Gen 1's Rock Wars: A Complete History | RBY Bytes
1,620Rhydon and Golem's brawl for supremacy is one of RBY's most well-known fixtures. However, in recent years, it's largely subsided. Let's go through a deep dive into how, why, and when Golem dropped. It's more interesting than you think!
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SOURCES
https://www.smogon.com/articles/rby-golem-fall
https://game-life-plus.com/category14/category26/entry27.html
https://pisker.hatenablog.com/entry/2021/11/05/194637
https://pisker.hatenablog.com/entry/2022/11/25/141429
http://pokemon.s20.xrea.com/1st/1997/
http://pokemon.s20.xrea.com/historia-single.html
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CTU6MBELHmLZdf57XKStBqM_wCHLZ_QhfenuBxK4FjQ/edit#gid=1822613251 lots of things
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/viability-rankings.3245/page-19#post-33970 - the legendary golem thread
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/golem-done.3443/
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/ggfans-2u-teams.4485/
https://www.smogon.com/rb/articles/rby_battling
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/rby-ou-team-do-you-like-rby-eggs.3514836/
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/sample-teams-thread.3344/#post-9214
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/my-rby-teams-by-year.4061/#post-18494
https://rby2k10.proboards.com/thread/1130/golem - old golem analysis, % damage issue noted
https://rby2k10.proboards.com/thread/1111/physical-special-defensiveness defensiveness list
https://rby2k10.proboards.com/thread/636/golem-rhydon an old but very important debate
https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/chansey-update-gp-2-2.3464515/ - 2007 Chansey analysis
https://web.archive.org/web/20071214193503/http://www.smogon.com:81/rb/pokemon/chansey - 2012 Chansey analysis, note SToss is seen as “gimmicky”
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/council-vote-deciding-upon-rby-ou.3308/ - this dropped rhydon and jolteon
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/viability-rankings.3245/page-2 - literally the only rhydon discussion prior to it dropping??
https://web.archive.org/web/20210227154309/http://stats.pokemon-online.eu/RBY%20OU/index.html PO usage stats
https://web.archive.org/web/20130217234818/http://stats.pokemon-online.eu/RBY%20OU/143.html Snorlax set usage (2013)
https://web.archive.org/web/20130217234930/http://stats.pokemon-online.eu/RBY%20OU/113.html chansey set usage (2013)
https://rby2k10.proboards.com/thread/1074/cheese-avenged-garrin-red old battle where Crystal_ used Rhydon (2011)
https://web.archive.org/web/20130217234727/http://stats.pokemon-online.eu/RBY%20OU/103.html egg usage (2013)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PqHAEaEkFSgsyAZFnmS9Lkmd7JEVmMpax7lqU6P93ss/edit?usp=sharing rby uu tier timeline
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/rby-2u-world-championship-2017.4363/ ggfan winning pp 2uwc
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/rby-2u-world-championship-usage-stats.4241/ pp 2uwc usage
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17XPFFv7K3PYogALGkHx8C0oWpV01Iyecf1u6x8_Fgh4/edit#gid=0 pp 2uwc usage sheet
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/rhydon-done.3318/ old rhydon analysis for 2u
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/viability-rankings.3316/ old 2u with rhydon
https://www.pokemonperfect.com/forums/index.php?threads/ggfans-2u-teams.4485/ ggfan’s 2u teams
https://pokepast.es/12798a5d9db9c1c6 tos legacy 2002
https://pokepast.es/27e8f318e520f4be the spirit of rby 2009
https://pokepast.es/0fa758203aa6aa1e Crystal_’s Rhydon team (2011, reconstructed)
https://pokepast.es/e599e0aea051451a RaishSey c.2012
https://pokepast.es/85297415da71f97b do you like eggs 2013
https://pokepast.es/3a2c47fed919db69 2013-2014 old standard
https://pokepast.es/ccb122d6310bcf39 the molt team
https://pokepast.es/3ccd37b034aba58a the toxic stall team
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