Rhydon counters

Gen 9 VGC 2026 Reg I · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Rhydon
#0112 Rhydon
GroundRock
USAGE 3.1% #40
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
High Horsepower 99.7% Protect 99.4% Rock Slide 98.3% Swords Dance 95.6% Helping Hand 1.0% Body Press 0.9% Icy Wind 0.6% Crunch 0.6%
Items
Eviolite 100.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Clear Amulet 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Safety Goggles 0.0%
Abilities
Lightning Rod100.0%Reckless0.0%Rock Head0.0%
Tera Types
Fairy 98.0% Grass 0.5% Water 0.5% Ground 0.4% Steel 0.3% Fire 0.2% Flying 0.1% Dark 0.0%
Common Teammates
Ho-Oh93.7%Koraidon93.4%Flutter Mane93.3%Raging Bolt92.8%Incineroar92.6%Calyrex-Ice3.5%Miraidon2.8%Kyogre2.7%

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 #40 with 3.07% usage. Sorted by reliability score.