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Rhydon
Jungle 45/64 • uncommon
- Set
- Jungle
- Number
- 45/64
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Released
- 1999
- Energy type
- fighting energy
- Market price
- $12.21
- Artist
- Kagemaru Himeno
What it does
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.)
Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3600 degrees.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- ExpandedNot legal
- UnlimitedLegal
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Where it came from
Rhydon, card number 45/64, was released as part of the Jungle expansion in 1999, which served as the second major release for the Pokémon Trading Card Game in Western markets. The expansion was designed to build upon the success of the Base Set, introducing new Pokémon from the Kanto region that had not previously appeared in card form. This specific card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori, the primary character designer for the Pokémon franchise, whose clean, minimalist style helped define the aesthetic of the early cards by focusing on the creature itself against a simplified background.
The card captures the distinct rock-like plating and prehistoric aesthetic of the Rhydon species, a hallmark of the franchise's early creature design philosophy. As an uncommon Fighting-type card, it functioned as a standard mid-tier inclusion for deck builders during the game's formative years. The Jungle set was widely received by players and collectors for expanding the strategic diversity of the game, and Sugimori’s illustrations remain highly regarded today as iconic representations of the first generation of Pokémon.
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