Shadow Rhydon

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

Rhydon's horn can crush even uncut diamonds. One sweeping blow of its tail can topple a building. This Pokémon's hide is extremely tough. Even direct cannon hits don't leave a scratch.

Dex No

#112

Shadow Rhydon Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Rhydon is a dual-type Pokemon of types Ground and Rock. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ice	160%
Fighting	160%
Ground	160%
Steel	160%
Water	256%
Grass	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Poison	39.1%
Electric	39.1%
Rock	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Fire	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Rhydon in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Rhydon.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Mud Slap	Earthquake	62.10	506.22
Mud Slap	Stone Edge	67.60	474.25
Mud Slap	Megahorn	65.43	461.11
Mud Slap	Return	65.43	459.65
Mud Slap	Surf	53.67	456.19
Mud Slap	Breaking Swipe	59.18	448.57
Rock Smash	Earthquake	58.21	425.37
Rock Smash	Stone Edge	63.71	391.42
Rock Smash	Megahorn	61.54	378.66
Rock Smash	Surf	49.78	378.10

All Moves for Shadow Rhydon

Below are all the moves that Shadow Rhydon can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Breaking Swipe	Charged	35	43.75	800ms	-33
Surf	Charged	65	38.24	1700ms	-50
Earthquake	Charged	140	46.67	3600ms	-100
Stone Edge	Charged	100	43.48	2300ms	-100
Megahorn EliteTM	Charged	110	50	2200ms	-100
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Mud Slap	Quick	18	15.43	1400ms	12
Rock Smash	Quick	15	11.54	1300ms	10

Shadow Rhydon Evolution

Shadow Rhyhorn

Requires
25x Candy

Shadow Rhydon

Best Shadow Rhydon Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Rhydon Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Rhydon in a raid.