Rhyperior (Pokémon)

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Rhyperior ドサイドン Dosidon #464
Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
Type Ground Rock Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Drill Pokémon
Abilities Solid Rock or Lightningrod Lightningrod Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,250,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto — Hoenn — Sinnoh #188 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 7'10" Imperial 2.4 m Metric 7'10"/2.4 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 623.5 lbs. Imperial 282.8 kg Metric 623.5 lbs./282.8 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Gray	Catch rate 30 (3.9%)
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 3 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 217 Battle Exp.: 2171*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX 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 makes a short cameo appearance in the opening sequence of Giratina and the Sky Warrior, under the command of Brendan.

A Rhyperior will appear in DP141 under the ownership of Palmer.

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 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

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

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By leveling up

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By TM/HM

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By tutoring

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Side game data

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Evolution

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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
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Rhydon's Speed does not increase when it evolves into Rhyperior.
• 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.
• 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.

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. The placement of the plates is also reminicent of the gear a miner would wear.

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

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