Rhydon counters

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Rhydon
#0112 Rhydon
GroundRock
USAGE 27.8% #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 99.6% Swords Dance 84.0% Stealth Rock 63.1% Stone Edge 60.2% Rock Polish 33.7% Rock Slide 19.9% Rock Blast 19.1% Roar 8.2%
Items
Eviolite 99.9% Life Orb 0.0% Weakness Policy 0.0% Loaded Dice 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Lightning Rod98.2%Reckless1.4%Rock Head0.5%
Tera Types
Poison 57.7% Flying 14.4% Water 11.0% Ghost 9.1% Ground 3.1% Grass 1.4% Fairy 1.3% Dragon 0.9%
Common Teammates
Salazzle27.5%Cramorant25.5%Florges24.9%Sandslash-Alola19.9%Slowbro-Galar17.4%Decidueye-Hisui15.7%Heracross15.4%Hoopa15.0%

Checks & Counters

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

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 27.79% usage. Sorted by reliability score.