Rhydon

[Black Temple Gaurdian]

Post ideas for Rhydon here.

[Reliability]

According to fossil records, RHYDON have been living the hearts of mountains for thousands of years. They may have been contemporary to POKEMON that are now fossilized.

[ImmunityBow]

Too similar to Lapras and Relicanth IMO, without necessitating it.

I checked the canon entries and there's a theme of it developing a brain and intelligence. So maybe something like.

RHYDON's growing intelligence is the most well-documented phenomena in scientific record. While early on it could only understand basic commands, many have begun recently to learn to read.

[NyteFyre]

reading sounds a bit far fetched, more on the level of sloking development. But IDK, it could work, i guess.

[ImmunityBow]

Well, if you'd like I can just list out traits that seem to be canon, and someone will come up with something better:

Rhydon has a thick hide.
Rhydon walks on two legs.
-> And this is somehow related to it developing a brain/intelligence.
Rhydon can't feel very much.
Rhydon is a little forgetful.

[zeroality]

I'm picturing a meme-esque image of a Rhydon with glasses and a pipe, sitting in a comfortable chair holding a book in its lap going "Thumping good read, my chap."

Anyway, I think it'd be better to focus on its strength rather than its intelligence.

[ImmunityBow]

Sure then, the first does seem a little too out there.

Because RHYDON's thick hide makes it extremely insensitive, it has often been mistaken for stupid. It is actually quite intelligent, and learns quickly from past experience.

[NyteFyre]

shouldn't it be 'experiences'? Other than that, it sounds solid to me.

[zeroality]

Yeah I think experiences works better. Uh, yeah. +1

[Reliability]

Yeah I think experiences works better. Uh, yeah. +1

[Cyndadile]

+

[Reliability]

Damn, we're good.

Rhydon: Because RHYDON's thick hide makes it extremely insensitive, it has often been mistaken for stupid. It is actually quite intelligent, and learns quickly from past experiences.