Rhydon · Legendary Collection, what to know.
About the Rhydon card
Numbered 35 of 110 in Legendary Collection, released in May 2002, Rhydon is a Rare, a Stage 1 Fighting-type carrying 100 HP.
It evolves from Rhyhorn, so Rhydon is a later-stage card that set-builders usually slot into a full evolution run rather than buy alone.
Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno. Himeno is one of the most-recognized vintage illustrators, with a softer, more textured style that shows up across the Jungle and Neo runs.
Printed on the card, the Rhydon Pokédex entry reads: "Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3600 degrees."
About Rhydon in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Rhyhorn. The famous "first Pokémon ever created" in design lore. Standard Rare with steady demand thanks to design lore.
What is Rhydon worth?
Rhydon is a non-holo Rare. In Legendary Collection, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Rhydon trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Rhydon before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Rhydon grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Rhydon is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Rhydon
For Rhydon, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Rhydon can make sense.
