Rhydon counters

Gen 3 FRLG OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Rhydon
#0112 Rhydon
GroundRock
USAGE 2.5% #30
ABILITYLightning Rod
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% Rock Slide 96.1% Substitute 93.7% Megahorn 74.7% Swords Dance 28.6% Hidden Power Rock 3.8% Double-Edge 1.9% Brick Break 0.5%
Items
Leftovers 98.4% Silk Scarf 0.9% Quick Claw 0.7% Hard Stone 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Leppa Berry 0.0% nothing 0.0% Chesto Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Lightning Rod67.6%Rock Head32.4%
Common Teammates
Slowbro86.2%Magneton77.4%Gyarados69.6%Blissey68.6%Donphan68.0%Jolteon22.1%Dragonite18.2%Piloswine18.2%
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Ranked #30 with 2.48% usage. Sorted by reliability score.