Rhydon
GroundRock
In SDL
Base stats
HP105
Atk130
Def120
SpA45
SpD45
Spe40
BST485
Abilities
- Primary
- Lightning Rod
- Secondary
- Rock Head
- Hidden
- Reckless
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 40 Speed: slow pivot range (60 or under).
- Wallbreaker: Atk or SpA clears the 120 bar (105 with a breaker ability).
- Physical wall: HP 85+ with Def 100+.
- Sweeper candidate: has setup and the Speed, a Speed boost, or the bulk to use it.
Hazards
- Stealth Rock
Recovery
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Offensive setup
- Swords Dance
- Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize)
- Rock Polish
- Defensive setup (Iron Defense / Curse)
- Iron Defense, Curse
Anti-setup
- Phazing (Whirlwind / Roar / Dragon Tail / Circle Throw)
- Roar
Stallbreak / utility
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Defense abilities
- Defensive ability
- Lightning Rod
Moves — Gen 9
85 of 85 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Ice | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | Power doubles if user is damaged by the target. | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | 10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow. | |
| Body Press | Fighting | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Uses user's Def stat as Atk in damage calculation. | |
| Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze the target. | |
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | Physical | 60 | 100 | 15 | 100% chance to lower the foe(s) Attack by 1. | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | Destroys screens, unless the target is immune. | |
| Bulldoze | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | 100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1. | |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | If hit by physical attack, returns double damage. | |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1. | |
| Curse | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 | Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def. | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2. | |
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | No additional effect. | |
| Dragon Rush | Dragon | Physical | 100 | 75 | 10 | 20% chance to make the target flinch. | |
| Drill Run | Ground | Physical | 80 | 95 | 10 | High critical hit ratio. | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | 10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | |
| Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | Hits adjacent Pokemon. Double damage on Dig. | |
| Endeavor | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 5 | Lowers the target's HP to the user's HP. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Fire Blast | Fire | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | 10% chance to burn the target. | |
| Fire Fang | Fire | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 | 10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch. | |
| Fire Punch | Fire | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | 10% chance to burn the target. | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | 10% chance to burn the target. | |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies. |