Rampardos or Rhyperior for in-game in Platinum?

I dont know who to choose for a platinum play through so please help me

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Let’s see, shall we?

Rhyperior

Pros:- Very high Attack stat of 140- An awesome defense of 130, covering its slowness- Gets moves like Stone Edge, Earthquake and Megahorn all by Level up- Rhyhorn is fairly easy to find

Cons- Slow- Very vulnerable to Grass Knot- 2 4x Weakness, Water and Grass- Low SpD, while most Water and Grass types are Special- Rhyhorn comes a little later than Cranidos

Rampardos

Pros:- A whopping Attack stat of 165- Gets Rock Polish to tick off slowness- Gets Earthquake and Stone Edge all by TMs- Found earlier via Underground in Eterna City- You can easily soft reset to get a good-natured one

Cons:- Too reliant in set-ups (probably even needs a passed setup)- Very slow- Has like, nonexistent defenses- Whether you get it or not depends on your TID, so its some kind of a gamble of time to get it- Glass cannon

In this case, I recommend youRhyperior.

Rhyperior @ Life Orb / AnyAbility: Lightning Rod / Solid RockRecommended Nature(s): Adamant / Jolly- Stone Edge- Earthquake- Megahorn / Filler- Thunder Punch / Ice Punch / Filler

Rhyperior is much more reliable rather than Rampardos because of reasons above. Though…the cost is a pathetic, double 4x weakness. Rampardos would’ve took this place if it is quicker, or at least have decent defenses. Sadly it doesn’t

However…!

If you really want a Ground type, go forGarchomp.It’s easily one of the best Mons' to grab in a Sinnoh playthrough. If you want a Rock type however, no worries - Garch gets Stone Edge

Garchomp @ Leftovers / Life Orb / AnyAbility: Sand VeilRecommended Nature(s): Jolly / Adamant- Dragon Claw- Earthquake- Swords Dance / Fire Fang- Stone Edge

Rather than the two, Garch is much recommended. Garchomp hits just as hard and is much faster; an ideal fast physical sweeper. It tears through teams easily and is found just after Eterna. It also gets Fire Fang to cover the Ice-types which spooks this cutie a lot.

Hope this helps!