cranidos

Cranidos is a Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IV.

Type: Rock

Abilities:

• Mold Breaker: Moves can be used on the target regardless of its Abilities.
• Sheer Force (Hidden Ability): Increases the power of moves that have beneficial secondary effects by 30%, but removes those effects.

Physical Characteristics:

• Cranidos is a small, bipedal dinosaur-like Pokémon.
• It has a large, blue, dome-shaped head with a hard, gray skull crest.
• Its body is predominantly blue with gray patterns.
• It has short, yet powerful limbs, with two claws on each foot and hand.
• Its eyes are red and fierce, embodying its aggressive nature.

Behavior and Habitat:

• Cranidos is believed to have lived in jungles over 100 million years ago.
• Known for its headbutting strength, it uses its powerful skull to attack opponents.
• They are often found revived from Fossils in laboratories.
• In the wild, they might have lived in rocky terrains where they could use their headbutting skills to break obstacles.

In Battle:

• Cranidos is known for its high Attack stat, making it a formidable physical attacker.
• Signature moves include Headbutt, Zen Headbutt, and the powerful Rock-type move Head Smash.
• It excels in taking down opponents with its strong offensive capabilities.
• While it has high offensive potential, it is vulnerable to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, and Grass-type moves due to its Rock typing.

Evolution:

• Cranidos evolves into Rampardos starting at level 30.

Interesting Facts:

• Cranidos is revived from the Skull Fossil.
• Its design is inspired by the Pachycephalosaurus, a dinosaur known for its thick skull.
• In the Pokémon world, fossils of Cranidos are primarily found in the Sinnoh region.
• Despite its fierce appearance, Cranidos is depicted as somewhat playful and curious in various media.
• It is one of the few Pokémon with Mold Breaker as its primary ability, allowing it to bypass abilities like Levitate.

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• 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.
• Soulsilver: CRANIDOS toughen up their already rock-hard heads by headbutting one another.
• Black: A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with head butts.
• White: A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with head butts.
• Black-2: A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with head butts.
• White-2: A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with head butts.
• X: It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its headbutts.
• Y: A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.
• Omega-Ruby: It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its headbutts.
• Alpha-Sapphire: A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.
• 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.
• Legends-Arceus: An incredibly rare sight. They duel each other by ramming their heads together, and the resulting sound echoes throughout the area like the pealing of a bell.

408 National

36 Original-Sinnoh

36 Extended-Sinnoh

188 Original-Alola

115 Original-Akala

235 Updated-Alola

136 Updated-Akala

208 Hisui

107 Blueberry