rampardos

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

Type: Rock

Abilities:

• Mold Breaker: Allows Rampardos to use moves without being affected by the target's abilities.
• Sheer Force (Hidden Ability): Increases the power of moves that have a secondary effect by 30%, but nullifies the secondary effects.

Physical Characteristics:

• Resembles a large, bipedal dinosaur with a domed head
• Primarily gray body with blue patterns on its body
• Thick, blunt tail and a robust frame
• Notable for its large blue dome skull, which it uses for headbutting

Behavior and Habitat:

• Known to be aggressive and combative, often using its head in battles
• Prefers rocky and mountainous regions, reflecting its Rock typing
• Its fossil origins suggest it lived in prehistoric times, where it roamed open plains and forests

In Battle:

• High Attack stat, making it a powerful physical attacker
• Signature moves: Head Smash, Zen Headbutt
• Strong against Flying, Bug, Fire, and Ice types due to its Rock typing
• Weak against Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel types
• Typically uses a combination of headbutting and other physical moves to overpower opponents

Evolution:

• Evolves from Cranidos starting at level 30
• Cranidos is revived from a Skull Fossil

Interesting Facts:

• Rampardos's headbutts are powerful enough to shatter even the hardest objects
• Its design is inspired by pachycephalosaurid dinosaurs, known for their thick skulls
• Despite its high Attack, Rampardos is known for relatively low defensive capabilities, which makes strategic play crucial in battles
• Featured prominently in several Pokémon games as a formidable opponent due to its raw power

Rampardos stands out for its formidable offensive capabilities and its unique design inspired by ancient creatures, making it a memorable addition to any trainer's lineup.

Level Up

TM/HM

Breeding

Tutor

Other

• Diamond: Its powerful head butt has enough power to shatter even the most durable things upon impact.
• Pearl: Its skull is as hard as iron. It is a brute that tears down jungle trees while catching prey.
• Platinum: If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.
• Heartgold: Its skull withstands impacts of any magnitude. As a result, its brain never gets the chance to grow.
• Soulsilver: Its skull withstands impacts of any magnitude. As a result, its brain never gets the chance to grow.
• Black: If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.
• White: If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.
• Black-2: If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.
• White-2: If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.
• X: Its skull withstands impacts of any magnitude. As a result, its brain never gets the chance to grow.
• Y: Its skull is as hard as iron. It is a brute that tears down jungle trees while catching prey.
• Omega-Ruby: Its skull withstands impacts of any magnitude. As a result, its brain never gets the chance to grow.
• Alpha-Sapphire: Its skull is as hard as iron. It is a brute that tears down jungle trees while catching prey.
• Sun: The result of repeated headbutts is a skull grown thick and hard. However, its brain has shrunk in size compared with Cranidos’s.
• Moon: Records exist of a revived fossil that evolved into Rampardos. It proceeded to escape and then destroy a skyscraper with a headbutt.
• Ultra-Sun: In ancient times, people would dig up fossils of this Pokémon and use its skull, which is harder than steel, to make helmets.
• Ultra-Moon: This ancient Pokémon used headbutts skillfully. Its brain was really small, so some theories suggest that its stupidity led to its extinction.
• Legends-Arceus: Very little is known about its biology. Can knock down massive trees by smashing its beautiful, pearl-like crown against them.

409 National

37 Original-Sinnoh

37 Extended-Sinnoh

189 Original-Alola

116 Original-Akala

236 Updated-Alola

137 Updated-Akala

209 Hisui

108 Blueberry