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The name Rhydon is derived from rhinoceros and don, a word meaning tooth, and its spelling is influenced by the rock rhyolite. The Japanese name Sidon is also derived from rhinoceros (犀, sai^?) and don. Black Rhino from Howletts Wild Animal Park For other uses, see Rhinoceros (disambiguation). ...

Biological characteristics

Rhydon appears to be a cross between a rhinoceros and a dinosaur. It is a massive gray bipedal creature with clawed forepaws and hindfeet and a long tail. Rhydon's head has two horns: one is on its forehead, and another one at the end of its snout. The latter is bigger and seems to be styled after a drill. After the production of Pokemon Diamond/Pearl, it is revealed that the male Rhydon has a longer drill horn than the female. Black Rhino from Howletts Wild Animal Park For other uses, see Rhinoceros (disambiguation). ... Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... A snout is the protruding portion of an animals face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. ... A child using an electric drill with a screwdriver bit mounted in the chuck. ...

Rhydon's brain is considerably more developed than that of its pre-evolved form Rhyhorn, which allows it to exhibit some signs of advanced intelligence, including the ability to stand upright and walk on two legs. Italic text // ahh addiing sum spiice iin hurr`` For other uses, see Brain (disambiguation). ... Rhyhorn , Sihorn in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional species in the Pokémon franchise. ...

Rhydon is excellently equipped both in terms of both offense and defense. Its thick hide is capable of shrugging off even direct hits from a cannon and can withstand molten lava of 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit in temperature (close to 2,000 degrees Celsius). However, Rhydon's rugged skin also makes it insensitive, preventing it from realising when it is seriously hurt. Look up hide in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Not to be confused with Canon. ... Look up lava, Aa, pahoehoe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ...

Offensively, Rhydon's powerful tail can topple buildings (compare with Charmeleon). However, its best weapon is its horn, which Rhydon can freely rotate like a drill. The horn drill's strength is such that it, too, can destroy buildings, bore holes through solid stone and even shatter uncut diamonds, which are among the hardest substances in the world. It is said that Rhydon's Takedown attack is like being run over by a tank. Charmeleon , Lizardo in original Japanese language versions) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the Pokémon media franchise. ... This article is about the gemstone. ...

In the video games

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Rhydon was the first Pokemon ever made. That why Missingno somtimes evolves into a Rhydon

Besides being the evolution of Rhyhorn (from which it evolves at level 42), Rhydon can also be found in some games. In Pokémon Red and Blue, Rhydon appears inside the Unknown Dungeon. In Pokémon Yellow it is additionally available through an in-game trade in Cinnabar Island. An in-game trade is also the way to acquire Rhydon in Pokémon Gold and Silver, only it takes place in Blackthorn City. In Pokémon Crystal Rhydon is also found in Victory Road. Finally, in Pokémon XD one could be snagged from Cipher Grand Master Greevil. Rhyhorn , Sihorn in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional species in the Pokémon franchise. ... Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue were the first Pokémon games released for the Game Boy in the United States. ... Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue are the first two installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, released for the Game Boy in Japan in 1996 and they are two of the best-selling video games of all time. ... Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition is the fourth game in the Pokémon video game series in Japan, and the third in North America and Europe. ... This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Kanto region featured in the Pokémon series. ... In the Game Boy video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, players must become Pokémon Trainers by exploring Johto, collecting the eight regional gym badges, and capturing Pokémon. ... In the Game Boy video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, players must become Pokémon Trainers by exploring Johto, collecting the eight regional gym badges, and capturing Pokémon. ... This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Johto region featured in the Pokémon series. ... ‹ The template below (Poke-cleanup) has been proposed for deletion. ... Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is an upcoming role-playing game from Nintendos Pokémon franchise for the Nintendo GameCube. ...

Rhydon has very high Attack, Defense and Hit Points, making it a powerful and durable Pokémon. Unfortunately, besides being very slow, its Special Defense is extremely low. This, combined with its Rock/Ground type combination which makes it quadruple weak against Grass and Water-type attacks, makes Rhydon much more fragile than it appears at first glance. Rhydon can have the ability Lightningrod, making it an effective user of said ability as Electric attacks have no effect on it.

Rhydon can learn many powerful physical attacks, many of which concern its horn. It has the distinction of learning naturally Mega Horn, the most powerful Bug-type attack, which can make it effective against Grass-type Pokémon. However, this is an extremely risky play seeing Rhydon's very poor speed means that the enemy Grass type may attack first, and defeat Rhydon before it even gets the chance to use Mega Horn. Attacks often preferred in Rhydon movesets include Ground and Rock-type techniques such as Earthquake, Rock Slide and Rock Blast. Double-Edge is also a good option, since Rhydon's Rock Head ability allows it to use this strong move without suffering recoil damage. Rhydon also has the potential to learn many special attacks, but its low relative stat does not make them particularly worthwhile. Although, the Elemental Punches and Elemental Fangs are worth using in the Diamond and Pearl games, due to the fact that those six moves count as physical attacks in those games.

Rhydon has an evolution in the new Pokémon game Pokémon Diamond and Pearl which is called Rhyperior. Stats-wise, Rhyperior is only slightly stronger than Rhydon, with fairly small increases across the board (probably because traditionally, Pokémon that evolve when traded are strong anyways, due to the fact that not all players have access to trade). However, this is balanced by Rhyperior's new ability Solid Rock (which replaces Rock Head), which lowers the damage done by super-effective moves. It also has a new signature attack, Rock Wrecker, a Rock-type version of Hyper Beam. Rhydon will only evolve into Rhyperior by being traded with an item called the Protector. Pokémon Diamond , Pocket Monsters Diamond) and Pokémon Pearl , Pocket Monsters Pearl) are a pair of role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. ... Rhyperior , Dosidon in original Japanese language versions) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media, created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

In the anime

Rhydon has made many appearances in the anime. The form of Rhydon first appeared in episode #17 (Island of the giant Pokémon), but it turned out to actually be a gigantic robotic Rhydon replica used in a theme park. A real giant Rhydon appeared in episode #106 (Bound for trouble), in Fairchild Island of the Orange Archipelago. In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which performs automated tasks, either according to direct human supervision, a pre-defined program or, a set of general guidelines, using artificial intelligence techniques. ... Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... Orange Islands Episode List Gym Leaders Other Characters A map of the Orange Islands In the Pokémon anime, the Orange Islands (a. ...

Rhydon has also been used by trainers: Blaine, the Cinnabar Island Gym Leader used one in his badge battle against Ash in episode #58 (Riddle Me This). Ash defeated the Rhydon with his Pikachu despite its type advantage by ordering Pikachu to "aim for the horn", which has spawned a minor Internet meme. Another one, on loan from Giovanni, was used by Team Rocket as acting Gym Leaders of the Viridian City Gym in episode #63 (Battle of the Badge). Rhydon appeared in episode 40 (Showdown at Dark City) under the ownership of one of the trainers at Kaz Gym; that was the Rhydon's debut episode. Finally, in episode #206 (Right on, Rhydon), a girl named Pietra managed to catch a very special Rhydon which knew the Surf skill (compare with the Surfing Pikachu) because her other Rock-type Pokémon could not build a tunnel that involved them coming into contact with water. However, in the RPG series, all Rhydons are capable of learning Surf from HM03. Brock's dad, Flint has a Rhydon, but it was just mentioned. Flint mostly had his Rhydon help him decorate the Pewter Gym's battlefield with rocks from mountaintops Ash Ketchum is a fictional character in the Pokémon line of game products. ... Pikachu ) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Team Rocket ) is a fictional syndicate in the metaseries Pokémon. ... This is a list of the major cities and locations from the fictional Kanto region featured in the Pokémon series. ... Pikachu ) are one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ...

In the trading card game

Rhydon has made many appearances in the card game, and all are stage 1 and Ground/Fighting type:

• Jungle
• Gym Heroes (as Brock’s Rhydon)
• Skyridge
• EX Team Magma vs. Team Aqua (as Team Magma’s Rhydon, as a Dark-Ground dual type)
• EX Hidden Legends
• EX Emerald
• Pokémon VS GS Half-Deck Series (as Chuck's Rhydon)

Trivia

• The glitch Pokémon 'M and Missingno. can evolve into Rhydon or Kangaskhan. The resulting Pokémon will be normal, though it will also know moves it normally would not be capable of learning.
• Rhydon was the first Pokemon ever programmed during the making of Red and Green. This can be seen through Rhydon's hexadecimal number being 01.
• In the episode of Pokémon entitled "Riddle Me This", Pikachu ends up battling a Rhydon in Blaine's gym and ends up winning by shocking its horn. It claimed that it acted like a lightning rod. In the actual games, electric attacks have no effect on Rhydon.
• Rhydon (along with its evolved form, Rhyperior) is the only Rock/Ground type that can learn Surf (as well as the only Rock/Ground type that can learn a Water-type move at all with certain exceptions concerning the attack Withdraw).

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References

• The following games and their instruction manuals: Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue; Pokémon Yellow; Pokémon Stadium and Pokémon Stadium 2; Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal; Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald; Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen; Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Publications

• Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
• Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
• Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21, 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
• Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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External links

• Official Pokémon website
• Bulbapedia (a Pokémon-centric Wiki)’s article about Rhydon as a species
• Rhydon’s fourth-generation Pokédex entry at Serebii.net
• Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex entry, full of statistics analysis
• PsyPoke - Rhydon Pokédex entry and Usage Overview
• Smogon.com - Rhydon Tactical Data
• WikiKnowledge.net’s entry for Rhydon Previously hosted by Wikibooks