Rhydon counters

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

Rhydon
#0112 Rhydon
GroundRock
USAGE 32.0% #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 97.6% Body Slam 90.4% Rock Slide 67.8% Rest 37.1% Leer 4.0% Tail Whip 1.6% Hyper Beam 0.4%
Items
nothing 100.0%
Common Teammates
Tauros80.2%Starmie70.3%Chansey70.3%Snorlax69.5%Exeggutor69.2%Cloyster29.7%Jynx27.4%Slowbro24.7%

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
84.159
78
78.3% dies 7.70%
02
Tauros
Tauros
Normal OFFENSIVE CHECK
564.561
77
77.0% dies 3.01%
03
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
567.161
76
75.7% dies 3.02%
04
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic OFFENSIVE CHECK
391.335
67
67.3% dies 4.03%
05
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
35.928
50
50.3% dies 8.34%
06
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock SOFT CHECK
92.958
50
49.8% dies 8.77%
07
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
105.218
37
37.3% dies 7.92%
08
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
512.596
31
31.1% dies 3.48%
09
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
135.097
31
30.8% dies 6.81%
10
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
420.563
25
25.1% dies 3.58%
11
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
49.857
15
15.4% dies 7.22%
12
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
258.799
10
9.9% dies 3.15%
13
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric SOFT CHECK
73.745
7
7.0% dies 4.17%

Ranked #8 with 31.96% usage. Sorted by reliability score.