Rhydon 59/130 · Base Set 2

Base Set 2 is a set in the Base series. It was released on 24 February 2000. The printed size is 130, and the checklist is the same length. Rhydon is 59/130, in position 59 of 130 on this checklist. Before it is 58 Raticate, and after it is 60 Seaking. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Rhydon is a Stage 1 Fighting Pokémon with 100 HP. The card lists level 48. In the Pokédex this is Rhydon (#112), generation 1 (Kanto). The card says it evolves from Rhyhorn. In this catalog that name is Rhyhorn (#111). The card lists Rhyperior, Rhyperior (#464) under evolves to.

Kagemaru Himeno illustrated this card. The same name is on 656 other cards in the catalog.

Rhydon (#112) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 17 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2024. The earliest other card is Rhydon 45/64 in Jungle (1999). Both list 100 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. 15 other cards of Rhydon list a different HP.

The attack Horn Attack lists 30 damage. The cost is Fighting, Colorless, Colorless. Ram is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Fighting, Fighting. Rhydon does 20 damage to itself. If your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, he or she chooses 1 of them and switches it with the Defending Pokémon. (Do the damage before switching the Pokémon. Switch the Pokémon even if Rhydon is knocked out.) Weakness is Grass ×2. Resistance is Lightning -30. Retreat cost is 3. The flavor text reads "Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3600 degrees."

I keep a set binder for Base Set 2, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Base Set 2 set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Rhydon can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.