Rhydon (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

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(サイドン reads Saidon, not Sidon.)
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'''Rhydon''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''サイドン''' ''Saidon'') is a dual-type {{2t|Ground|Rock}} Pokémon.
'''Rhydon''' ([[List of Japanese Pokémon names|Japanese]]: '''サイドン''' ''Sidon'') is a dual-type {{2t|Ground|Rock}} Pokémon.


It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Rhyhorn}} starting at [[level]] 42 and evolves into {{p|Rhyperior}} when [[trade]]d holding a {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Protector}}.
It [[Evolution|evolves]] from {{p|Rhyhorn}} starting at [[level]] 42 and evolves into {{p|Rhyperior}} when [[trade]]d holding a {{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Protector}}.
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Rhydon may be a combination of ''{{wp|rhinoceros}}'' and ''don''. ''Rhy'' may also derive from the {{wp|igneous rock}} called ''{{wp|rhyolite}}'', alluding to its Ground/Rock typing. ''Don'' may possible mean ''lord'' in Latin—emphasizing it being the finally evolution of its line pre-[[Generation IV]]—or ''tooth'' in Ancient Greek—as it is a suffix commonly used in {{wp|dinosaur}} names, so it could be a reference to those prehistoric creatures as well.
Rhydon may be a combination of ''{{wp|rhinoceros}}'' and ''don''. ''Rhy'' may also derive from the {{wp|igneous rock}} called ''{{wp|rhyolite}}'', alluding to its Ground/Rock typing. ''Don'' may possible mean ''lord'' in Latin—emphasizing it being the finally evolution of its line pre-[[Generation IV]]—or ''tooth'' in Ancient Greek—as it is a suffix commonly used in {{wp|dinosaur}} names, so it could be a reference to those prehistoric creatures as well.


Saidon is a combination of 犀 ''sai'' (rhinoceros) and ''don''.
Sidon is a combination of 犀 ''sai'' (rhinoceros) and ''don''.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
{{Other languages|type=ground|type2=rock
{{Other languages|type=ground|type2=rock
|ja=サイドン ''Saidon''|jameaning=From {{tt|犀 ''sai''|rhinoceros}} and ''don''
|ja=サイドン ''Sidon''|jameaning=From {{tt|犀 ''sai''|rhinoceros}} and ''don''
|fr=Rhinoferos|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|rhinocéros|rhinoceros}}'' and ''{{tt|féroce|ferocious}}''
|fr=Rhinoferos|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|rhinocéros|rhinoceros}}'' and ''{{tt|féroce|ferocious}}''
|es=Rhydon|esmeaning=Same as English name
|es=Rhydon|esmeaning=Same as English name
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