Is Rhydon viable in Gen 9 PU?

Rhydon is ranked #1 in Gen 9 PU with 37.95% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

Rhydon in Gen 9 PU

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0112 Rhydon

GroundRock

USAGE 38.0% #1

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 99.9% Swords Dance 88.7% Stealth Rock 83.6% Stone Edge 82.4% Rock Polish 14.3% Rock Blast 8.6% Rock Slide 8.6% Roar 4.2%

Items

Eviolite 99.9% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0% Life Orb 0.0%

Abilities

Lightning Rod99.3%Rock Head0.5%Reckless0.2%

Tera Types

Poison 63.8% Flying 23.5% Water 3.9% Grass 2.6% Dragon 1.8% Ghost 1.5% Fire 1.4% Fairy 1.0%

Common Teammates

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #1 with 37.95% usage. Sorted by conservative score.