Rhyperior build that invests heavily in Attack and Sp. Def, fighting while mitigating weakness damage with the Solid Rock Ability. While compensating for its weak Sp. Def, Trades blows with item-boosted Stone Edge and wide-coverage secondary moves is possible.

Alternative Move Options

Has a wide variety of secondary moves

Rhyperior learns excellent moves as subweapons for a physical attacker. Choose your preferred moves from options like Temper Flare, which is super effective against Steel and hits through Ground-immunity, Supercell Slam, which is super effective against Water types, and the one-hit KO move Horn Drill.

Role of the Trick Room Attacker build

Plays the role of tanking opposing attacks with high physical bulk and boosted Sp. Def, and forcing high-damage moves from base-140 Attack. Since it adopts a Speed-lowering Nature and moves, Combines with board control like Trick Room to dominate from above also functions through this.

Threats

Struggles against Pokémon with high physical bulk

Since Rhyperior fights on the physical side, it struggles against Pokémon with high physical bulk.Trick Room turns run out while being walled, so switch to a favorable teammate or deploy Trick Room again after defeating it.