#408 Cranidos

rock

Height0.9 m(2'11")

Weight31.5 kg(69.4 lbs)

Gender♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%

Gen 4

Cranidos Evolution

CranidosLevel 1

RampardosLevel 30

Cranidos's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	67		275
Attack	125		286
Defense	40		116
Sp. Atk	30		96
Sp. Def	30		96
Speed	58		152
		0/508	1021

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

water grass fighting ground steel

1xdamage

electric ice psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

normal fire poison flying

Cranidos Abilities

Mold Breaker

Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

Sheer ForceHidden

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

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Cranidos Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Headbutt	normal	physical	70	100	Level 1	The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Leer	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats.
Focus Energy	normal	status	–	–	Level 6	The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that its future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits.
Rock Smash	fighting	physical	40	100	Level 10	The user attacks with a punch. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	Level 15	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	Level 19	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Assurance	dark	physical	60	100	Level 24	This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn.
Slam	normal	physical	80	75	Level 28	The target is slammed with a long tail, vines, or the like to inflict damage.
Ancient Power	rock	special	60	100	Level 33	The user attacks with a prehistoric power. This may also boost all the user's stats at once.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	Level 37	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Screech	normal	status	–	85	Level 42	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Head Smash	rock	physical	150	80	Level 46	The user attacks the target with a hazardous full-power headbutt. This also damages the user terribly.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Bulldoze	ground	physical	60	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by stomping down on the ground. This lowers the Speed stats of those hit.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	TM	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Dragon Cheer	dragon	status	0	0	TM	The user raises its allies’ morale with a draconic cry so that their future attacks have a heightened chance of landing critical hits. This rouses Dragon types more.
Dragon Pulse	dragon	special	85	100	TM	The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth.
Earth Power	ground	special	90	100	TM	The user makes the ground under the target erupt with power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Earthquake	ground	physical	100	100	TM	The user sets off an earthquake that strikes every Pokémon around it.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fire Blast	fire	special	110	85	TM	The target is attacked with an intense blast of all-consuming fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fire Punch	fire	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with a fiery punch. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Flamethrower	fire	special	90	100	TM	The target is scorched with an intense blast of fire. This may also leave the target with a burn.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Iron Head	steel	physical	80	100	TM	The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch.
Mud Slap	ground	special	20	100	TM	The user hurls mud in the target's face to inflict damage and lower its accuracy.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Roar	normal	status	–	–	TM	The target is scared off, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.
Rock Blast	rock	physical	25	90	TM	The user attacks by hurling hard rocks at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Rock Slide	rock	physical	75	90	TM	Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch.
Rock Tomb	rock	physical	60	95	TM	The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement.
Sandstorm	rock	status	–	–	TM	A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Smack Down	rock	physical	50	100	TM	The user throws a stone or similar projectile to attack the target. If the target is in the air, it will be knocked down to the ground.
Stealth Rock	rock	status	–	–	TM	The user lays a trap of levitating stones around the opposing team. The trap damages opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Stomping Tantrum	ground	physical	75	100	TM	Driven by frustration, the user attacks the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's previous move failed.
Stone Edge	rock	physical	100	80	TM	The user stabs the target with sharpened stones. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Sunny Day	fire	status	–	–	TM	The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Thunder	electric	special	110	70	TM	A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Thunder Punch	electric	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an electrified punch. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Thunderbolt	electric	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Uproar	normal	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks in an uproar for three turns. During that time, no Pokémon can fall asleep.
Hammer Arm	fighting	physical	100	90	Egg	The user swings its strong, heavy fist at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the user's Speed stat.
Stomp	normal	physical	65	100	Egg	The user attacks by stomping on the target with a big foot. This may also make the target flinch.
Thrash	normal	physical	120	100	Egg	The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused.
Whirlwind	normal	status	–	–	Egg	The target is blown away, and a different Pokémon is dragged out. In the wild, this ends a battle against a single Pokémon.

Cranidos Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex 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

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

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

In Other Languages

Cranidos's Japanese name is Zugaidos (ズガイドス). Here are all the official names for Cranidos across different languages:

JapaneseズガイドスZugaidos

Korean두개도스

Chinese (Traditional)頭蓋龍

FrenchKranidos

GermanKoknodon

SpanishCranidos

ItalianCranidos

Chinese (Simplified)头盖龙

Cranidos Breeding

Species

Head Butt Pokémon

Egg Groups

Monster

Hatch Time7,680 steps(30 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateSlow Then Very Fast

Base Experience70

How to Get Cranidos

Cranidos is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Cranidos in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers