Is Rhydon viable in Gen 9 PU?

Rhydon is ranked #1 in Gen 9 PU with 41.67% usage according to Smogon Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 data.

Rhydon in Gen 9 PU

Gen 9 PU · Smogon source period Jul 2026 - Sep 2026

#0112 Rhydon

GroundRock

USAGE 41.7% #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 100.0% Stealth Rock 88.3% Swords Dance 83.1% Stone Edge 80.0% Rock Blast 14.9% Roar 13.1% Rock Polish 9.1% Rock Slide 4.7%

Items

Eviolite 100.0% Choice Band 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Weakness Policy 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Lightning Rod99.8%Rock Head0.1%Reckless0.1%

Tera Types

Poison 60.0% Flying 31.4% Grass 3.1% Water 2.5% Fairy 1.1% Dragon 0.7% Fire 0.5% Ghost 0.4%

Common Teammates

Smogon does not compute Checks & Counters data for this format. Use the type matchup chart above to find potential checks.

Ranked #1 with 41.67% usage. Sorted by conservative score.