Competitive Information for Rhyhorn [Scarlet/Violet]
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 Rhyhorn? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
Rhyhorn is a remarkable 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.
Item: Rindo Berry / Passho Berry
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Superpower
- Supercell Slam / Aqua Tail
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant 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. Supercell Slam or Aqua Tail 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.
◆ 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).
◆ Supercell Slam is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (Rhyhorn is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ 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 Scarlet/Violet 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 Scarlet/Violet generation metagame.
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
- Superpower
- Supercell Slam / Aqua Tail
Doubles Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is an awesome Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts 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. Supercell Slam or Aqua Tail 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.
◆ 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).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Supercell Slam is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (Rhyhorn is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
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Terastal Phenomenon
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.
There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.
Grass moves are bad against Grass/Dragon/Fire/Flying/Poison/Bug/Steel.
Water moves are bad against Water/Dragon/Grass.
Fighting moves are bad against Ghost.
Ground moves are bad against Flying.
Ice moves are bad against Water/Steel/Fire/Ice.
Steel moves are bad against Water/Steel/Electric/Fire.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Rhyhorn is: Grass or Dragon
Considering the amount of shared resistances against typings this Pokemon is usually weak to, we also recommend: Water, Steel or Fire
Terastallizing into one of it's default typings ( Ground or Rock ) could also prove useful.
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast
- Superpower
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rhyhorn recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Bug-type move).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Dark moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Crunch / Tera Blast
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Superpower
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rhyhorn recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Crunch is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dark-type move).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze 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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Teratype Dragon moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast
- Superpower
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is pretty popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rhyhorn's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dragon-type move).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Teratype Electric moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Supercell Slam / Tera Blast
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Superpower
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rhyhorn recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Supercell Slam is a physical TERA-boosted 100-base power Electric-type move (Rhyhorn is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Electric-type move).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze 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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Teratype Fairy moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast
- Superpower
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rhyhorn recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fairy-type move).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Fighting moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Superpower / Body Press
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rhyhorn recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Body Press is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Fighting-type move (uses Rhyhorn's defense stat as attack in damage calculation).
◆ 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).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze 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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Teratype Fire moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast / Fire Fang
- Supercell Slam / Double-Edge
- Superpower
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rhyhorn's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Supercell Slam was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fire-type move).
◆ Fire Fang is a physical TERA-boosted 65-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn. 10% chance to flinch).
◆ Supercell Slam is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (Rhyhorn is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Teratype Flying moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast
- Superpower
- Rock Slide / Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rhyhorn's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn 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. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Flying-type move).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
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Teratype Ghost moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast
- Superpower
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rhyhorn recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ghost-type move).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Grass moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast
- Superpower
- Supercell Slam / Aqua Tail
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a notable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rhyhorn's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Supercell Slam or Aqua Tail are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Grass-type move).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Supercell Slam is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (Rhyhorn is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
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Teratype Ground moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Superpower
- Supercell Slam / Poison Jab
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rhyhorn's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Supercell Slam or Poison Jab are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical TERA-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).
◆ Supercell Slam is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (Rhyhorn is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
◆ 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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Teratype Ice moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast / Ice Fang
- Superpower
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rhyhorn's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ice-type move).
◆ Ice Fang is a physical TERA-boosted 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze. 10% chance to flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Teratype Normal moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Superpower
- Rock Slide / Rock Tomb
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rhyhorn recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Body Slam is a physical TERA-boosted 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ 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).
◆ 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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Teratype Poison moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Tera Blast / Poison Jab
- Superpower
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rhyhorn recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Poison-type move).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical TERA-boosted 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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Teratype Psychic moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Shell Bell / Eject Pack
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast
- Superpower
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Rhyhorn recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Psychic-type move).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Rock moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Tera Blast / Rock Slide
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Supercell Slam / Aqua Tail
- Superpower
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rhyhorn's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Supercell Slam or Aqua Tail are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical TERA-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ 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).
◆ Supercell Slam is a physical 100-base power Electric-type move (Rhyhorn is hurt by 50% of its max hp if it misses).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
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Teratype Steel moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Tera Blast
- Superpower
- Rock Slide / Double-Edge
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rhyhorn's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Rock Slide was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Steel-type move).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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Teratype Water moveset for Rhyhorn
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Lightning Rod
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Drill Run
- Aqua Tail / Tera Blast
- Superpower
- Poison Jab / Double-Edge
Physical Sweeper Rhyhorn (Lightning Rod)
Rhyhorn is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Rhyhorn's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Lightning Rod, Rhyhorn draws electric moves to itself to raise sp. Atk by 1; electric immunity. Poison Jab was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Rhyhorn's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Drill Run is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical TERA-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Water-type move).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Rhyhorn's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
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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.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Rhyhorn can perform in Scarlet/Violet. 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 SV 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
- Moves: Body Press + Curse
- 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: Scorching Sands, Toxic
Moves that boost Rhyhorn's stats
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Rock Polish
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Rhyhorn
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Rhyhorn in Scarlet and Violet
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