Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Rhyperior
Diamond & Pearl · #12 · Rare Holo · 2007
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From
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Market reference
$5.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 12 / 130
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Rhydon
- Retreat cost
- 4 energy
- Illustrator
- Nakaoka
- Pokédex #
- 464
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 80 damage
- 26.67 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Rhyperior plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Rock Wrecker) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Water ×2 — a Water attacker doing ≥70 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Retreat cost 4 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Rhydon first).
How to beat Rhyperior
- Exploit its Water weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- Trap it Active — 4 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.3 copies on average · 10 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Nakaoka
This card was illustrated by Nakaoka.
Building around Rhyperior?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It puts rocks in holes in its palms and uses its muscles to shoot them. Geodude are shot at rare times."
Poké-Power: Earth Fissure
Once during your turn, when you play Rhyperior from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may discard the top 3 cards from your opponent's deck.
FFCRock Wrecker — 80
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance. Rhyperior can't attack during your next turn.
Weakness:W+30
Resistance:L-20
Retreat cost:CCCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $4.88 | $11.93 | $220.00 | $5.00 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.75 | $4.99 | $44.50 | $4.99 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.33 |
| 7-day average | €2.25 |
| 30-day average | €2.28 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €2.32 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.40 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.04 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.82 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.26 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Rhyperior is real?
Rhyperior is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Rhyperior worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rhyperior is $5.00; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Rhyperior from?
Rhyperior is from the Pokémon set "Diamond & Pearl" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Rhyperior?
Rhyperior is a Rare Holo card in the Diamond & Pearl set.
Other Rhyperior printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
