Protector

A Protector is a held item that is needed to evolve Rhydon into Rhyperior. If Rhydon holds a Protector while being traded, the Protector will be used up and Rhydon will evolve. It can be obtained as a tier 2 special drop, from legendary tier pokestops or as a drop from Rhyperior.

Obtaining

Pokémon drops

Main article: Drops

Pokémon	Chance	Quantity
Rhyperior	10%	1

Held item

Pokémon	Chance
Rhydon	5%
Copperajah	5%

Trivia

Protector used to have the following crafting recipe, which is no longer working. It was removed due to many held items being far too easy to make.

Item	Crafting recipe
Protector