Competitive Information for Rhyperior [Sword/Shield]
Ground / Rock
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Rhyperior? 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.
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Rhyperior is a fabulous Ground and Rock-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to see Rhyperior show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Rhyperior is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Weakness Policy / Focus Sash
Ability: Solid Rock
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 200 Atk / 52 Def
Moveset:
- High Horsepower / Earthquake
- Rock Slide / Rock Wrecker
- Thunder Punch
- Protect
Physical Tank Rhyperior (Popular/Trending)
Rhyperior is an outstanding Physical Tank. It's designed to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Focus Sash helps protect Rhyperior from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Weakness Policy activates if Rhyperior is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Solid Rock, Rhyperior receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
♦ Rock Wrecker is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Rock-type move (Rhyperior cannot move next turn).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Rhyperior this turn).
Item: Rindo Berry / Passho Berry
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Rock Wrecker / Aqua Tail
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Outrage
Physical Sweeper Rhyperior (Lightning Rod)
Rhyperior is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Rhyperior draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity. Rock Wrecker 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).
♦ Rock Wrecker is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Rock-type move (Rhyperior cannot move next turn).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a large 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).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Rhyperior afterwards).
Item: Assault Vest
Ability: Solid Rock
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Rock Blast
- Earthquake
- Thunder Punch / Ice Punch
- Fire Punch
Rhyperior Special Wall (Say What?)
Rhyperior is a decent Special Wall. It's meant to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Solid Rock, Rhyperior receives 3/4 damage from supereffective attacks.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Fire Punch is a physical 75-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Rhyperior? 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.
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Item: Focus Sash
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Wrecker
- High Horsepower
- Helping Hand
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rhyperior (Popular VGC)
Rhyperior is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. This particular build was popular during recent competitions. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Rhyperior from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Lightning Rod, Rhyperior draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity.
♦ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Helping Hand is a status move (one adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Rhyperior this turn).
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 Wrecker
- Breaking Swipe / Outrage
- Superpower / Double-Edge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rhyperior (Lightning Rod)
Rhyperior is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Lightning Rod, Rhyperior draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; electric immunity. Superpower was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ 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 Wrecker is a physical STAB-boosted 150-base power Rock-type move (Rhyperior cannot move next turn).
♦ Breaking Swipe is a physical 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Rhyperior afterwards).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyperior's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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 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 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: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Meteor Beam + Item: Power Herb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Recoil moves boosted by Reckless: Double-Edge, Submission, Take Down
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
Most notable and possible best moves for Rhyperior
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- High Horsepower
- Ice Punch
- Protect
- Rock Slide
- Rock Wrecker
- Superpower
- Thunder Punch
Common Effort Values for Rhyperior in Sword and Shield
- Brave Nature ( 252/200/52/0/0/0 )
- Brave Nature ( 84/252/0/0/172/0 )
- Optimize Rhyperior's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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