Rhydon is a Ground, Rock-type Pokémon from the Kanto region. It evolves from Rhyhorn after being fed 25 candies and evolves into Rhyperior when fed 100 candies and given a Sinnoh Stone.
Pokédex description
Drill Pokémon
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.
- Rhydon's cry
Possible attacks
Fast attacks
18 (13)
15 (12)
Charged attacks
35 (44)
140 (39)
100 (43)
65 (38)
Attack availability
- Surf: added on December 8th, 2017
- Breaking Swipe: added on September 1st, 2023
- Megahorn: removed on December 8th, 2017
Evolution family
Rhydon is part of a three-member family.
Availability
- Rhydon was released along with the game launch on July 6th, 2016.
- Shiny form of Rhydon was released at the start of February 2020 Community Day on February 22nd, 2020.
- Shadow form of Rhydon was released at the start of Halloween 2023 Part 2 on October 26th, 2023.
Method | Maximum CP | Details |
---|---|---|
Wild |
2,725 2,952 (weather boosted) |
In wild since 2016 Jul 6
Increased spawns in: |
Raid Battles |
1,816 2,270 (weather boosted) |
Tier 3 CP 19,393
Visit List of Raid Bosses changes for complete appearance |
Research tasks |
1,362 | Field Research: Evolve a Pokémon: 2020 Jul |
GO Battle League |
1,816 | Obtainable starting from rank: 11 (Season 9) |
Gallery
Game assets
Trivia
- Rhydon is a tier 3 Raid Boss most recently. However, it used to be a tier 4 before.