Rhydon

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Rhydon Drill Pokémon #100
Type Ground Rock Unknown Unknown
Abilities Lightning Rod or Rock Head		Hidden Ability Reckless
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 60 (7.8%)
Breeding Egg groups Monster and Field Hatch time 5355 steps*
Height 1.9 m 6'03" m m m		Weight 120.0 kg 264.6 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg {{{weight2-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight3-kg}}} kg {{{weight3-lbs}}} lbs {{{weight4-kg}}} kg {{{weight4-lbs}}} lbs
Base experience yield 170		Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Gray		Base friendship 70
Cry

Rhydon is a Ground/Rock dual-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Rhyhorn at level 42, and evolves into Rhyperior through unknown method.

Pokédex Entry

Pokédex entry Its horn, which rotates like a drill, destroys tall buildings with one strike. It stands on its hind legs, and its brain is well developed.

Biology

(Bulbapedia) Rhydon is a large, gray, bipedal Pokémon with features of both dinosaurs and rhinoceroses. It has a cream-colored, drill-like horn on its snout, the female having a smaller horn than the male. There are other protrusions on the head as well, including a spike curving forward from the middle of its head, two triangular, points resembling ears to the sides, a wide, wavy crest under the ears, and spiky ridges on its cheeks. It has red eyes and two fangs protruding from its upper jaw. It has a cream-colored stomach and a row of spikes down its back. Rhydon has a long tail with skinny, black stripes. Rhydon is a physically powerful Pokémon. It is recorded as being able to topple buildings with a sweeping blow of its tail, and its horn is able to bore through solid rock and shatter diamonds. Rhydon is protected from heat and physical blows by its armor-like hide. It is stated to be capable of passing unscathed through streams of magma and withstanding a direct blow from a cannonball without being harmed. However, because of this tough hide, it is insensitive. Rhydon has a well-developed brain, but can also be forgetful. It lives in rough terrain.

Game Locations

Availability None evolve Rhyhorn Common Uncommon Fossil Rare One

Held Items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base Stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 105	165 - 212	320 - 414
Attack: 130	121 - 200	238 - 394
Defense: 120	112 - 189	220 - 372
Sp.Atk: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207
Sp.Def: 45	45 - 106	85 - 207
Speed: 40	40 - 101	76 - 196
Total: 485   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type Effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 4× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 4× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 4× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 4× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 4× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 4× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Moves

By Leveling Up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Horn Attack Normal Physical 65 100% 25 1 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30 8 Stomp Normal Physical 65 100% 20 12 Fury Attack Normal Physical 15 85% 20 19 Scary Face Normal Status — 100% 15 23 Rock Blast Rock Physical 25 90% 10 30 Bulldoze Ground Physical 60 100% 20 34 Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100% 20 41 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 ? Drill Run Ground Physical 80 95% 10 ? Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5 ? Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10 ? Horn Drill Normal Physical — —% 5 ? Megahorn Bug Physical 120 85% 10

A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Rhydon obtained at level 1 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rhydon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rhydon

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Aqua Tail Water Physical 09090 090}}90% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Drill Run Ground Physical 08080 095}}95% 10 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 10 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM69 Rock Polish Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Secret Power Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Shock Wave Electric Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 Superpower Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rhydon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rhydon

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Rhydon Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Rhydon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Rhydon

Evolution

Unevolved Rhyhorn  Ground  Rock

Level 42 →

First evolution Rhydon  Ground  Rock

Unknown method →

Second evolution Rhyperior  Ground  Rock

Sprites

Front	Back
	File:100.png	File:100b.png
Front shiny	Back shiny
	File:100s.png	File:100sb.png

Trivia

Origin

(Bulbapedia)It appears to draw much of its inspiration from a rhinoceros and some aspects of various dinosaurs, such as ceratopsids.

Name Origin

(Bulbapedia)Rhydon may be a combination of rhinoceros and don. Rhy may also derive from the igneous rock called rhyolite, alluding to Rhydon's Ground/Rock type combination. Don, from the Latin dominus, may emphasize Rhydon's being the final evolution of its line (pre-Generation IV), as it is a title akin to lord in several Romance languages; -odon, ultimately from ὀδούς, the ancient Greek word for tooth, is a suffix commonly used in dinosaur names, and so Rhydon's name could be a reference to those prehistoric creatures as well.

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