Rhyperior
GroundRock
Best attacking moveset: Mud Slap and Rock Wrecker, worth 13.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Rhyperior can learn 16 combinations. Mud Slap with Rock Wrecker does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
That set is legacy. Rock Wrecker is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Rhyperior you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Mud Slap and Earthquake, worth 13.0 damage per second.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Smack Down | Rock | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking Swipe | Dragon | 45 | 1.0s | -33 |
| Drill Run | Ground | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Skull Bash | Normal | 130 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Super Power | Fighting | 85 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Surf | Water | 60 | 1.5s | -50 |
| Rock Wrecker Legacy | Rock | 110 | 3.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Rhyperior has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 4,221 at level 50, 3,733 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 2,133 CP at level 20, or 2,667 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 2,046 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 241 attack · 190 defense · 251 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 2.4 m and 282.8 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Rhyperior does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Fire, Flying, Bug.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | Mud Slap + Rock Wrecker | 21.6 |
| Smack Down + Rock Wrecker | 21.2 | |
| Bug | Smack Down + Rock Wrecker | 21.2 |
| Ice | Smack Down + Rock Wrecker | 21.2 |
| Poison | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 20.8 |
| Rock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 20.8 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 20.8 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 20.8 |
| Dragon | Mud Slap + Breaking Swipe | 15.4 |
| Normal | Mud Slap + Super Power | 14.5 |
| Dark | Mud Slap + Super Power | 14.5 |
| Ground | Mud Slap + Surf | 14.3 |
| Ghost | Mud Slap + Rock Wrecker | 13.5 |
| Water | Mud Slap + Rock Wrecker | 13.5 |
| Psychic | Mud Slap + Rock Wrecker | 13.5 |
| Fairy | Mud Slap + Rock Wrecker | 13.5 |
| Grass | Smack Down + Rock Wrecker | 13.1 |
| Fighting | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 13.0 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Rhyperior is actually for.
Counters: what beats Rhyperior
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 46.1 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 41.5 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 41.4 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 39.3 |
 Kingler | Water | Bubble + Crabhammer | 39.2 |
 Greninja | WaterDark | Water Shuriken + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 39.1 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 38.5 |
 Rillaboom | Grass | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 38.1 |
 Quaquaval | WaterFighting | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 37.6 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Grass Knot Legacy | 37.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Rhyperior's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.