Rhydon counters

Gen 1 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Rhydon
#0112 Rhydon
GroundRock
USAGE 28.1% #8
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 130
DEF 120
SPA 45
SPD 45
SPE 40
BST485
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
WaterGrass
2×
IceFightingGroundSteel
½×
NormalFireFlyingRock
¼×
Poison
0×
Electric
Moves
Earthquake 100.0% Substitute 96.3% Body Slam 94.9% Rock Slide 65.2% Rest 35.3% Leer 3.9% Tail Whip 2.1% Fire Blast 0.5%
Common Teammates
Tauros87.4%Chansey81.6%Snorlax68.4%Starmie68.2%Exeggutor63.2%Cloyster29.0%Jynx27.7%Alakazam18.1%
Browse Gen 1 OU teams using Rhydon →
Teams using Cloyster 83% Teams using Exeggutor 78% Teams using Tauros 75% Teams using Starmie 70% Teams using Rhydon 50% Teams using Snorlax 35%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce DEFENSIVE COUNTER
31.253
83
83.4% dies 6.66%
02
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
250.348
78
78.2% dies 4.45%
03
Tauros
Tauros
Normal OFFENSIVE CHECK
250.294
75
75.3% dies 4.58%
04
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
190.476
70
69.9% dies 5.46%
05
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock SOFT CHECK
21.306
50
49.9% dies 10.83%
06
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
242.262
35
34.7% dies 5.13%
07
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
35.56
33
33.0% dies 7.88%
08
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
20.973
30
29.8% dies 9.98%
09
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
232.418
24
24.4% dies 4.77%
10
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
21.954
16
15.9% dies 7.80%
11
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
63.574
11
10.7% dies 3.88%
12
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric SOFT CHECK
22.013
9
8.7% dies 6.00%

Ranked #8 with 28.11% usage. Sorted by reliability score.