Rhydon

#112 (Kanto)

#113 Chansey ›

Pokémon type

Ground

Rock

Boosted in Sunny / Clear and Partly Cloudy weather

Rhydon weaknesses

Rhydon is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel and Ice-type moves, and doubly weak to Water and Grass-type moves.

256%

160%

Resistances

Rhydon is resistant to Normal, Flying, Rock and Fire-type moves, and doubly resistant to Poison and Electric-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Rhydon

The best moves for Rhydon are Mud-Slap and Earthquake when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Mud-Slap

15.2DPS

Earthquake

48DPS

Defending

Mud-Slap

15.2DPS

Earthquake

48DPS

Trainer Battles

Mud-Slap

3.3EPT

Earthquake

2.22DPE

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Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Rhyhorn family. Rhydon evolves from Rhyhorn for 25 Candy, and into Rhyperior (Sinnoh Stone) for 100 Candy.

Rhydon requires Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Rhyperior.
Purified Pokémon cost less to evolve: Rhyhorn for 22 Candy, Rhydon for 90 Candy.

Game images

Rhydon, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Rhydon is a Ground & Rock Pokémon which evolves from Rhyhorn. It is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel and Ice moves. Rhydon's best moveset is Mud-Slap & Earthquake and it has a Max CP of 3,594. Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior.

About

"Rhydon's horn can crush even uncut diamonds. One sweeping blow of its tail can topple a building. This Pokémon's hide is extremely tough. Even direct cannon hits don't leave a scratch."

Moves & Movesets

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Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Mud-Slap	19	8.7	15.2
Rock Smash	17	8	11.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Earthquake	140	1	1.68
Breaking Swipe	45	3	1.36
Stone Edge	105	1	1.26
Surf	60	2	1.2
Megahorn Elite TM	105	1	1.05
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Max Move	Lv 1	Lv 2	Lv 3
Max Quake from Mud-Slap	250	300	350
Max Knuckle from Rock Smash	250	300	350
Max Guard shield HP	20	40	60
Max Spirit heal, % of max HP	8%	12%	16%

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Mud-Slap	11	3	4.4	3.3
Rock Smash	9	3	3	2.3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Earthquake	120	65	2.22
Stone Edge	100	55	2.18
Megahorn Elite TM	110	55	2
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Surf	75	45	1.67
Breaking Swipe ▼ att	50	50	1
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	12	100%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Breaking Swipe 45 DPS	11.5	96%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	11.3	94%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Megahorn Elite TM 52.5 DPS	11	91%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Surf 40 DPS	10.9	91%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	10.4	87%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	10.2	85%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Breaking Swipe 45 DPS	9.7	81%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	9.4	79%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Surf 40 DPS	9.1	76%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Megahorn Elite TM 52.5 DPS	9	75%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.5	71%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8.2	69%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.2	52%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	5.4	100%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	4.9	92%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Megahorn Elite TM 52.5 DPS	4.7	87%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Surf 40 DPS	4.7	86%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Breaking Swipe 45 DPS	4.6	86%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Earthquake 48 DPS	4.5	83%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Stone Edge 50.4 DPS	4	75%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.9	73%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Breaking Swipe 45 DPS	3.9	73%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Surf 40 DPS	3.9	72%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Megahorn Elite TM 52.5 DPS	3.8	71%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.2	60%
Mud-Slap 15.2 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.9	54%
Rock Smash 11.3 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.3	43%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Earthquake 2.22 DPE	21	11.8	100%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	18	11.7	99%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Megahorn Elite TM 2 DPE	18	11.1	94%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	21	10.6	90%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Surf 1.67 DPE	15	10	85%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Earthquake 2.22 DPE	30	8.2	69%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Stone Edge 2.18 DPE	24	8.1	69%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Breaking Swipe ▼ att 1 DPE	15	7.7	66%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Megahorn Elite TM 2 DPE	24	7.7	65%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	30	7.3	62%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Surf 1.67 DPE	21	6.9	58%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Breaking Swipe ▼ att 1 DPE	24	5.3	45%
Mud-Slap 3.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	21	4.9	41%
Rock Smash 2.3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	30	3.3	28%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Rhydon counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Rhydon Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.38
2
Chesnaught (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.42
3
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.42
4
Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.42
5
Torterra (Shadow)

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.44

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Primal Kyogre with Waterfall and Origin Pulse.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		222
Defense		171
Stamina		233

Max HP

Level 40	195
Level 50	208

Average size

Height	1.9 m
Weight	120 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,362
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,816
Level 30 Max wild	2,725
Level 40	3,179
Level 50	3,594

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,270
Level 35 (wild)	2,952