Note: Pokemon with the Lightning Rod ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rhyhorn? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Rhyhorn is popular Ground and Rock-typed Pokemon. Rhyhorn is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Rhyhorn can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Rhyhorn is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Species: Rhyhorn Item: Rindo Berry / Passho Berry Ability: Lightning Rod Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake / Drill Run - Superpower - Aqua Tail / Poison Jab - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Aqua Tail or Poison Jab are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage). ◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage. ◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch). ◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rhyhorn? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Rhyhorn Item: Rindo Berry / Passho Berry Ability: Lightning Rod Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD Moveset: - Earthquake / Drill Run - Rock Slide / Rock Tomb - Aqua Tail / Poison Jab - Superpower
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is an interesting Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Aqua Tail or Poison Jab are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed. With a Passho Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective water-type attack then the Passho Berry gets consumed.
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon). ◆ 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 make the foes flinch). ◆ Rock Tomb is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (100% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage). ◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage. ◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Rhyhorn 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.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Rhyhorn can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Rhyhorn
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: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
Recoil moves boosted by Reckless: Double-Edge, Take Down
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Rhyhorn's stats
Ancient Power
Curse
Rock Polish
Skull Bash
Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Rhyhorn
Earthquake
Ice Beam
Protect
Rest
Stealth Rock
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Rhyhorn in Sword and Shield
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