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Here's everything you need to know about the Pokémon Rhyhorn:
In the table below, you can find all of Rhyhorn's basic information:
| National Pokédex # | 0,111 |
| Type | Ground and Rock |
| Abilties | Lightning Rod or Rock Head |
| Hidden abilties | Reckless |
| Gender ratio | Male - 50% Female - 50% |
| Egg group | Monster and Field |
| EV yield | One defense |
Rhyhorn's evolution
Rhyhorn evolves into Rhydon at level 42, then Rhydon turns into Rhyperior when you trade it holding a Protector.
Rhyhorn's locations
You can find Rhyhorn in the following locations across each generation:
Gen 1 locations
| Red and Blue | Safari Zone |
| Blue (Japan) | Safari Zone |
| Yellow | Safari Zone, Cerulean Cave |
Gen 2 locations
| Gold and Silver | Victory Road |
| Crystal | Victory Road |
Gen 3 locations
| Ruby and Sapphire | Safari Zone |
| Emerald | Safari Zone |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Safari Zone |
| Colosseum | Trade |
| XD | Trade |
Gen 4 locations
| Diamond and Pearl | Route 227, Stark Mountain |
| Platinum | Routes 214, 227, Victory Road, Stark Mountain |
| HeartGold and SoulSilver | Victory Road, Safari Zone, trade Bonsly with Brock in Diglett's cave |
| Pal Park | Mountain |
| Pokéwalker | Volcano Path |
Gen 5 locations
| Black | Trade |
| White | White Forest |
| Black 2 and White 2 | Trade with either Yancy or Curtis in Nimbasa City |
| Dream World | Rugged Mountain |
Gen 6 locations
| X and Y | Glittering Cave |
| Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Safari Zone (Zone 3, tall grass) |
Gen 7 locations
| Sun and Moon | Blush Mountain (island scan) |
| Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon | Blush Mountain (island scan) |
| Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee | Rock Tunnel, Victory Road, Cerulean Cave |
Gen 8 locations
| Sword and Shield | Route 8, Bridge Field, Giant's Cap, Giant's Mirror, Motostoke Riverbank, Rolling Fields, Stony Wilderness (Max Raid Battle) |
| Expansion Pass | Potbottom Desert, Fields of Honor (Max Raid Battle |
| Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | Route 227, Stark Mountain, Grand Underground (Spacious Cave, Rocky Cave, Sandsear Cave, Sunlt Cavern, Big Bluff Cavern, Typhlo Cavern) |
| Legends: Arceus | Crimson Mirelands (Shrouded Ruins, Diamond Health, Bolderoll Slop, massive mass outbreaks) |
Gen 9 locations
| Scarlet and Violet | Trade |
| The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero | Savanna Biome, three-star Tera Raid Battles |
| Legends: Z-A | Unobtainable |
Rhyhorn base stats
Rhyhorn stats out with the following stats, though these increase with each level:
- HP - 80
- Attack - 85
- Defense - 95
- Sp. Atk - 30
- Sp. Def - 30
- Speed - 25
Rhyhorn's type strengths and weaknesses
Being a dual ground- and rock-type, Rhyhorn is very good defensively with five resistances and one immunity:
| Normal damage | Bug, Ghost, Dragon, Fairy, Psychic, Dark |
| Weak to | Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass, Ice |
| Resistant to | Normal, Flying, Poison, Rock, Fire |
| Immune | Electric |
Rhyhorn's moveset
You can teach Rhyhorn many moves through leveling up, breeding, and TMs:
Level up
| Level | Move | Type |
| One | Tackle | Normal |
| One | Tail Whip | Normal |
| Five | Smack Down | Rock |
| Ten | Bulldoze | Ground |
| 15 | Horn Attack | Normal |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal |
| 25 | Stomp | Normal |
| 30 | Rock Blast | Rock |
| 35 | Drill Run | Ground |
| 40 | Take Down | Normal |
| 45 | Earthquake | Ground |
| 50 | Stone Edge | Rock |
| 55 | Megahorn | Bug |
| 60 | Horn Drill | Normal |
Learnable TMs
| Move | Type |
| Take Down | Normal |
| Mud-Slap | Ground |
| Scary Face | Normal |
| Protect | Normal |
| Fire Fang | Fire |
| Thudner Fang | Electric |
| Ice Fang | Ice |
| Thief | Dark |
| Facade | Normal |
| Bulldoze | Ground |
| Icy Wind | Ice |
| Mud Shot | Ground |
| Rock Tomb | Rock |
| Endure | Normal |
| Sunny Day | Fire |
| Rain Dance | Water |
| Sandstorm | Rock |
| Smart Strike | Steel |
| Dig | Ground |
| Body Slam | Normal |
| Sleep Talk | Normal |
| Rock Blast | Rock |
| Poison Jab | Poison |
| Stomping Tantrum | Rock |
| Rest | Psychic |
| Rock Slide | Rock |
| Swords Dance | Normal |
| Body Press | Fighting |
| Substitute | Normal |
| Drill Run | Ground |
| Crunch | Dark |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon |
| Stealth Rock | Rock |
| Heavy Slam | Steel |
| Flamethrower | Fire |
| Thunderbolt | Electric |
| Earth Power | Ground |
| Reversal | Fighting |
| Ice Beam | Ice |
| Fire Blast | Fire |
| Blizzard | Ice |
| Earthquake | Ground |
| Stone Edge | Rock |
| Thunder | Electric |
| Tera Blast | Normal |
| Roar | Normal |
| Smack Down | Rock |
| High Horsepower | Ground |
| Uproar | Normal |
| Double-Edge | Normal |
| Endeavor | Normal |
| Supercell Slam | Electric |
| Scorching Sands | Ground |
| Curse | Ghost |
Egg moves
| Move | Type | Breed with |
| Counter | Fighting | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Zangoose, Lucario, Lycanroc, Mudbray, Mudsdale, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Skwovet, Greedent, Chewtle, Drednaw, or Annihilape |
| Curse | Ghost | Slowpoke, Galarian Slowpoke, Slowbro, Galarian Slowbro, Slowking, Galarian Slowking, Numel, Camerupt, Torkoal, Zangoose, Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra, Zorua, Zoroark, Bergmite, or Avalugg |
| Dragon Rush | Dragon | Dunsparce, Dudunsparce, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, or Cyclizar |
| Guard Split | Psychic | Mirror Herb |
| Metal Burst | Steel | Sandslash, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Perrserker |
| Rock Polish | Rock | Drednaw |
With that, you know all of the important information about the Pokémon Rhyhorn.