Rhyperior is a Ground and Rock type Pokémon from Sinnoh, introduced in Generation 4 and known as the Drill Pokémon. It stands 2.4 m tall, weighs 282.8 kg and has a base stat total of 535.
Its highest base stat is Attack at 140 and its lowest is Speed at 40. Its total of 535 is higher than 85% of all Pokémon.
| HP | 115 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 140 | |
| Defense | 130 | |
| Sp. Atk | 55 | |
| Sp. Def | 55 | |
| Speed | 40 | |
| Total | 535 |
Rhyperior takes four times damage from Water and Grass moves and double damage from Fighting, Ground, Steel and Ice moves. It resists Normal, Flying, Poison, Rock and Fire moves. It is immune to Electric moves.
Rhyperior evolves from Rhydon.
Rhyperior has a catch rate of 30 out of 255, which makes it tricky to catch. In the Tall Grass Club meadow, better balls improve your odds.
In the Tall Grass Club catching game, Rhyperior is rarely seen in the wild. The best way to get one is to evolve Rhydon when it's traded with a friend. Start by catching a Rhyhorn, which lives in the Cave.
Here's where wild Rhyperior can be found in the main Pokémon games.
Rhyperior is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass and Ice moves, so Pokémon of those types are your best bet.
Strong counters that also resist its attacks:
These are the attacks Rhyperior learns by levelling up in the newest games, which are the same moves it learns in Tall Grass Club. Its first moves are Tackle, Hammer Arm and Smack Down.
| Level | Move | Type | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | Hammer Arm | Fighting | 100 | 90% |
| 1 | Smack Down | Rock | 50 | 100% |
| 1 | Bulldoze | Ground | 60 | 100% |
| 15 | Horn Attack | Normal | 65 | 100% |
| 25 | Stomp | Normal | 65 | 100% |
| 30 | Rock Blast | Rock | 25 | 90% |
| 35 | Drill Run | Ground | 80 | 95% |
| 40 | Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% |
| 47 | Earthquake | Ground | 100 | 100% |
| 54 | Stone Edge | Rock | 100 | 80% |
| 61 | Megahorn | Bug | 120 | 85% |
| 75 | Rock Wrecker | Rock | 150 | 90% |