Rhydon · Sword & Shield, what to know.
About the Rhydon card
Numbered 98 of 216 in Sword & Shield, released in February 2020, Rhydon is an Uncommon, a Stage 1 Fighting-type carrying 120 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 KEIICHIRO ITO.
Rhydon carries this Pokédex flavor text: "Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit."
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 an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down 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 forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Rhydon
Raw copies of Rhydon are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Rhydon is the practical move.
