Lightningrod is never a good ability for a Rhyperior, and I'll tell you why.
Ok i will try it out!Thx again man!
2 hits harder.
On a 140 HP / 32 Def Rhyperior:
No it only affects Victini and team members on the field with it in double and triple battles.
For all intents and purposes, accuracy boosts from Victory Star and other accuracy-boosting items or abilities are multiplicative. They are not calculated by adding the base accuracy with the boost, but as base accuracy * ((boost multiplier / 100) + 1). For example, if Victini used Focus Blast, the accuracy would be 70 multiplied by ((10 divided by 100) plus 1), which would lead to 77%.
By never I suppose you mean in Singles. In doubles Rhyperior can abuse Lightningrod and its Electric-immunity to protect a water/flying partner. It sounds even better when we consider that, with a flying type in the field, Rhyperior can spam Earthquakes and will have its grass-weakness covered.
It's very rare and will probably not happen, but if there is a major metagame shift that results in a poke not being broken any more, where it might get another suspect test. Really, the only things I can think of this gen's Ubers is Techniloom becoming the #1 poke when it's released, then maybe they'll retest Excadrill. As I said, highly unlikely regardless.
It's honestly hard to say, because the suspect testing process that was used in the last generation has been abolished. It depends on how Smogon's policies for the determining of Ubers develops in the future.
So basicly it's a slightly bulkier, slightly slower Terrakion with Sand Veil.
As well as better STABs (Outrage > CC, EQ > Stone Miss), not destroyed by Scizor in a heartbeat, and will secure an easier sweep 20% of the time when your Chomp counter misses and is 2HKO'd.
