LGPE OU Rhydon (QC 3/3) (GP 2/2)

[OVERVIEW]

Boasting great physical bulk and access to Stealth Rock, Rhydon carves a niche in LGPE OU as a reliable Stealth Rock user. Its monstrous base 130 Attack stat combined with its great STAB coverage allows it to dish out solid damage on many of its switch-ins for another Pokemon to take care of late-game. However, Rhydon suffers from a middling base 45 Special Defense, making it difficult to switch into most special attackers like Mega Gengar, Mega Alakazam, and Clefable. Additionally, while Rhydon's typing does provide nifty resistances to Rock-, Normal-, Electric-, and Flying-type attacks, notably allowing it to check Zapdos, it leaves Rhydon weak to common coverage such as Ice-, Grass-, Water-, and Steel-type attacks, preventing it from switching directly into anything that may carry them such as Melmetal, Poliwrath, and Alolan Muk. Finally, Rhydon faces stiff competition from other Stealth Rock setters in the tier; Aerodactyl and Alolan Dugtrio both have a much higher Speed stat than Rhydon's poor base 40, allowing them to outspeed key threats such as Mew, Melmetal, and Mega Gyarados, while Nidoqueen can utilize Super Fang to whittle down bulkier threats and also has a significantly better matchup against Mega Venusaur.

[SET]
name: Bulky Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Toxic
item:
nature: Impish / Jolly

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========

Stealth Rock is Rhydon's main niche in the metagame, allowing it to permanently cripple Pokemon weak to Rock-type attacks including Mega Beedrill and Mega Charizard X. Rock Slide and Earthquake hit everything in the tier for neutral or super effective damage and hit hard coming off Rhydon's high Attack stat. Toxic is able to cripple bulky switch-ins that may otherwise be able to switch into anything else on the set, such as Poliwrath and Mew. An Impish nature maximizes Rhydon's defensive potential, allowing it to take hits easier from the likes of Dragonite and Mega Beedrill. On the other hand, Jolly allows Rhydon to outspeed Alolan Muk, which has a chance to OHKO Rhydon with Mega Drain.

Usage Tips
========

Rhydon should attempt to get Stealth Rock on the field as soon as possible. Ideally, Rhydon should remain healthy in your party as a backup defensive check to foes like Zapdos. Its ability to come into Zapdos safely gives it time to set up Stealth Rock after forcing a switch. After Stealth Rock has been set up, Rhydon's enormous base 130 Attack stat and Rock typing allow it to switch directly into foes it beats and deal powerful neutral damage to switch-ins using its STAB Rock Slide and Earthquake. Toxic can be used on predicted switches to threats like Poliwrath that could otherwise force Rhydon out, effectively crippling them and allowing another team member to take care of it.

Team Options
========

Pokemon that can threaten out Water-types such as Mega Venusaur and Zapdos help beat Rhydon's counters so that it can come in freely to set up Stealth Rock to help the team. In addition, the reverse is true for Water-type teammates, which appreciate Rhydon's ability to take down Zapdos so that they can switch in freely. Paralysis and burn spreaders like Melmetal and Mew help Rhydon either outspeed and dismantle a faster threat or survive certain hits from threats such as opposing Melmetal and Mega Gyarados. Mew in particular can check threats to Rhydon such as Starmie, Poliwrath, and Mega Venusaur.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Tail is an option to force switches and deal chip damage in conjunction with Stealth Rock. Substitute is an option, allowing Rhydon to still attack or spread Toxic even when up against a potential check by using Substitute on a predicted switch. Thanks to Rhydon's solid physical bulk, it can potentially run Counter on a lead set to scare out physical attackers. However, Counter is fairly unreliable and requires Rhydon to sacrifice a moveslot for it, which is hard to justify. Finally, Megahorn is an option, as it deals more damage against Mew; however, Toxic cripples Mew more during a match and is useful against a wider variety of threats.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Due to Rhydon's low Special Defense and miserable 4x weakness to Water-type attacks, Rhydon is left vulnerable to Water-types such as Mega Gyarados, Starmie, Poliwrath, and Cloyster, which can all threaten it out easily or prevent it from setting up Stealth Rock.

**Mega Venusaur**: Mega Venusaur can switch into any of Rhydon's attacks and can OHKO it with Mega Drain or put a switch-in to sleep with Sleep Powder.

**Burn**: Burn spreaders such as Mew, Eevee-S, and Mega Charizard X can cripple Rhydon, preventing it from effectively dealing damage to switch-ins with its STAB moves.

**Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Common coverage moves like Earthquake used by Pokemon like Snorlax and Dragonite threaten Rhydon due to its many weaknesses to Ice-, Ground-, and Water-type attacks.

**Special Attackers**: Due to Rhydon's poor base 45 Special Defense, it is ultimately forced out by powerful special attackers like Starmie, Mega Gengar, Mew, and Mega Alakazam, which can all OHKO it, forcing it to switch out. Mega Alakazam and Mew can set up Calm Mind or Nasty Plot on the switch, and Starmie can spread status onto a switch-in with Thunder Wave. Mega Gengar, while fearing Earthquake, is extremely hard to switch into and counter reliably.

**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Mew and Aerodactyl outspeed and prevent Rhydon from setting up Stealth Rock, preventing it from fulfilling its niche on a team. However, Aerodactyl can also risk being OHKOed by Rhydon in return.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MeepBard, 196075]]
- Quality checked by: [[Funbot28, 255984], [Hayburner, 291554], [Theorymon, 29010]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [lotiasite, 302985]]
 
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sorry this took so long!! was caught up with a mix of school / discord, so i didn't have much free time to work on this :/ ready for QC!
 

Funbot28

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QC: a / b / c
GP: a / b / c

[OVERVIEW]
  • Boasting great physical bulk and access to Stealth Rock, Rhydon carves a niche in Let's Go as a reliable Stealth Rock user in the metagame. Also point out this it walls one of the more popular threats in Zapdos.
  • Its monstrous 130 base Attack stat allows it to dish out solid damage on many of its switchins for another Pokemon to take care of lategame. A point mentioning on its great STAB coverage (in EdgeQuake) which can abuse its high Attack should also be noted
  • However, Rhydon suffers from a middling 45 base Special Defense, making it difficult to switch into most special attackers like Mega Gengar, Mega Alakazam and Clefable.
  • Additionally, Rhydon's typing is a double-edged sword - while it does provide nifty resistances to Rock-, Normal-, Electric- and Flying-type attacks, allowing it to check Zapdos, it's left weak to common coverage such as Ice-, Grass-, Water- and Steel-type attacks, preventing it from switching in directly to anything that may carry them such as Melmetal and Alolan Muk. Mention Poliwrath as well
  • Finally, Rhydon faces stiff competition from other Stealth Rock setters in the tier; Aerodactyl and Alolan Dugtrio all have a much higher Speed stat than Rhydon's poor 40 base Speed, allowing them to outspeed key threats such as Mew, Melmetal and Mega Gyarados. Nidoqueen can also utilise Super Fang to whittle down bulkier threats, and also takes neutral damage from Grass-type attacks.
[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Toxic
item: No Item
nature: Jolly / Impish

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========
  • Stealth Rock is Rhydon's main niche in the metagame, allowing it to permanently cripple Pokemon weak to Rock-type attacks including Mega Beedrill and Mega Charizard-X for the duration of the match.
  • Rock Slide and Earthquake hit everything in the tier for neutral or super-effective damage, and come off strong thanks to Rhydon's high Attack stat.
  • Toxic is able to cripple bulky switchins that may otherwise be able to switch into anything else on the set, such as Starmie and Mew - you must be wary of Facade on Pokemon like Snorlax, however, who may be able to take advantage of a predicted Toxic. Also note that it cripples Poliwrath as well.
  • Jolly allows Rhydon to outspeed Alolan Muk, who has a chance to OHKO Rhydon with Mega Drain and outspeeds otherwise - it can still OHKO Aerodactyl the majority of the time, and 2HKO Melmetal, without an Attack-raising Nature. However, Impish can be used instead to maximize Rhydon's defensive potential, allowing it to take hits easier from the likes of Dragonite and Mega Beedrill.
Usage Tips
========
  • Rhydon should attempt to get Stealth Rock on the field as soon as possible, as lategame, switches occur less often, and therefore chip damage is less valued on a team.
  • Ideally, Rhydon should remain healthy in your party as a backup defensive check to foes like Zapdos. You can also note thats its ability to come into Zapdos almost guaranteed safely can give it ample opportunity to setup Stealth Rock.
  • Rhydon's enormous 130 base Attack stat allows it to deal powerful neutral damage to switchins using its STAB moves in Rock Slide and Earthquake.
  • Toxic can be used against predicted switchins into threats like Poliwrath who could otherwise force Rhydon out, effectively crippling them and allowing another team member to take care of it.
Team Options
========
  • Pokemon that can threaten out Water-types such as Mega Venusaur and Zapdos help beat Rhydon's counters so that it can come in freely to set up Stealth Rock to help the team.
  • In addition, the reverse is true for Water-type teammates - who appreciate Rhydon's ability to take down Zapdos so that they can switch in freely.
  • Paralysis and burn spreaders like Melmetal and Mew help Rhydon either outspeed and dismantle a faster threat or allow Rhydon to survive certain hits from threats such as opposing Melmetal and Mega Gyarados, respectively. Would also highlight Mew for its ability to check threats to Rhydon such as Starmie, Poli, and Mega Venusaur.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
  • GiDragon Tail is an option to force switches and deal chip damage in conjunction with Stealth Rock.
  • Thanks to Rhydon's solid physical bulk, it can potentially run Counter on a lead set to scare out physical attackers. However, Counter is fairly unreliable, and requires Rhydon to sacrifice a moveslot for it, which is hard to justify.
  • A point on Subtitute to to let it punish switchins.
Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Due to Rhydon's low Special Defense and miserable 4x weakness to Water-type attacks, Rhydon is left vulnerable to Water-types such as Mega Gyarados, Starmie, Poliwrath and Cloyster, who can all threaten Rhydon out easily or prevent it from setting up Stealth Rock.

**Mega Venusaur**: Mega Venusaur can switch into any of Rhydon's attacks and can OHKO it with Mega Drain, or potentially put a switchin to sleep with Sleep Powder.

**Burn**: Burn spreaders such as Mew and Mega Charizard X can cripple Rhydon, preventing it from effectively dealing damage to switchins with its STAB moves. You can note Eevee-S here too, as one might like to switch into it thinking Rhydon can resist its attacks.

**Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Common coverage moves like Ice Beam Surf and Earthquake threaten Rhydon due to its many weaknesses to a lot of common coverage in Ice-, Ground- and Water-type attacks. Give examples of common users of these moves, mainly being Snorlax and Dragonite.

A note on powerful Special attackers here


**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Mew and Aerodactyl outspeed and prevent Rhydon from setting up Stealth Rock, making it difficult to fulfill its niche on a team. However, state that Mega Aero can also risk being KOed by Rhydon if the don player chooses to attack it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MeepBard, 196075]]
- Quality checked by: [[, ], [, ], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
Good job! Implement this and I will go over again before stamping
 
Good job! Implement this and I will go over again before stamping
implemented! one thing i omitted though was this:
  • Boasting great physical bulk and access to Stealth Rock, Rhydon carves a niche in Let's Go as a reliable Stealth Rock user in the metagame. Also point out this it walls one of the more popular threats in Zapdos.
as i noted that later on in the overview:
  • Additionally, Rhydon's typing is a double-edged sword - while it does provide nifty resistances to Rock-, Normal-, Electric- and Flying-type attacks, allowing it to check Zapdos, it's left weak to common coverage such as Ice-, Grass-, Water- and Steel-type attacks, preventing it from switching in directly to anything that may carry them such as Melmetal, Poliwrath and Alolan Muk.
unless you'd like me to combine the two points/note it twice? thank you so much for the check :]
 

Hayburner

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looks pretty solid, my main nitpick would be to slash impish ahead of jolly. Many muk run non -speed on mega drain regardless. Second,
you must be wary of Facade on Pokemon like Snorlax, however, who may be able to take advantage of a predicted Toxic.
i feel like thats kinda unnecessary considering rhydon kinda counters a toxiced lax anyway
qc 2/3 after those 2
 
looks pretty solid, my main nitpick would be to slash impish ahead of jolly. Many muk run non -speed on mega drain regardless. Second,
you must be wary of Facade on Pokemon like Snorlax, however, who may be able to take advantage of a predicted Toxic.
i feel like thats kinda unnecessary considering rhydon kinda counters a toxiced lax anyway
qc 2/3 after those 2
implemented, ty hay :]
 

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QC: Funbot28 / Hayburner / c
GP: a / b / c

[OVERVIEW]
  • Boasting great physical bulk and access to Stealth Rock, Rhydon carves a niche in Let's Go as a reliable Stealth Rock user in the metagame.
  • Its monstrous 130 base Attack stat combined with its great STAB coverage allows it to dish out solid damage on many of its switchins for another Pokemon to take care of lategame.
  • However, Rhydon suffers from a middling 45 base Special Defense, making it difficult to switch into most special attackers like Mega Gengar, Mega Alakazam and Clefable.
  • Additionally, Rhydon's typing is a double-edged sword - while it does provide nifty resistances to Rock-, Normal-, Electric- and Flying-type attacks, allowing it to check Zapdos, it's left weak to common coverage such as Ice-, Grass-, Water- and Steel-type attacks, preventing it from switching in directly to anything that may carry them such as Melmetal, Poliwrath and Alolan Muk.
  • Finally, Rhydon faces stiff competition from other Stealth Rock setters in the tier; Aerodactyl and Alolan Dugtrio all have a much higher Speed stat than Rhydon's poor 40 base Speed, allowing them to outspeed key threats such as Mew, Melmetal and Mega Gyarados. Nidoqueen can utilise Super Fang to whittle down bulkier threats, and also has a significantly better matchup against Mega Venusaur.
[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Toxic
item: No Item
nature: Impish / Jolly

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========
  • Stealth Rock is Rhydon's main niche in the metagame, allowing it to permanently cripple Pokemon weak to Rock-type attacks including Mega Beedrill and Mega Charizard-X for the duration of the match.
  • Rock Slide and Earthquake hit everything in the tier for neutral or super-effective damage, and come off strong thanks to Rhydon's high Attack stat.
  • Toxic is able to cripple bulky switchins that may otherwise be able to switch into anything else on the set, such as Poliwrath and Mew.
  • Impish maximizes Rhydon's defensive potential, allowing it to take hits easier from the likes of Dragonite and Mega Beedrill. However - Jolly allows Rhydon to outspeed Alolan Muk, who has a chance to OHKO Rhydon with Mega Drain and outspeeds otherwise.
Usage Tips
========
  • Rhydon should attempt to get Stealth Rock on the field as soon as possible, as lategame, switches occur less often, and therefore chip damage is less valued on a team.
  • Ideally, Rhydon should remain healthy in your party as a backup defensive check to foes like Zapdos. Its ability to come into Zapdos safely gives it time to set up Stealth Rock on the switch.
  • Rhydon's enormous 130 base Attack stat allows it to deal powerful neutral damage to switchins using its STAB moves in Rock Slide and Earthquake. I'd reword this a bit, since it sounds like something that would go in set info. Maybe say something along the lines of "after its set up stealth rock, switch into Pokemon that cant do much to it like Zapdos and fire off strong neutral STABs"
  • Toxic can be used against predicted switchins into threats like Poliwrath who could otherwise force Rhydon out, effectively crippling them and allowing another team member to take care of it.
Team Options
========
  • Pokemon that can threaten out Water-types such as Mega Venusaur and Zapdos help beat Rhydon's counters so that it can come in freely to set up Stealth Rock to help the team.
  • In addition, the reverse is true for Water-type teammates, who appreciate Rhydon's ability to take down Zapdos so that they can switch in freely.
  • Paralysis and burn spreaders like Melmetal and Mew help Rhydon either outspeed and dismantle a faster threat or allow Rhydon to survive certain hits from threats such as opposing Melmetal and Mega Gyarados, respectively. Mew in particular can check threats to Rhydon such as Starmie, Poliwrath and Mega Venusaur.
[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============
  • Dragon Tail is an option to force switches and deal chip damage in conjunction with Stealth Rock.
  • Substitute is an option, allowing Rhydon to still attack or spread Toxic even when up against a potential check by using Substitute on a predicted switch.
  • Thanks to Rhydon's solid physical bulk, it can potentially run Counter on a lead set to scare out physical attackers. However, Counter is fairly unreliable, and requires Rhydon to sacrifice a moveslot for it, which is hard to justify.
Since you mention counter, you could also mention that Megahorn hits Mew harder than any other attack. Issue is, Toxic screws that thing long term way more than Megahorn, and Toxic hits more things than Megahorn.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Due to Rhydon's low Special Defense and miserable 4x weakness to Water-type attacks, Rhydon is left vulnerable to Water-types such as Mega Gyarados, Starmie, Poliwrath and Cloyster, who can all threaten Rhydon out easily or prevent it from setting up Stealth Rock.

**Mega Venusaur**: Mega Venusaur can switch into any of Rhydon's attacks and can OHKO it with Mega Drain, or potentially put a switchin to sleep with Sleep Powder.

**Burn**: Burn spreaders such as Mew, Eevee-S and Mega Charizard X can cripple Rhydon, preventing it from effectively dealing damage to switchins with its STAB moves.

**Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Common coverage moves like Surf and Earthquake used by Pokemon like Nidoking, Snorlax and Dragonite threaten Rhydon due to its many weaknesses to a lot of common coverage in Ice-, Ground- and Water-type attacks.

**Special Attackers**: Due to Rhydon's poor 45 base Special Defense, it is ultimately forced out by powerful special attackers like Starmie, Mew and Mega Alakazam, who can OHKO it, forcing it to switch out. Mega Alakazam and Mew can set up Calm Mind and Nasty Plot respectively on the switch, and Starmie can spread status onto a switch-in with Thunder Wave. Despite its Earthquake weakness, Mega Gengar deserves a mention here since its got plenty of power, and being a notoriously difficult Pokemon to switch into.

**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Mew and Aerodactyl outspeed and prevent Rhydon from setting up Stealth Rock, making it difficult to fulfill its niche on a team. However, Aerodactyl can also risk being OHKOed by Rhydon if the player chooses to attack it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MeepBard, 196075]]
- Quality checked by: [[Funbot28, 255984], [Hayburner, 291554], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
I really only had nitpicks, once you implement that stuff, consider this ready for GP! QC Approved 3/3
 

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[OVERVIEW]

Boasting great physical bulk and access to Stealth Rock, Rhydon carves a niche in Let's Go LGPE OU as a reliable Stealth Rock user in the metagame. Furthermore, its monstrous base 130 base Attack stat combined with its great STAB coverage allows it to dish out solid damage on many of its switchins switch-ins for another Pokemon to take care of lategame late-game. However, Rhydon suffers from a middling base 45 base Special Defense, making it difficult to switch into most special attackers like Mega Gengar, Mega Alakazam and Clefable. Additionally, while Rhydon's typing is a double-edged sword - while it does provide nifty resistances to Rock-, Normal-, Electric- and Flying-type attacks, allowing it to check Zapdos, it's left leaves it weak to common coverage such as Ice-, Grass-, Water- and Steel-type attacks, preventing it from switching in directly into anything that may carry them such as Melmetal, Poliwrath, (AC) and Alolan Muk. Finally, Rhydon faces stiff competition from other Stealth Rock setters in the tier; Aerodactyl and Alolan Dugtrio all have a much higher Speed stat than Rhydon's poor base 40 base Speed, allowing them to outspeed key threats such as Mew, Melmetal, (AC) and Mega Gyarados, (comma) while Nidoqueen can utilise utilize Super Fang to whittle down bulkier threats (RC) and also has a significantly better matchup against Mega Venusaur.

[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Toxic
item: No Item
nature: Impish / Jolly

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========

Stealth Rock is Rhydon's main niche in the metagame, allowing it to permanently cripple Pokemon weak to Rock-type attacks including Mega Beedrill and Mega Charizard X (RH) for the duration of the match. Rock Slide and Earthquake hit everything in the tier for neutral or super effective (RH) damage (RC) and hit hard coming come off strong thanks to Rhydon's high Attack stat. Toxic is able to cripple bulky switchins switch-ins that may otherwise be able to switch into anything else on the set, such as Poliwrath and Mew. An Impish nature maximizes Rhydon's defensive potential, allowing it to take hits easier from the likes of Dragonite and Mega Beedrill. However, (comma) Jolly allows Rhydon to outspeed Alolan Muk, who which has a chance to OHKO Rhydon with Mega Drain and outspeeds otherwise.

Usage Tips
========

Rhydon should attempt to get Stealth Rock on the field as soon as possible, as lategame, switches occur less often, and therefore chip damage is less valued on a team. Ideally, Rhydon should remain healthy in your party as a backup defensive check to foes like Zapdos. Its ability to come into Zapdos safely gives it time to set up Stealth Rock on the switch. After Stealth Rock has been set up, Rhydon's enormous base 130 base Attack stat and Rock typye allows typing allow it to switch directly into foes it beats like Zapdos and deal powerful neutral damage to switchins switch-ins using its STAB moves in Rock Slide and Earthquake. Toxic can be used against on predicted switchins into switches to threats like Poliwrath who that could otherwise force Rhydon out, effectively crippling them and allowing another team member to take care of it.

Team Options
========

Pokemon that can threaten out Water-types such as Mega Venusaur and Zapdos help beat Rhydon's counters so that it can come in freely to set up Stealth Rock to help the team. In addition, the reverse is true for Water-type teammates, who which appreciate Rhydon's ability to take down Zapdos so that they can switch in freely. Paralysis and burn spreaders like Melmetal and Mew help Rhydon either outspeed and dismantle a faster threat or allow Rhydon to survive certain hits from threats such as opposing Melmetal and Mega Gyarados, respectively. Mew in particular can check threats to Rhydon such as Starmie, Poliwrath, (AC) and Mega Venusaur.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Tail is an option to force switches and deal chip damage in conjunction with Stealth Rock. Substitute is an option, allowing Rhydon to still attack or spread Toxic even when up against a potential check by using Substitute on a predicted switch. Thanks to Rhydon's solid physical bulk, it can potentially run Counter on a lead set to scare out physical attackers. However, Counter is fairly unreliable (RC) and requires Rhydon to sacrifice a moveslot for it, which is hard to justify. Finally, Megahorn is an option, (AC) as it deals more damage against Mew; (SC) however, Toxic cripples Mew more during a match (RC) and is useful against a wider variety of threats.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Due to Rhydon's low Special Defense and miserable 4x weakness to Water-type attacks, Rhydon is left vulnerable to Water-types such as Mega Gyarados, Starmie, Poliwrath, (AC) and Cloyster, who which can all threaten Rhydon it out easily or prevent it from setting up Stealth Rock.

**Mega Venusaur**: Mega Venusaur can switch into any of Rhydon's attacks and can OHKO it with Mega Drain (RC) or potentially put a switchin switch-in to sleep with Sleep Powder.

**Burn**: Burn spreaders such as Mew, Eevee-S, (AC) and Mega Charizard X can cripple Rhydon, preventing it from effectively dealing damage to switchins switch-ins with its STAB moves.

**Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Common coverage moves like Surf and Earthquake used by Pokemon like Nidoking, Snorlax, (AC) and Dragonite threaten Rhydon due to its many weaknesses to a lot of common coverage in Ice-, Ground- and Water-type attacks.

**Special Attackers**: Due to Rhydon's poor base 45 base Special Defense, it is ultimately forced out by powerful special attackers like Starmie, Mega Gengar, Mew, (AC) and Mega Alakazam, who which can all OHKO it, forcing it to switch out. Mega Alakazam and Mew can set up Calm Mind and or Nasty Plot respectively on the switch, and Starmie can spread status onto a switch-in with Thunder Wave. Mega Gengar, while fearing Earthquake, is extremely hard to switch into and counter reliably.

**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Mew and Aerodactyl outspeed and prevent Rhydon from setting up Stealth Rock, making it difficult to fulfill its niche on a team. However, Aerodactyl can also risk being OHKOed by Rhydon if the player chooses to attack it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MeepBard, 196075]]
- Quality checked by: [[Funbot28, 255984], [Hayburner, 291554], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
 
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GP 1/2
[OVERVIEW]

Boasting great physical bulk and access to Stealth Rock, Rhydon carves a niche in Let's Go LGPE OU as a reliable Stealth Rock user in the metagame. Furthermore, its monstrous base 130 base Attack stat combined with its great STAB coverage allows it to dish out solid damage on many of its switchins switch-ins for another Pokemon to take care of lategame late-game. However, Rhydon suffers from a middling base 45 base Special Defense, making it difficult to switch into most special attackers like Mega Gengar, Mega Alakazam and Clefable. Additionally, while Rhydon's typing is a double-edged sword - while it does provide nifty resistances to Rock-, Normal-, Electric- and Flying-type attacks, allowing it to check Zapdos, it's left leaves it weak to common coverage such as Ice-, Grass-, Water- and Steel-type attacks, preventing it from switching in directly into anything that may carry them such as Melmetal, Poliwrath, (AC) and Alolan Muk. Finally, Rhydon faces stiff competition from other Stealth Rock setters in the tier; Aerodactyl and Alolan Dugtrio all have a much higher Speed stat than Rhydon's poor base 40 base Speed, allowing them to outspeed key threats such as Mew, Melmetal, (AC) and Mega Gyarados, (comma) while Nidoqueen can utilise utilize Super Fang to whittle down bulkier threats (RC) and also has a significantly better matchup against Mega Venusaur.

[SET]
name: Tank
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Toxic
item: No Item
nature: Impish / Jolly

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========

Stealth Rock is Rhydon's main niche in the metagame, allowing it to permanently cripple Pokemon weak to Rock-type attacks including Mega Beedrill and Mega Charizard X (RH) for the duration of the match. Rock Slide and Earthquake hit everything in the tier for neutral or super effective (RH) damage (RC) and hit hard coming come off strong thanks to Rhydon's high Attack stat. Toxic is able to cripple bulky switchins switch-ins that may otherwise be able to switch into anything else on the set, such as Poliwrath and Mew. An Impish nature maximizes Rhydon's defensive potential, allowing it to take hits easier from the likes of Dragonite and Mega Beedrill. However, (comma) Jolly allows Rhydon to outspeed Alolan Muk, who which has a chance to OHKO Rhydon with Mega Drain and outspeeds otherwise.

Usage Tips
========

Rhydon should attempt to get Stealth Rock on the field as soon as possible, as lategame, switches occur less often, and therefore chip damage is less valued on a team. Ideally, Rhydon should remain healthy in your party as a backup defensive check to foes like Zapdos. Its ability to come into Zapdos safely gives it time to set up Stealth Rock on the switch. After Stealth Rock has been set up, Rhydon's enormous base 130 base Attack stat and Rock typye allows typing allow it to switch directly into foes it beats like Zapdos and deal powerful neutral damage to switchins switch-ins using its STAB moves in Rock Slide and Earthquake. Toxic can be used against on predicted switchins into switches to threats like Poliwrath who that could otherwise force Rhydon out, effectively crippling them and allowing another team member to take care of it.

Team Options
========

Pokemon that can threaten out Water-types such as Mega Venusaur and Zapdos help beat Rhydon's counters so that it can come in freely to set up Stealth Rock to help the team. In addition, the reverse is true for Water-type teammates, who which appreciate Rhydon's ability to take down Zapdos so that they can switch in freely. Paralysis and burn spreaders like Melmetal and Mew help Rhydon either outspeed and dismantle a faster threat or allow Rhydon to survive certain hits from threats such as opposing Melmetal and Mega Gyarados, respectively. Mew in particular can check threats to Rhydon such as Starmie, Poliwrath, (AC) and Mega Venusaur.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Tail is an option to force switches and deal chip damage in conjunction with Stealth Rock. Substitute is an option, allowing Rhydon to still attack or spread Toxic even when up against a potential check by using Substitute on a predicted switch. Thanks to Rhydon's solid physical bulk, it can potentially run Counter on a lead set to scare out physical attackers. However, Counter is fairly unreliable (RC) and requires Rhydon to sacrifice a moveslot for it, which is hard to justify. Finally, Megahorn is an option, (AC) as it deals more damage against Mew; (SC) however, Toxic cripples Mew more during a match (RC) and is useful against a wider variety of threats.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Due to Rhydon's low Special Defense and miserable 4x weakness to Water-type attacks, Rhydon is left vulnerable to Water-types such as Mega Gyarados, Starmie, Poliwrath, (AC) and Cloyster, who which can all threaten Rhydon it out easily or prevent it from setting up Stealth Rock.

**Mega Venusaur**: Mega Venusaur can switch into any of Rhydon's attacks and can OHKO it with Mega Drain (RC) or potentially put a switchin switch-in to sleep with Sleep Powder.

**Burn**: Burn spreaders such as Mew, Eevee-S, (AC) and Mega Charizard X can cripple Rhydon, preventing it from effectively dealing damage to switchins switch-ins with its STAB moves.

**Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Common coverage moves like Surf and Earthquake used by Pokemon like Nidoking, Snorlax, (AC) and Dragonite threaten Rhydon due to its many weaknesses to a lot of common coverage in Ice-, Ground- and Water-type attacks.

**Special Attackers**: Due to Rhydon's poor base 45 base Special Defense, it is ultimately forced out by powerful special attackers like Starmie, Mega Gengar, Mew, (AC) and Mega Alakazam, who which can all OHKO it, forcing it to switch out. Mega Alakazam and Mew can set up Calm Mind and or Nasty Plot respectively on the switch, and Starmie can spread status onto a switch-in with Thunder Wave. Mega Gengar, while fearing Earthquake, is extremely hard to switch into and counter reliably.

**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Mew and Aerodactyl outspeed and prevent Rhydon from setting up Stealth Rock, making it difficult to fulfill its niche on a team. However, Aerodactyl can also risk being OHKOed by Rhydon if the player chooses to attack it.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MeepBard, 196075]]
- Quality checked by: [[Funbot28, 255984], [Hayburner, 291554], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[, ], [, ]]
implemented, love you plumberjack :]

also:
Rhydon's enormous base 130 base Attack stat and Rock typye
i must've had an aneurysm LOL
 

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[OVERVIEW]

Boasting great physical bulk and access to Stealth Rock, Rhydon carves a niche in LGPE OU as a reliable Stealth Rock user. Its monstrous base 130 Attack stat combined with its great STAB coverage allows it to dish out solid damage on many of its switch-ins for another Pokemon to take care of late-game. However, Rhydon suffers from a middling base 45 Special Defense, making it difficult to switch into most special attackers like Mega Gengar, Mega Alakazam
, (AC) and Clefable. Additionally, while Rhydon's typing does provide nifty resistances to Rock-, Normal-, Electric-, (AC) and Flying-type attacks, notably allowing it to check Zapdos, it leaves it Rhydon weak to common coverage such as Ice-, Grass-, Water-, (AC) and Steel-type attacks, preventing it from switching directly into anything that may carry them such as Melmetal, Poliwrath, and Alolan Muk. Finally, Rhydon faces stiff competition from other Stealth Rock setters in the tier; Aerodactyl and Alolan Dugtrio all both have a much higher Speed stat than Rhydon's poor base 40, allowing them to outspeed key threats such as Mew, Melmetal, and Mega Gyarados, while Nidoqueen can utilize Super Fang to whittle down bulkier threats and also has a significantly better matchup against Mega Venusaur.

[SET]
name: Bulky Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Toxic
item:
nature: Impish / Jolly

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========

Stealth Rock is Rhydon's main niche in the metagame, allowing it to permanently cripple Pokemon weak to Rock-type attacks including Mega Beedrill and Mega Charizard X
for the duration of the match. (that's what permanently means in this context) Rock Slide and Earthquake hit everything in the tier for neutral or super effective damage and hit hard coming off Rhydon's high Attack stat. Toxic is able to cripple bulky switch-ins that may otherwise be able to switch into anything else on the set, such as Poliwrath and Mew. An Impish nature maximizes Rhydon's defensive potential, allowing it to take hits easier from the likes of Dragonite and Mega Beedrill. However, On the other hand, Jolly allows Rhydon to outspeed Alolan Muk, which has a chance to OHKO Rhydon with Mega Drain.

Usage Tips
========

Rhydon should attempt to get Stealth Rock on the field as soon as possible. Ideally, Rhydon should remain healthy in your party as a backup defensive check to foes like Zapdos. Its ability to come into Zapdos safely gives it time to set up Stealth Rock after forcing a switch. After Stealth Rock has been set up, Rhydon's enormous base 130 Attack stat and Rock typing allow it to switch directly into foes it beats and deal powerful neutral damage to switch-ins using its STAB Rock Slide and Earthquake. Toxic can be used on predicted switches to threats like Poliwrath that could otherwise force Rhydon out, effectively crippling them and allowing another team member to take care of it.

Team Options
========

Pokemon that can threaten out Water-types such as Mega Venusaur and Zapdos help beat Rhydon's counters so that it can come in freely to set up Stealth Rock to help the team. In addition, the reverse is true for Water-type teammates, which appreciate Rhydon's ability to take down Zapdos so that they can switch in freely. Paralysis and burn spreaders like Melmetal and Mew help Rhydon either outspeed and dismantle a faster threat or survive certain hits from threats such as opposing Melmetal and Mega Gyarados. Mew in particular can check threats to Rhydon such as Starmie, Poliwrath, and Mega Venusaur.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Tail is an option to force switches and deal chip damage in conjunction with Stealth Rock. Substitute is an option, allowing Rhydon to still attack or spread Toxic even when up against a potential check by using Substitute on a predicted switch. Thanks to Rhydon's solid physical bulk, it can potentially run Counter on a lead set to scare out physical attackers. However, Counter is fairly unreliable and requires Rhydon to sacrifice a moveslot for it, which is hard to justify. Finally, Megahorn is an option, as it deals more damage against Mew; however, Toxic cripples Mew more during a match and is useful against a wider variety of threats.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Due to Rhydon's low Special Defense and miserable 4x weakness to Water-type attacks, Rhydon is left vulnerable to Water-types such as Mega Gyarados, Starmie, Poliwrath, and Cloyster, which can all threaten it out easily or prevent it from setting up Stealth Rock.

**Mega Venusaur**: Mega Venusaur can switch into any of Rhydon's attacks and can OHKO it with Mega Drain or put a switch-in to sleep with Sleep Powder.

**Burn**: Burn spreaders such as Mew, Eevee-S, and Mega Charizard X can cripple Rhydon, preventing it from effectively dealing damage to switch-ins with its STAB moves.

**Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Common coverage moves like Earthquake used by Pokemon like Snorlax and Dragonite threaten Rhydon due to its many weaknesses to Ice-, Ground-
, (AC) and Water-type attacks.

**Special Attackers**: Due to Rhydon's poor base 45 Special Defense, it is ultimately forced out by powerful special attackers like Starmie, Mega Gengar, Mew, and Mega Alakazam, which can all OHKO it, forcing it to switch out. Mega Alakazam and Mew can set up Calm Mind or Nasty Plot on the switch, and Starmie can spread status onto a switch-in with Thunder Wave. Mega Gengar, while fearing Earthquake, is extremely hard to switch into and counter reliably.

**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Mew and Aerodactyl
(mega?) outspeed and prevent Rhydon from setting up Stealth Rock, preventing it from fulfilling its niche on a team. However, Aerodactyl can also risk being OHKOed by Rhydon in return.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MeepBard, 196075]]
- Quality checked by: [[Funbot28, 255984], [Hayburner, 291554], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [Theorymon, 29010]]
put tmon in the qc section haha

GP 2/2
 
[OVERVIEW]

Boasting great physical bulk and access to Stealth Rock, Rhydon carves a niche in LGPE OU as a reliable Stealth Rock user. Its monstrous base 130 Attack stat combined with its great STAB coverage allows it to dish out solid damage on many of its switch-ins for another Pokemon to take care of late-game. However, Rhydon suffers from a middling base 45 Special Defense, making it difficult to switch into most special attackers like Mega Gengar, Mega Alakazam
, (AC) and Clefable. Additionally, while Rhydon's typing does provide nifty resistances to Rock-, Normal-, Electric-, (AC) and Flying-type attacks, notably allowing it to check Zapdos, it leaves it Rhydon weak to common coverage such as Ice-, Grass-, Water-, (AC) and Steel-type attacks, preventing it from switching directly into anything that may carry them such as Melmetal, Poliwrath, and Alolan Muk. Finally, Rhydon faces stiff competition from other Stealth Rock setters in the tier; Aerodactyl and Alolan Dugtrio all both have a much higher Speed stat than Rhydon's poor base 40, allowing them to outspeed key threats such as Mew, Melmetal, and Mega Gyarados, while Nidoqueen can utilize Super Fang to whittle down bulkier threats and also has a significantly better matchup against Mega Venusaur.

[SET]
name: Bulky Stealth Rock
move 1: Stealth Rock
move 2: Rock Slide
move 3: Earthquake
move 4: Toxic
item:
nature: Impish / Jolly

[SET COMMENTS]
Set Information
========

Stealth Rock is Rhydon's main niche in the metagame, allowing it to permanently cripple Pokemon weak to Rock-type attacks including Mega Beedrill and Mega Charizard X
for the duration of the match. (that's what permanently means in this context) Rock Slide and Earthquake hit everything in the tier for neutral or super effective damage and hit hard coming off Rhydon's high Attack stat. Toxic is able to cripple bulky switch-ins that may otherwise be able to switch into anything else on the set, such as Poliwrath and Mew. An Impish nature maximizes Rhydon's defensive potential, allowing it to take hits easier from the likes of Dragonite and Mega Beedrill. However, On the other hand, Jolly allows Rhydon to outspeed Alolan Muk, which has a chance to OHKO Rhydon with Mega Drain.

Usage Tips
========

Rhydon should attempt to get Stealth Rock on the field as soon as possible. Ideally, Rhydon should remain healthy in your party as a backup defensive check to foes like Zapdos. Its ability to come into Zapdos safely gives it time to set up Stealth Rock after forcing a switch. After Stealth Rock has been set up, Rhydon's enormous base 130 Attack stat and Rock typing allow it to switch directly into foes it beats and deal powerful neutral damage to switch-ins using its STAB Rock Slide and Earthquake. Toxic can be used on predicted switches to threats like Poliwrath that could otherwise force Rhydon out, effectively crippling them and allowing another team member to take care of it.

Team Options
========

Pokemon that can threaten out Water-types such as Mega Venusaur and Zapdos help beat Rhydon's counters so that it can come in freely to set up Stealth Rock to help the team. In addition, the reverse is true for Water-type teammates, which appreciate Rhydon's ability to take down Zapdos so that they can switch in freely. Paralysis and burn spreaders like Melmetal and Mew help Rhydon either outspeed and dismantle a faster threat or survive certain hits from threats such as opposing Melmetal and Mega Gyarados. Mew in particular can check threats to Rhydon such as Starmie, Poliwrath, and Mega Venusaur.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Dragon Tail is an option to force switches and deal chip damage in conjunction with Stealth Rock. Substitute is an option, allowing Rhydon to still attack or spread Toxic even when up against a potential check by using Substitute on a predicted switch. Thanks to Rhydon's solid physical bulk, it can potentially run Counter on a lead set to scare out physical attackers. However, Counter is fairly unreliable and requires Rhydon to sacrifice a moveslot for it, which is hard to justify. Finally, Megahorn is an option, as it deals more damage against Mew; however, Toxic cripples Mew more during a match and is useful against a wider variety of threats.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Water-types**: Due to Rhydon's low Special Defense and miserable 4x weakness to Water-type attacks, Rhydon is left vulnerable to Water-types such as Mega Gyarados, Starmie, Poliwrath, and Cloyster, which can all threaten it out easily or prevent it from setting up Stealth Rock.

**Mega Venusaur**: Mega Venusaur can switch into any of Rhydon's attacks and can OHKO it with Mega Drain or put a switch-in to sleep with Sleep Powder.

**Burn**: Burn spreaders such as Mew, Eevee-S, and Mega Charizard X can cripple Rhydon, preventing it from effectively dealing damage to switch-ins with its STAB moves.

**Super Effective Coverage Moves**: Common coverage moves like Earthquake used by Pokemon like Snorlax and Dragonite threaten Rhydon due to its many weaknesses to Ice-, Ground-
, (AC) and Water-type attacks.

**Special Attackers**: Due to Rhydon's poor base 45 Special Defense, it is ultimately forced out by powerful special attackers like Starmie, Mega Gengar, Mew, and Mega Alakazam, which can all OHKO it, forcing it to switch out. Mega Alakazam and Mew can set up Calm Mind or Nasty Plot on the switch, and Starmie can spread status onto a switch-in with Thunder Wave. Mega Gengar, while fearing Earthquake, is extremely hard to switch into and counter reliably.

**Taunt**: Taunt users such as Mew and Aerodactyl
(mega?) outspeed and prevent Rhydon from setting up Stealth Rock, preventing it from fulfilling its niche on a team. However, Aerodactyl can also risk being OHKOed by Rhydon in return.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[MeepBard, 196075]]
- Quality checked by: [[Funbot28, 255984], [Hayburner, 291554], [, ]]
- Grammar checked by: [[The Dutch Plumberjack, 232216], [Theorymon, 29010]]
put tmon in the qc section haha

GP 2/2
GOD ily loti... thank you so much for getting this Done!!
 

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