Protector
The Protector (Japanese: プロテクター Protector) is a type of held item introduced in Generation IV. It allows Rhydon to evolve into Rhyperior.
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In the core series games
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Held item
Causes Rhydon to evolve into Rhyperior when traded while holding it.
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In spin-off games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
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If thrown, it will deal 1 damage (2 if sticky). Using this item in a dungeon will consume it, with no effect.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky, if the player offers both a Link Cable and Protector at Luminous Spring, Rhydon can be evolved into Rhyperior. It costs 1000 Poké and can be sold for 1 Poké.
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Pokémon Conquest
In Pokémon Conquest, Rhydon evolves into Rhyperior if it knocks out a Warrior's Pokémon in a manner that allows recruitment while its own Warrior is equipped with a Protector.
The Protector can be purchased from the traveling merchant for 5000 gold, and sold for 2500-3250 gold.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Yikes, Yanmega! II, Diamond's Lickilicky, Kit, used a Protector to protect itself from Mars's Yanmega swarm's soundwaves. Roseanne later revealed that the Protector was one of the items she used in her research of Pokémon Evolution.
In Raising the Stakes with Rhyperior, it was revealed that Silver had given Blue a Protector to be held by his Rhydon, allowing it to evolve into a Rhyperior when it was traded between the two Trainers. Afterwards, Blue had let Silver keep Rhyperior as a replacement for his lost Ursaring.
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