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Brown Bomber
Hey, everyone. I haven't been posting for the last two weeks
since school's started again for me, and there's a lot more work
than last year. However, now that I've gotten adjusted, I'll try
to write reviews for you again.
I also decided to come back after the absurd amount of Blissey
hate on last week's review (don't listen to anyone who whines
about Blissey; use the standard set that has dozens of counters
if you want) so that the other reviewers won't lead you astray
due to personal bias.
Today's gem is Rhydon, a Pokemon that's rather underrated as of
late. It has an excellent 130 base Attack, Normal/Rock/Flying
resistance, and has a nice physical movepool to go with it.
Unfortunately, with bulky waters, Metagross, and HP Grass
Electrics running rampant, Rhydon is slightly intimidated by
common OU Pokemon. Fortunately, Rhydon has enough strengths to
overlook these weaknesses.
Rhydon (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Rock Head
EVs: 212 HP / 132 Atk / 164 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Rock Slide/Rock Blast
- Earthquake
The standard set. Substitute up on a switch, Seismic Toss/Night
Shade, Shadow Ball Snorlax, or Weezing Will-o-Wisp, Swords
Dance, and proceed to knock out Pokemon with Rock
Slide/Earthquake. Rock Blast can break Substitutes, but Rock
Slide is the better move since it's generally more powerful, has
more accuracy, and isn't as situational. Focus Punch was on this
set for a while, but it's unnecessary as Rock Slide/Earthquake
inflict neutral/super effective damage to Pokemon that are weak
to Focus Punch. 157 Speed allows you to outspeed Weezing with no
Speed EVs; however, a lot of Weezing carry speed for Rhydon, so
you may want to bump speed into the 160+ range. 212 HP EVs are
required for 101 HP Substitutes.
Rhydon (M) @ Choice Band
Trait: Rock Head
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Megahorn
- Focus Punch/Double-Edge/Sleep Talk
The other standard. Instead of Subbing and crying when a Surf
breaks Rhydon's Sub, hit waters and other Pokemon on the switch
with Earthquakes from 591 Attack. Megahorn can screw over any
Celebi that think they can safely switch into an Earthquake.
Focus Punch is for Skarmory, while Double-Edge is a powerful
attack that does neutral damage to most Pokemon and eases up
prediction (use Rock Head for no recoil). Sleep Talk is there to
absorb sleep moves such as Spore/Hypnosis; since Sleep Talk
randomly selects a move, Rhydon isn't limited to one move while
it's asleep. This Rhydon doesn't need Speed EVs since it can't
OHKO Weezing with any of its attacks anyways.
Rhydon (M) @ Leftovers
Trait: Lightning Rod
EVs: 200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Def
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Curse
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Megahorn/Counter
A fairly common Rhydon set that I thought I'd mention. Curse up
to boost Rhydon's Attack and nice Defense, then attack with
three moves. Counter is funny since Rhydon can withstand a
Choice Banded Meteor Mash after a Curse and counter it in
Metagross's face for an OHKO; it can also Counter random
Earthquakes and Brick Breaks, so it may be worth a shot. Since
Rhydon is lowering its Speed, Speed EVs are worthless on this
set.
Other Options: Roar makes Rhydon a decent pseudo-hazer, as it
can withstand Curselax's attacks and phaze it away. Focus Punch
is usable, but as stated in the Substitute set, it's unnecessary
with Rock Slide/Earthquake. Horn Drill is an option if OHKOs are
allowed; however, OHKOs are banned in standard, so don't use
them. Reversal is there and could work after a Swords Dance, but
Rhydon is too slow to sweep even after a Salac Berry.
Thunder(bolt), Flamethrower/Fire Blast, Ice Beam, and Surf are
all comedy options that you shouldn't use due to Rhydon's
pathetic base 45 Special Attack.
Counters: Any water with Surf (Milotic, Suicune, Swampert, and
Starmie are common waters), Flygon, Weezing on any set other
than the Substitute set or if it can Will-o-Wisp before Rhydon
can make a Sub, Flygon, Metagross (sort of), Celebi (without
Megahorn), HP Grass Zapdos/Raikou (it can take an HP Ice if it's
at or nearly at full health)
Opinion: Rhydon is truly underrated and a force to be reckoned
with. It can easily take STABed Returns/HP Flyings/Rock Slides
and Sub on the switch or hit the opponent hard, and STABed
Earthquakes/Rock Slides from massive Attack is always nice. If
you need a Normal/Rock resist and are tired of using your Skarm
or whatnot, try Rhydon for a change; you'll be surprised at how
effective it is.
Rating: 4.0/5
Peace Out,
Brown Bomber
Playdoh
Dude
Well, we have Rhydon today. I can't wait for Mystery Dungeon to
come out.
It's
gonna be SO cool.
Rhydon has amazing Attack and Defense, a signature trait of
Ground/Rock types.
BUt then his Speed, and Specials are horrible. Then again, with
Rhydon learning mostly Phsyical moves, low specials isn't a
problem. But his speed is. His low speed will result in a STAB
Surf that will knock him out easily before he gets to attack.
Rhydon is one of the best underused pokemon. His weaknesses make
him bad. A
X4
weakness to Grass, Ice, AND water does not help at all. Although
he is useful, not many people use himdue to the X4. His moveset
does give him some playability, as a Earthquake/ Substitute/
Double Edge or HP Rock/ Megahorn moveset is almost godly. Use
Substitue when you are in trouble, as he makes
101
HP ones which can't be Seismic Toss KO'd, and a STAB Earthquake
is just amazing.
Double Edge is for when your Rhydon has Rock Head. If he has
LIghtning Rod, stick him with a Skarmory in a double battle, and
hae him use HP Rock instead of Double Edge. Earthquake dosen't
affect Skarmory, and all Lightning attacks that might do damage
to Skarmory are taken care of. You can substitue Skarmory for a
Pidgeot r other nice flyer instead and the combo works just as
well.
CASUAL: 4/5. A nice alternative to all those other physical
beatsticks.
COMPETITIVE: 2.5/5. Not so great, but with just the right
moveset, h'll be pretty good.
PLAYDOHDUDE
Kijuna
I really like Rhydon. In Leaf Green, a Rhyhorn ended up being my
team's mascot at some point and I couldn't bring myself to let
it evolve, as much as I wanted to. I've never used its evolved
form, but as a kid I remember being amused to no end that a
Pokémon so weak to water could learn Surf, an attack that
involves being almost completely submerged in it, and moreso
when an in-game character mentioned teaching Surf to his Rhydon.
Seriously, in Stadium, its nose drills. How cool is that? It
even learns super-powerful moves like Earthquake and Mega Horn
(Double-Edge if yours has Rock Head. My Rhyhorn did. ^_^) just
by leveling up. How cool is that? It's hard not to go on a
tangent about how awesome this Pokémon is. It's a good thing,
too, for the sake of my writing, because it pretty much tells
you how to use it by the time it hits level 60 or so.
Unfortunately for it, it's screwed if anything with a grass or
water attack comes out. Don't bother with an ice, fire, or
electric attack; it won't do much at all compared to an
Earthquake or Megahorn. Your best bet of surviving one of those
is to have a Substitute out at all times, which is a fun gimmick
anyway since Substitute is a Rhydon doll. Personally, I'd rather
use that move slot for an attacking move or Swords Dance, but if
you want your Rhydon to be defensive, that's how to do it.
If you have any questions, I can be contacted by e-mail at
Cowterpie (at) gmail (dot) com or on MSN using the same address.
Reeve
Rhydon.
# 112.
Type: Ground/ Rock.
Ability: Rock head/ Lightning rod.
Locations: Evolve Rhyhorn, snag from Cipher Boss Greevil (Citadark
Isle).
Hi everyone. Welcome to another Pokémon of the Week. Today we’re
reviewing one of the best rock/ground types today; the drill
rhino, Rhydon.
Obviously better than Golem, this one has a tremendous amount of
physical stats and HP, so it won’t have a lot of troubles
against some physical attacks. Has a decent move pool to build a
good combination. Unfortunately Rhydon can’t stand water or
grass types. So you’ll have to switch this one a couple of times
to take advantage of all its potential.
Both abilities are useful, but let’s face it; Lightning rod is
only an advantage for you in doubles, so we’re choosing Rock
head for this one.
Now, we’re going to have two move combinations for this one. One
is just for sweeping and switching, the second one is based on a
little more strategy.
Lots and lots of damage. Even in doubles this one is good
enough. It’s been awhile since we last had a choice bander so
remember; hit and run. That’s the key for this set.
I know, it’s almost the same, but you don’t have Choice band in
this one, swords dance makes its job. Problem with this one is
that you’re risking your Pokémon one extra turn, but if you
don’t like choice banders, then this is a good option for you.
When should I use this Pokémon?
As your choice bander, but you have to think if this type
combination is appropriate for your team necessities.
What should I use against this Pokémon?
Water and grass. Doesn’t matter how strong is Rhydon, still has
not so great special defense, so Suicune is a good call.
Bottom line:
Very good, great attack and decent ability, what else do you
need? Just practice…
Rating:
3.8/5
Hope you enjoyed.
Reeve.
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