Rhydon (Pokémon)

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Rhydon (Japanese: サイドン Sidon) is a dual-type introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 42 and evolves into when traded while holding a Protector.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
==Biology==
Rhydon is a large, gray, bipedal with features similar to both dinosaurs and rhinoceroses. It has narrow, red eyes and two fangs in its upper jaw. On the tip of Rhydon's snout is a cream-colored horn, which is smaller on a female than on a male. There are several other spikes and projections on its head: on top is a spike that curves forward, two triangular points resembling ears on the sides, a wide, wavy crest under each ear, and spiky ridges on each cheek. It has a cream-colored abdomen divided into strips by thin divots. A rocky plate on its chest slightly overlaps its abdomen. There is a row of spikes down its back and they have a long tail with thin, black stripes.
Rhydon is a physically powerful Pokémon. It is recorded as being able to topple buildings with a sweeping blow of its tail, and its horn can bore through solid rock and shatter diamonds. Rhydon sharpens their horns by clashing them together. Its armor-like hide protects it from heat and physical blows. It is stated to be capable of passing unscathed through streams of magma (3,600 degrees Fahrenheit) and withstanding a direct blow from a cannonball without being harmed. However, because of this tough hide, it is insensitive. Despite its well-developed brain, it can be forgetful. Rhydon lives in rough terrain like in caves or on top of mountains. Due to its Evolution allowing Rhydon to walk on two legs, it can expand its territory to more than a Rhyhorn's original habitat limit.
===Evolution===
Rhydon evolves from and evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team: Rhydon leads an unnamed rescue team which gathers at Pokémon Square just before the player and partner are able to access Magma Cavern.
===Pokédex entries===
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Rhydon in the
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=====Wild Area News=====
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Rhydon is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
Rhydon evolves from starting at level 42 and evolves into when traded while holding a Protector. Rhydon cannot evolve into Rhyperior in , as Rhyperior is not present in those games. In , Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior when exposed to a Protector.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
In Riddle Me This, Blaine used a Rhydon during his Gym against . It briefly battled , who then refused to battle. While normally tough against attacks, Rhydon was defeated when struck Rhydon's horn, which acted like a lightning rod. It reappeared in a flashback in Volcanic Panic.
In The Battle of the Badge, loaned his Rhydon to Jessie, James, and while putting them in charge of the Viridian Gym. It was subsequently used in their battle against , where it was defeated by and then Pikachu.
In Bound For Trouble, a Rhydon was living on Fairchild Island. Its size was due to the excessive amount of available food on the island.
In Right On, Rhydon!, a Rhydon unique for its strength and its ability to know was sought by Pietra, but she needed a surfing Pokémon to accomplish this task. Pietra eventually caught Rhydon after rescuing it from .
In Tag! We're It...!, a used a Rhydon during the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition. Pikachu and battled it and a belonging to an . Rhydon had , which left Pikachu's Electric attacks useless, but Pikachu was able to defeat Rhydon with .
In Bibarel Gnaws Best!, the head engineer used a Rhydon to drill out rocks for a bridge under construction, but it was attacked by a . When Bibarel was cornered, Ash's Pikachu used Iron Tail to defeat Rhydon.
In Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!, a used a Rhydon and a to capture , but they were stopped by Ridley and his . Though the full battle wasn't shown onscreen, Rhydon was apparently defeated by Golurk.
In A Crackling Raid Battle!, Jessie pulled a from the Rocket Prize Master and used it in a Raid Battle against .
In The Pendant That Starts It All (Part One), a Rhydon appeared under the ownership of Zirc. It has since made several reappearances throughout .
====Minor appearances====
In Island of the Giant Pokémon, a mechanical Rhydon was a part of Pokémon Land.
Rhydon debuted in the banned episode EP035, where one was in the .
Rhydon made its English dub debut in Showdown at Dark City as one of the 's Pokémon.
In Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, a Rhydon was living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Friends to the End, Assunta used a Rhydon to battle Ritchie's , Zippo, during the Indigo Plateau Conference.
In In the Pink, multiple Rhydon appeared were living at Pinkan Island.
In Shell Shock!, an expedition crew led by Nurse Joy looking for Fossils used two Rhydon.
In Misty Meets Her Match, a Rhydon was exercising at the Trovita Gym.
In The Power of One, a Rhydon sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
A Rhydon appeared in the Japanese credits of Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In The Rivalry Revival, multiple Rhydon were living at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Ring Masters, a Rhydon competed in Rikishii Town Sumo Conference.
A Rhydon appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.
A Rhydon appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, under the ownership of a participant in the Extreme Pokémon Race.
A Rhydon appeared in a flashback in Pop Goes The Sneasel.
In Johto Photo Finish, Jon Dickson's defeated a Trainer's Rhydon to win the Silver Conference.
In Celebi and Joy!, a demolition crew used a Rhydon for a construction project.
In Beg, Burrow and Steal, a Rhydon lived in an underground paradise.
A 's Rhydon appeared in Mean With Envy.
In A Judgment Brawl and Choose It or Lose It!, defeated two Rhydon belonging to trainers during the Ever Grande Conference.
In Numero Uno Articuno, a Rhydon was living at the .
In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, multiple Rhydon were part of the feuding armies that were eventually placated by Sir Aaron in the past.
In Harley Rides Again, a Coordinator's Rhydon competed in the Wisteria Town Pokémon Contest.
A Trainer's Rhydon appeared in The Ole' Berate and Switch!.
In Arrival of a Rival!, a Coordinator's Rhydon competed in the Jubilife City Contest.
In The Rise of Darkrai, a Rhydon was hit by 's .
In Glory Blaze!, a Trainer's Rhydon competed in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition.
In I Choose You!, a Rhydon fell under the control of .
A Rhydon attacked and Chloe in Nightfall? Nightmares!.
A Trainer's Rhydon appeared in Showdown at the Gates of Warp!.
A Rhydon appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Origins===
In File 3: Giovanni, Giovanni used a Rhydon to battle against Red's Charizard and lost.
In File 4: Charizard, 's Rhydon battled 's and lost.
===Pokémon Generations===
In The Challenger, used a Rhydon during his Indigo League battle against Agatha, where it went up against her and . It managed to defeat Arbok, but it is unclear if it won against Gengar as well, for the outcome of that battle was never shown onscreen. Whatever the case, Blue eventually managed to defeat Agatha, allowing him to progress to Lance's room.
Two soldiers' Rhydon appeared in The Redemption, during a fantasy of a story from the past. They were seen petrified after the ultimate weapon was used by AZ to end the great war of Kalos 3,000 years previously.
===Pokémon: Twilight Wings===
In Letter, a Rhydon was with Bea.
In Training, a Rhydon was in the Wild Area.
===GOTCHA!===
A Rhydon briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of .
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
Similar to her counterpart, Pietra recently a Rhydon. It appeared in The Grand Rhydon Plan.
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
Gary has a Rhydon, which was sent out with his other Pokémon to battle the giant Slowpoke in Ash vs. Gary.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Rhydon debuted in Raging Rhydon under the ownership of Koga. It was forced to evolve by its Trainer with a mysterious injection, being the first evolution shown in the due to 's Poliwhirl and Blue's Charmander evolving off-panel at the time.
Later in Tauros the Tyrant, a Team Rocket Grunt used a Rhydon in an attempt to catch .
In A Tale of Ninetales, a Rhydon attacked two of 's fan girls.
A Rhydon appeared in Long Live the Nidoqueen!?, under the ownership of . He used its to trap Red.
In How Do You Do, Sudowoodo?, encounters a wild Rhydon during his race with Whitney. It was hunting down a , and kidnapped Whitney when she interfered with her , breaking her arm in the process. Gold tells Sudowoodo to stand up for itself and, with assistance from his billiard cue, helps Sudowoodo defeat the Rhydon with a strong punch to the gut.
In Rock, Paper...Scizor, a Rhydon outside the Viridian Gym. He uses him to defeat Chuck in Heckled by Hitmontop, as well as Orm in Don't Doubt Deoxys. Near the end of the FireRed and LeafGreen saga, Blue remarks on a footnote Giovanni included in his handbook: Rhydon possibly possessed a stronger form. This is a reference to Rhydon's new evolved form, , an evolution that succeeded in occurring thanks to 's knowledge of Pokémon trading, resulting in the same Rhydon, as Rhyperior, being on hand with him until being returned to Blue later on.
A Rhydon appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, under the ownership of an .
A Trainer's Rhydon appeared in Clobbering Claydol.
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
A Rhydon appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal!.
A Trainer's Rhydon appeared in Let's Fight For The Future!!.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
 has a Rhydon, which he used in his Gym battle against in Get The Last Badge!!.
A Rhydon appeared in The Ancient Pokémon Discovery!.
===Pokémon Zensho===
Giovanni's Rhydon was 's opponent for his final Gym battle in PZ09. It went up against his Charizard and was defeated.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* According to interviews with Ken Sugimori, Rhydon was one of the first Pokémon ever created;(2001). ゲーム・マエストロ〈VOL.4〉デザイナー/イラストレーター編 (English translation by Shmuplations)(July 2000). 『ポケットモンスター』開発スタッフインタビュー (ページｂ)。 Nintendo Online Magazine (N.O.M). No.23. (Translations: GlitterBerri, Dr. Lava (includes supplemental art)) this is evidenced by early sketches of the Capsule Monsters game concept featuring Rhydon, , and others. Moreover, Rhydon's index number is 001 in Generation I.
** Since Rhydon's index number is 001 in Generation I, a glitch Pokémon with an index number of 000 or that is greater than 152 will revert to Rhydon when its Pokédex entry is viewed.
* Ash's Pikachu fought Blaine's Rhydon in Pokémon the Series and defeated it by aiming an electric attack at its horn, despite it being a immune to attacks. This particular scene spawned a popular, albeit misquoted, internet meme where "aim for the horn!" is commonly attributed to this episode. Rhydon's horn serving as a for electric attacks would also become an ability in Generation III.
* Rhydon and its evolved form share their name with and . They are all known as the Drill Pokémon. Additionally, all four are partly s.
* In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and Rhydon cannot learn , even though they were able to in all other games in which Thunderbolt could be learned outside of leveling up.
===Origin===
Rhydon was created with a motif. Its design appears to draw inspiration from a and some aspects of various s, such as . Its horn may be based on s.
====Name origin====
Rhydon may be a combination of , (a type of rock, referring to its Rock type), and don (Spanish for lord) or -don (common suffix in dinosaur names derived from the Ancient Greek word for tooth).
Sidon may be a combination of 犀 sai (rhinoceros) and don.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Blue/Silver's Rhydon
==References==
==External links==
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