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Banned deucer.
Rhydon
- Earthquake
- Body Slam
- Tail Whip
- Substitute
In addition to pummeling Electric-types, Rhydon now utilizes Tail Whip over Rock Slide to crumble the Defense of Reflect Snorlax and Chansey too, making it much harder to stop. However, it loses power against Exeggutor, Cloyster, and Flying-types, but with the second highest Attack stat, Earthquake is still petrifying to switch into. This utility set capitalizes on Rhydon's formidable Defense stat and lets it absorb Electric-type attacks, Thunder Wave, Explosion, and Hyper Beam, as well as punishing Pokemon mid-recharge. Rhydon's Substitute survives a Seismic Toss and lets it significantly damage foes trying to break the Substitute, and Body Slam is vital for letting Rhydon distribute its own paralysis. With its slow Speed, it appreciates paralysis support from Chansey and Starmie to bulldoze teams late-game. Starmie can also utilize its typing to switch into the Ice-type, Water-type, and special moves that hinder Rhydon, namely from Cloyster, Slowbro, and Exeggutor.
Check out Rhydon plowing through teams in the RBY Circuit!
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen1ou-623996
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen1ou-638189
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