Rhydon is a large, gray, bipedal Pokémon with features of both dinosaurs and rhinoceroses. It has a cream-colored, drill-like horn on its snout. The female will have a smaller horn than the male. There are other protrusions on the head as well, including a spike curving forward from the middle of its head, two triangular, point resembling ears to the sides of the spike, a wide, wavy crest under the ears, and spiky ridges on its cheeks. It has red eyes and two fangs protruding from its upper jaw. It has a cream-colored stomach and a row of spikes down its back. Rhydon has a long tail with skinny, 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 is able to bore through solid rock and shatter diamonds. Rhydon is protected from heat and physical blows by its armor-like hide. It is stated to be capable of passing unscathed through streams of magma and withstanding a direct blow from a cannonball without being harmed. However, because of this tough hide, it is insensitive. Rhydon has a well-developed brain, but can also be forgetful. It lives in rough terrain.
Major appearances
Rhydon's first major role was in Riddle Me This, being one of Blaine's Pokémon. Blaine used a Rhydon against Ash during the first battle for Ash's Volcano Badge. While normally tough against electric attacks, Rhydon was defeated when Ash's Pikachu struck Rhydon's horn, which acted like a lightning rod. It reappeared in a flashback in Volcanic Panic and Bad to the Bone.
Giovanni owns a Rhydon that he loaned to Jessie and James in The Battle of the Badge.
Giant Rhydon were seen on Fairchild Island in Bound For Trouble.
Right on, Rhydon! featured a Rhydon that knew Surf. It was eventually caught by Pietra.
Ash's Pikachu and Paul's Chimchar battled against a Rhydon and a Magmar in the Hearthome City Tag Battle Competition in Tag! We're It...!.
In Bibarel Gnaws Best!, the head engineer owned a Rhydon.
A Rhydon used by a Team Rocket Grunt appeared in Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!.
Minor appearances
A mechanical Rhydon appeared in Island of the Giant Pokémon as a part of Pokémon Land.
Rhydon also appeared in the banned episode EP035 as one of the Pokémon seen in the Safari Zone.
Rhydon's true debut episode was Showdown at Dark City, under the ownership of one of the Trainers at Kas Gym.
A Rhydon was among the Pokémon seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Po-ké Corral.
A Trainer named Assunta used one to battle Ritchie in Friends to the End.
Multiple pink Rhydon resided on the Pinkan Island in In the Pink.
Nurse Joy's expedition crew had two Rhydon to help look for Kabuto Fossils in Shell Shock!.
A Rhydon belonging to Rudy made a cameo appearance in Misty Meets Her Match.
Rhydon also appeared in The Power of One.
Multiple Rhydon were seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in The Rivalry Revival.
A Rhydon was one of the Pokémon competing in the Pokémon Sumo Wrestling in Ring Masters.
A Rhydon also appeared in Celebi: Voice of the Forest.
In Extreme Pokémon!, a Rhydon appeared with its Trainer, participating in the Extreme Pokémon Race.
A Rhydon was one of the Pokémon that fought in a battle as seen in a flashback in Pop Goes The Sneasel.
An unknown Trainer's Rhydon was the last Pokémon that Jon Dickson's Rapidash had to beat in order to win the Silver Conference Trophy in Johto Photo Finish.
Brock's dad, Flint, has a Rhydon, but was just mentioned in A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!. Flint mostly used his Rhydon for helping him decorate the Pewter Gym's battlefield with rocks from mountaintops.
A Rhydon was also owned by a demolition crew (which was changed into a construction crew due to Ritchie changing the past) in Celebi and Joy.
Rhydon also made a cameo appearance in Numero Uno Articuno as one of Noland's Pokémon.
Multiple Rhydon appeared in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as part of the feuding armies.
A Rhydon made a small appearance in The Rise of Darkrai as one of the Pokémon Darkrai hit with a Dark Void.
Origin appearances
Rhydon is one of the pokemon that Giovanni use when he got challenged by Red. When Giovanni got challenged he didn't used he's usual pokemon. He withdrew all he's six
pokemon and drew out two other pokemon. Both in Ultra Balls. The first pokemon he used was Rhyhorn. The Second one was Rhydon. Halfway the battle Giovanni's Rhyhorn fainted
and he had to draw out Rhydon. Red defeated Giovanni's Rhydon with hes Charizard and made Giovanni see that pokemon are our friends and that they're not for buisnisses.
After that Giovanni has quited Team Rocket and is going on a new journey with he's Rhydon as partner. Could this be the start of a new show with Giovanni as starring?
Pokédex entries
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EP058
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Rhydon
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Ash's Pokédex
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Rhydon, the evolved form of Rhyhorn. It is known as the Drill Pokémon. Its large horn gives it formidable attack power.
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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Rhydon debuts in the Red, Green & Blue arc in its own round, Raging Rhydon, as Koga's Pokémon that is forced to evolve by its Trainer with a mysterious injection, being the first evolution shown in the manga due to Red's Poliwhirl and Blue's Charmeleon evolving off-screen at the time.
Rhydon is later seen as one of Giovanni's Pokémon, but is not seen battling.
In Rock, Paper...Scizor, Blue captures a Rhydon outside the Viridian Gym. He uses it to defeat Chuck in Heckled by Hitmontop, as well as Orm in PS279. 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 evolution, Rhyperior, an evolution that succeeded in occurring thanks to Silver's knowledge of Pokémon trading, resulting in the same Rhydon, as Rhyperior, on hand with him.
In How Do You Do, Sudowoodo? Gold encounters a wild Rhydon during his race with Whitney. The Rhydon in question was hunting down a Sudowoodo hiding from it, and kidnapped Whitney when she interfered with her Miltank, 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. The Sudowoodo happily joined his team afterwards.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
Giovanni's Rhydon was Satoshi's opponent for his final Gym battle. It went up against his Charizard and was defeated.
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Giovanni's Rhydon was used in the Gym battle against Red in Get The Last Badge!!.
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Gary has a Rhydon which was sent out with his other Pokémon to battle the giant Slowpoke in Ash vs. Gary.