Competitive Information for Rhydon [Sun/Moon]
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 Rhydon? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Rhydon is a stupendous Ground and Rock-typed Pokemon. Rhydon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Rhydon is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Eviolite / Focus Sash
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 16 Atk / 240 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Thunder Punch
- Stealth Rock / Rock Slide
- Toxic
Special Wall Rhydon (Popular/Trending)
Rhydon is a stupendous Special Wall. It's primary goal is to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Rhydon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until equipping Eviolite became the goto option. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Rhydon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Lightning Rod, Rhydon draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Item: Eviolite / Focus Sash
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt
- Bubble Beam
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Special Tank Rhydon (Popular/Trending)
Rhydon is a pretty decent Special Tank. This moveset is designed to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Rhydon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolte was added to the mix. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. Focus Sash helps protect Rhydon from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Lightning Rod, Rhydon draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special 65-base power Water-type move (10% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Stealth Rock is a status move (hurts foes on switch-in. factors rock weakness).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
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Item: Groundium Z / Rindo Berry
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Outrage
- Rock Slide / Aqua Tail
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
Physical Sweeper Rhydon (Lightning Rod)
Rhydon is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Rhydon draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity. Rock Slide or Aqua Tail are added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Rhydon afterwards).
♦ 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 Rhydon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhydon's speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rhydon? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Groundium Z / Rindo Berry
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Slide
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rhydon (Lightning Rod)
Rhydon is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Rhydon draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-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).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhydon's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhydon's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rhydon 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 Rhydon can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Rhydon
- 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
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Recoil moves boosted by Reckless: Double-Edge, Submission, Take Down
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Rhydon's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Power-Up Punch
- Rage
- Rock Polish
- Skull Bash
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Rhydon
- Bubble Beam
- Crunch
- Dig
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Hidden Power
- Ice Beam
- Ice Beam
- Ice Punch
- Icy Wind
- Megahorn
- Protect
- Rest
- Rock Polish
- Rock Slide
- Rock Tomb
- Stealth Rock
- Stone Edge
- Surf
- Swords Dance
- Thunder Punch
- Thunderbolt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Rhydon in Sun and Moon
- Adamant Nature ( 252/16/0/0/240/0/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 252/252/0/0/4/0/ )
- Optimize Rhydon's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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