Competitive Information for Rhyperior [Diamond/Pearl]
Ground / Rock
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Lightning Rod ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rhyperior? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Rhyperior is a fabulous Ground and Rock-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Rhyperior when battling in the 4th generation meta. Rhyperior is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Rhyperior is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers / Life Orb
Ability: Solid Rock
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 136 Hp / 192 Atk / 16 SpD / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Stone Edge
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
Physical Sweeper Rhyperior (Popular/Trending)
Rhyperior is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Rhyperior last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. Life Orb boosts the power of Rhyperior's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Solid Rock, Rhyperior receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks.
♦ Stone Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Rock-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Rhyperior takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Rhyperior's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Rindo Berry / Passho Berry
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Shadow Claw
- Rock Slide / Aqua Tail
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Physical Sweeper Rhyperior (Lightning Rod)
Rhyperior is popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Rhyperior draws single-target electric moves to itself. Rock Slide or Aqua Tail are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyperior's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyperior's speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rhyperior? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Rindo Berry / Passho Berry
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide / Rock Wrecker
- Shadow Claw
- Superpower / Aqua Tail
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rhyperior (Lightning Rod)
Rhyperior is a notable Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Rhyperior draws single-target electric moves to itself. Superpower or Aqua Tail are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rock Wrecker is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Rock-type move (Rhyperior cannot move next turn).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyperior's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rhyperior learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Rhyperior can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Rhyperior
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Rhyperior's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Rock Polish
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Rhyperior
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Megahorn
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Polish
- Rock Wrecker
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Rhyperior in Diamond and Pearl
- Adamant Nature ( 136/192/0/0/16/164/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 248/252/0/0/0/8/ )
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