"
• Since Rhydon's index number is 001 in the Generation I of Pokémon games, many non-hybrid Glitch Pokémon will revert back to Rhydon when caught for the first time.
• Rhydon and Rhyperior share the same species name with Nidoqueen and Nidoking. They are all known as Drill Pokémon.
• 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 further supported as its index number is 001 in Generation I.
• Rhydon 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 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 - Corruption of Rhinozeros (rhinoceros).
• French: Rhinoferos - From rhinocéros (rhinoceros) and féroce (ferocious).
• Korean: 코뿌리 Koppuri - Literally nose horn.
• Chinese: 鐵甲暴龍

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