Rhydon

GroundRock

In SDL

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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 National Dex 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

Status

Toxic

Anti-setup

Phazing (Whirlwind / Roar / Dragon Tail / Circle Throw): Roar, Dragon Tail

Stallbreak / utility

Substitute (near-universal): Substitute

Defense abilities

Defensive ability: Lightning Rod

Moves — National Dex

Type

142 of 142 moves


Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5	10% chance to raise all stats by 1 (not acc/eva).
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90	10	No additional effect.
Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	A target of the opposite gender gets infatuated.
Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100	10	Power doubles if user is damaged by the target.
Bide	Normal	Physical	—	—	10	Waits 2 turns; deals double the damage taken.
Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5	10% chance to freeze foe(s). Can't miss in Snow.
Block	Normal	Status	—	—	5	Prevents the target from switching out.
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.
Brutal Swing	Dark	Physical	60	100	20	No additional effect. Hits adjacent Pokemon.
Bubble Beam	Water	Special	65	100	20	10% chance to lower the target's Speed by 1.
Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	100% chance lower adjacent Pkmn Speed by 1.
Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Lowers the foe(s) Sp. Atk by 2 if opposite gender.
Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Ignores the target's stat stage changes.
Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20	Lowers the target's Sp. Atk 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.
Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95	10	50% chance to lower the target's Defense by 1.
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	—	10	Curses if Ghost, else -1 Spe, +1 Atk, +1 Def.
Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30	No additional effect.
Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	Digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2.
Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15	Raises the user's evasiveness by 1.
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15	Has 33% recoil.