Rhydon Counters and Raid Boss Guide

March 1, 2019

Best Rhydon counters are Kyogre, Gyarados, Feraligatr and strong Grass types like Venusaur and Exeggutor. Rhydon Boss CP is 30663 and it can have Max Capture CPs in the following ranges:

1736 – 1816 CP with perfect IVs at level 20
2170 – 2270 CP during Sunny or Partly Cloudy weather, with perfect IVs at level 25

Rhydon is a strong Tier 4 Raid boss in Pokemon GO, it is not soloable and it will take at least 2-3 Trainers with a team of Level 30 counters. Trainers seeking a challenge may try to duo one with high-level Kyogre, Frenzy Plant Venusaur, and Gyarados teams.

Best Rhydon Counters

Rhydon Raid Counters Guide

Rhydon

Weakness Water x2
Grass x2
Ground Steel Fighting Ice

Boosted by Partly Cloudy
Sunny

Supreme Counters
Kyogre	Waterfall Water	Hydro Pump Water
Roserade	Razor Leaf Grass	Grass Knot Grass
Feraligatr	Waterfall Water	Hydro Cannon Water
Sceptile	Bullet Seed Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass
Gyarados	Waterfall Water	Hydro Pump Water
Excellent Counters
Venusaur	Vine Whip Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass
Leafeon	Razor Leaf Grass	Leaf Blade Grass
Exeggutor (alola)	Bullet Seed Grass	Solar Beam Grass
Tangrowth	Vine Whip Grass	Solar Beam Grass
Torterra	Razor Leaf Grass	Solar Beam Grass
Breloom	Bullet Seed Grass	Grass Knot Grass
Vaporeon	Water Gun Water	Hydro Pump Water
Good Counters
Victreebel	Razor Leaf Grass	Leaf Blade Grass
Swampert	Water Gun Water	Surf Water
Groudon	Mud Shot Ground	Solar Beam Grass

If you’re raiding a Sunny weather boosted Rhydon, we advise that you focus primarily on Grass types. The difference in DPS is noticeable and it is a good opportunity to take your FP Venusaur out for a walk. In all other weather conditions, Water types reign supreme as Ryhdon raid counters.

Rhydon Moveset

Rhydon raid boss has access to the following moves:

Fast moves	Charge moves
Mud Slap Ground Rock Smash Fighting	Stone Edge Rock Earthquake Ground Surf Water

Rhydon’s move sets are almost a non-factor in raids, as the Pokemon that typically counter it are all resistant to it’s moves. The only exception is Stone Edge, which deals super effective damage to Gyarados, while all other moves deal neutral or reduced damage. The easiest move to fight against is Surf, where Grass types excel, especially if the weather is sunny.

Weather Effects

Weather	Pro-Attacker	Pro-Rhydon
Sunny	Boost to Double Super Effective Grass attackers and SE Ground attackers	Boost to its Ground moves Mud Slap and Earthquake
Rainy	Boost to Double Super Effective Water attackers	Boost to Surf charged move
Snow	Boost to SE Ice and Steel type attackers.	No Benefits
Partly Cloudy	No benefits	Boost to Stone Edge charged move
Cloudy	Boost to SE Fighting type attackers	Boost to Rock Smash fast move
Fog	No benefits	No benefits
Windy	No benefits	No benefits

The best weather will be Rainy or Sunny for a attacker to take on a Rhydon, as a Rhydon takes the Double Super Effective from Grass and Water attackers, so the likes of Kyogre, Gyarados, Sceptile, Venusaur, and such will absolutely demolish the beast.