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Rhydon
ID:#112Drill Pokémon
Height
1.9m
Weight
120.0kg
Catch Rate
60
Exp
170
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Rhydon Pokémon Platinum: Moves, Sprites & Locations

Everything you need to know about Rhydon in Pokémon Platinum. On this page you'll find its Pokédex entry straight from the game, all sprite variants including shiny forms, the complete moveset of 83 moves grouped by learning method (level-up, TM/HM, egg, tutor), and every wild encounter location with levels, conditions, and catch rates.

Pokémon Platinum
Sinnoh

Rhydon Pokemon Platinum Pokedex Entry

Rapidly rotates its horn to bore through bedrock. It swaggers around volcanic regions, protected from the lava's heat by its tough, armorlike hide.

Pokemon Platinum Rhydon Sprites

Rhydon front-facing sprite from Pokémon PlatinumPrimary
Rhydon back-facing sprite from Pokémon PlatinumReverse
Rhydon shiny front-facing sprite from Pokémon PlatinumShiny
Rhydon shiny back-facing sprite from Pokémon PlatinumShiny Reverse

Pokémon Platinum Rhydon Moveset

Complete registry of moves learned by Rhydon via various methods in Pokémon Platinum.

MoveTypeRequirement
StompnormalLv. 1
Horn AttacknormalLv. 1
Fury AttacknormalLv. 1
Tail WhipnormalLv. 1
StompnormalLv. 9
Fury AttacknormalLv. 13
Scary FacenormalLv. 21
Rock BlastrockLv. 25
Take DownnormalLv. 33
Horn DrillnormalLv. 37
Hammer ArmfightingLv. 42
Stone EdgerockLv. 45
EarthquakegroundLv. 49
MegahornbugLv. 57

End of Move Database

Pokémon Platinum Rhydon Locations

Rhydon can be caught in 6 locations across Pokémon Platinum, including Stark Mountain Area, Stark Mountain Entrance, and Sinnoh Route 227 Area. The most reliable spawn is at Sinnoh Route 227 Area, where you'll find it at Lv. 54 by walking through tall grass with a 20% encounter rate (swarm no).

Sinnoh Victory Road 1f

2 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 41
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 43
    5%Rare

Stark Mountain Area

1 encounter
  • walk
    Lv. 54
    20%Frequent

Stark Mountain Entrance

1 encounter
  • walk
    Lv. 54
    20%Frequent

Stark Mountain Inside

1 encounter
  • walk
    Lv. 55
    10%Uncommon

Sinnoh Route 227 Area

1 encounter
  • walk
    Lv. 54
    Swarm no
    20%Frequent

Sinnoh Route 228 Area

3 encounters
  • walk
    Lv. 50
    Morning
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 50
    Day
    10%Uncommon
  • walk
    Lv. 52
    10%Uncommon