Rhydon
Artwork
Names
- English: Rhydon
- Japanese: サイドン (Sidon)
- German: Rizeros
- French: Rhinoferos
Number(s)
- National: 112
- Hoenn: 170
- Johto: 207
Gender
♂ 50% - ♀ 50%
Egg Group(s)
Monster / Ground
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One | Stage Two |
|---|---|---|
 RhyhornBase form |  RhydonLevel 42 |  RhyperiorTrade with Protector |
Size
- Height: 1.9 m / 6’03”
- Weight: 120.0 kg / 264.6 lbs.
Damage Taken
- Immune: Electric
- ×¼: Poison
- ×½: Normal, Flying, Rock, Fire
- ×2: Fighting, Ground, Steel, Ice
- ×4: Water, Grass
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 485 | ||
| HP | 18 | 0 | |
| Attack | 8 | 2 | |
| Defense | 12 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 57 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 58 | 0 | |
| Speed | 55 | 0 | |
Ability
- Lightningrod
- Game's description
- The Pokémon draws in all Electric-type moves.
- Battle effect
- Electric-type moves are drawn to this Pokémon.
- Rock Head
- Game's description
- Protects the Pokémon from recoil damage.
- Battle effect
- Does not receive recoil damage from recoil-causing damages.
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Mountain
- Points: 70
- Encounter rate: 20
Miscellaneous
- Species: Drill Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Gray
- Catch Rate: 60
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Slow
1,250,000 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Routes 227 & 228, Stark Mountain [Common]
- Pearl
- Routes 227 & 228, Stark Mountain [Common]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees.
- Yellow
- Walks on its hind legs. Shows signs of intelligence. Its armor-like hide even repels molten lava.
- Gold
- Its rugged hide protects it from even the heat of lava. However, the hide also makes it insensitive.
- Silver
- Its brain developed when it began walking on hind legs. Its thick hide protects it even in magma.
- Crystal
- By lightly spinning its drill-like horn, it can easily shatter even a diamond in the rough.
- Ruby
- 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.
- Sapphire
- RHYDON has a horn that serves as a drill. It is used for destroying rocks and boulders. This POKéMON occasionally rams into streams of magma, but the armor-like hide prevents it from feeling the heat.
- Emerald
- 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.
- Fire Red
- It begins walking on its hind legs after evolution. It can punch holes through boulders with its horn.
- Leaf Green
- Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Diamond
- Its brain developed after it stood up on its hind legs. Its drill horn bores tunnels through solid rock.
- Pearl
- Its brain developed after it stood up on its hind legs. Its drill horn bores tunnels through solid rock.