Rhyhorn   

RSE & LGFR RBY

RHYDON Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3 Slot 4 Earthquake Rock Slide Body Slam Substitute Move Effect Type Pwr Acc Earthquake Damages the target. Ground 100 100% Rock Slide Damages the target. Rock 75 90% Body Slam Has a ~30% chance to paralyze the target. Normal 85 100% Substitute The user takes one-fourth of its maximum HP to create a substitute; this move fails if the user does not have enough HP for this. Until the substitute is broken, it receives damage from all attacks made by other Pokemon. In-game, the user can still be inflicted with status effects and stat modifiers from other Pokemon, but this is fixed in Pokemon Stadium. If a Substitute breaks from a hit during a multistrike move such as Fury Attack, the user takes damage from the remaining strikes. Normal N/A N/A           Other Options: Counter, a wide variety of Special moves that it doesn't have the power to use. Verdict: Rhydon is another on the short list of Physical-oriented Pokemon who actually saw use in RBY. However, with two 4x weaks and vulnerability to Ice and Ground, Rhydon is risky because it doesn't take much to put him down for the count. Therefore, Rhydon survives mainly through paralysis support from his teammates, although Body Slam can be a decent last-ditch effort when something switches in. Once the opponent has been paralyzed, there's little to stop Rhydon from pummeling them with two strong STAB moves that run off a 358 Attack. While Substitute is generally unused in non-Stadium RBY battles, since it doesn't block stat drops or status effects, it can protect Rhydon from being one-shotted by a Special move. Overall, he causes a lot of trouble with the right support.