Rhydon counters

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

Rhydon
#0112 Rhydon
GroundRock
USAGE 34.3% #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 82.2% Stealth Rock 75.4% Stone Edge 70.6% Rock Polish 22.7% Rock Blast 15.4% Rock Slide 13.8% Roar 8.2%
Items
Eviolite 99.9% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Lum Berry 0.0% Heavy-Duty Boots 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0%
Abilities
Lightning Rod98.8%Reckless0.6%Rock Head0.6%
Tera Types
Poison 57.6% Flying 22.0% Water 7.1% Ghost 6.7% Dragon 1.7% Fairy 1.7% Fire 1.4% Grass 0.9%
Common Teammates
Slowbro-Galar33.7%Florges32.3%Cramorant25.0%Salazzle22.6%Sandslash-Alola21.6%Milotic21.0%Decidueye-Hisui20.6%Heracross18.8%
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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 34.33% usage. Sorted by reliability score.