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Cranidos's Type

ROCK

Cranidos's Pokédex #s

National #: 408

Sinnoh #: 36

Cranidos's Base Stats

HP:: 67

Attack:: 125

Defense:: 40

Sp. Atk:: 30

Sp. Def:: 30

Speed:: 58

Total:: 350

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'11" (0.9m)

Weight:: 69.4 lbs. (31.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Monster

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,640,000

EV Yield:: 1 Attack

Base EXP:: 70

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Cranidos's Abilities

Here are what abilities Cranidos can possibly have, along with their effects.

Mold Breaker: Cranidos's moves are not affected or blocked by the target's Ability.

Sheer Force: Damaging moves that have a % chance of an extra effect occurring lose that effect, but do 30% more damage.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Cranidos's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: WATER

GRASS

FIGHTING

GROUND

STEEL

½: NORMAL

FIRE

POISON

FLYING

Cranidos's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Cranidos evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Cranidos: starting form

Rampardos: at level 30

Cranidos's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Cranidos can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Cranidos learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Headbutt Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	NORMAL	70	100%	15	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
6	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
10	Rock Polish Raises Cranidos's Speed by two stages.	ROCK	--	--	20	User
15	Take Down Cranidos takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
19	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
24	Assurance Does double damage if the target was already damaged this turn.	DARK	60	100%	10	One Target
28	Swords Dance Raises Cranidos's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
33	Ancient Power Has a 10% chance of raising Cranidos's Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	100%	5	One Target
37	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
42	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
46	Head Smash Cranidos takes 50% of Head Smash's damage as recoil damage.	ROCK	150	80%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Cranidos can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM05	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM13	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TM17	Protect Protects Cranidos from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM23	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TM24	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Cranidos's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM34	Shock Wave Doesn't miss the target.	ELECTRIC	60	--	20	One Target
TM35	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TM37	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM38	Fire Blast Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	110	85%	5	One Target
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Cranidos is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Cranidos restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Cranidos's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM59	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TM66	Payback Does double damage if Cranidos attacks after the target.	DARK	50	100%	10	One Target
TM69	Rock Polish Raises Cranidos's Speed by two stages.	ROCK	--	--	20	User
TM71	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Cranidos's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TM80	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Cranidos's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Cranidos's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
TM100	Rock Climb Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Cranidos can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Cranidos.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Crunch 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Thrash Confuses Cranidos after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
EGG	Double-Edge Cranidos takes 33% of Double-Edge's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	120	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
EGG	Slam Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	75%	20	One Target
EGG	Stomp 30% chance of making the target flinch. Does double damage against targets that used Minimize.	NORMAL	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Whirlwind Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
EGG	Hammer Arm Lowers Cranidos's Speed by one stage.	FIGHTING	100	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Curse Raises Cranidos's Attack and Defense by one stage, but lowers its Speed by one stage.	GHOST	--	--	10	Counter
EGG	Iron Head Has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch.	STEEL	80	100%	15	One Target

Cranidos's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Cranidos's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Cranidos's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Cranidos is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	244	275	307	338	67
Attack	255	286	318	349	125
Defense	85	116	148	179	40
Sp. Atk	65	96	128	159	30
Sp. Def	65	96	128	159	30
Speed	121	152	184	215	58
Total					350

Where to Find Cranidos in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Cranidos in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Cranidos

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

It lived in jungles around a hundred million years ago. It used its skillful headbutts to combat Aerodactyl.

Moon

In rock layers where Cranidos fossils are found, the fossilized trunks of trees snapped in two are also often found.

Ultra Sun

A primeval Pokémon, it possesses a hard and sturdy skull, lacking any intelligence within.

Ultra Moon

Its hard skull is its distinguishing feature. It snapped trees by headbutting them, and then it fed on their ripe berries.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X Omega Ruby

It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its headbutts.

Y Alpha Sapphire

A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with head butts.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond

It lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its skull is as hard as iron.

Pearl

It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its head butts.

Platinum

A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with head butts.

HeartGold SoulSilver

CRANIDOS toughen up their already rock-hard heads by headbutting one another.