Roark's Rampardos

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Roark's Rampardos
ヒョウタのラムパルド Hyouta's Rampald
Bag Poké Ball SV Sprite.png
Roark Rampardos.png
Rampardos in the anime
Debuts in Shapes of Things to Come!
Caught at Sinnoh
Evolves in Wild in the Streets!
Gender Unknown*
Ability Mold Breaker
Current location With Roark
HOME408.png HOME409.png
This Pokémon spent 3 episodes as Cranidos.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Cranidos Chie Satō Bill Rogers
As Rampardos Kenta Miyake

Roark's Rampardos (Japanese: ヒョウタのラムパルド Hyouta's Rampard) is Roark's main Pokémon in the games, anime, and the Pokémon Adventures manga. It appears as a Cranidos in all of these, as well as in the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga, making Cranidos or Rampardos Roark's main Pokémon in all media he appears in. It also appears as a card in the TCG.

In the anime

History

As a Cranidos

It first appeared in Shapes of Things to Come! as a Cranidos. Roark used it against Paul. It knew many powerful attacks such as Zen Headbutt and Flamethrower. Cranidos managed to defeat Paul's Chimchar before losing to his Elekid, but not without giving a fierce battle.

It again appeared in A Gruff Act to Follow!. This time Roark used it against Ash. It defeated Ash's Aipom and lost to Turtwig, but not before weakening both it and Pikachu enough so that Roark's Onix could finish them off, thus defeating Ash Ketchum.

In Wild in the Streets!, it was revealed by Roark that he found Cranidos's Fossil when he was still a kid, and it was the first Pokémon the scientists in Oreburgh had restored from a Fossil. Later on, Cranidos evolved into Rampardos during a fight with Team Rocket. Ash then challenged Roark for a rematch in O'er the Rampardos we Watched!. Rampardos managed to easily defeat Ash's Aipom again along with Pikachu and almost defeated Turtwig, but Turtwig managed to emerge victorious once again due to quick thinking on Ash's part, earning Ash the Coal Badge.

It appeared again in Ancient Family Matters!, where it battled against Byron's Bastiodon. However, the match was interrupted due to Team Rocket trying to steal Byron's Fossil collection. It then teamed up with Bastiodon to send the trio blasting off and retrieve the Fossils.

Rampardos also appeared alongside Roark during the credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Moves used

Roark Rampardos Zen Headbutt.png
Using Zen Headbutt
Move First Used In
Headbutt Shapes of Things to Come!
Zen Headbutt  Shapes of Things to Come!
Focus Energy Shapes of Things to Come!
Flamethrower  Shapes of Things to Come!
Head Smash  A Gruff Act to Follow!
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the games

Cranidos—and, in rematches in Platinum and Pokémon World Tournament, Rampardos—is Roark's main Pokémon in all the games he appears in; that is, in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum and Black 2 and White 2. He is also his highest-leveled Pokémon, as a Cranidos, in the Gym battle against him, though this place is taken by Roark's Tyranitar in rematches at the Battleground.

Diamond and Pearl

Gym battle

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Type:
Rock Unknown
Ability:
Mold Breaker
Held item:
None
Cranidos Lv.14
Headbutt
Normal Physical
Leer
Normal Status
Pursuit
Dark Physical
  --  
   

Platinum

Gym battle

Spr 4p 408.png
Type:
Rock Unknown
Ability:
Mold Breaker
Held item:
None
Cranidos Lv.14
Headbutt
Normal Physical
Leer
Normal Status
Pursuit
Dark Physical
  --  
   

Rematch (Battleground)

Spr 4p 409.png
Type:
Rock Unknown
Ability:
Mold Breaker
Held item:
None
Rampardos Lv.63
Head Smash
Rock Physical
Zen Headbutt
Psychic Physical
Avalanche
Ice Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical

Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Sinnoh Leaders Tournament
Spr 5b 409.png
Types:
Rock Unknown
Ability:
Mold Breaker
Held item:
Bag Salac Berry Sprite.png Salac Berry
Rampardos/ Lv.50
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Zen Headbutt
Psychic Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Outrage
Dragon Physical
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
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Types:
Rock Unknown
Ability:
Mold Breaker
Held item:
Bag Focus Sash Sprite.png Focus Sash
Rampardos/ Lv.50
Stone Edge
Rock Physical
Superpower
Fighting Physical
Earthquake
Ground Physical
Avalanche
Ice Physical

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Rampardos in Pokémon Adventures
As an Egg and later Cranidos

Roark's Rampardos first appeared in Putting a Crimp in Kricketot walking out of the Oreburgh Mine along with its Trainer. In A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium Roark uses it in a Gym battle against Platinum's Piplup. After it managed to do heavy damage to her with a super-effective Shock Wave, it was defeated after she used Water Pulse to confuse it, causing it to hurt itself and eventually faint.

Cranidos later reappeared in VS. Bronzong I where it evolved into a Rampardos.

It was later seen being used in the final battle against Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter.

Moves used

Roark Cranidos Zen Headbutt Adventures.png
Using Zen Headbutt as a Cranidos
Move First Used In
Shock Wave A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium
Double Team A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium
Zen Headbutt A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Cranidos in Pokémon DP

Roark's Cranidos was used to rescue Hareta after he was tied up by Wurmple's String Shot. Then, he used it in Hareta's Gym battle and lost to his Piplup with the help of an Oran Berry Roark gave earlier.

Cranidos was later seen along with the Gym Leaders's other Pokémon where they were battling with Palkia in order to protect Hareta. However, Palkia canceled out their attacks.

Moves used

Roark Cranidos Assurance DPA.png
Using Assurance
Move First Used In
Take Down Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!
Headbutt Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!
Assurance Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!
A shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the Pocket Monsters DP manga

Roark's Cranidos in Pocket Monsters DP

Roark's Rampardos appeared as a Cranidos in PMDP07 of the Pocket Monsters DP manga. It didn't do that much battling as Roark's maids did it for Cranidos instead.

In the TCG

Roark's Rampardos is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as a Pokémon Pokémon GL. The following is a list of related cards.

Roark's Rampardos
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Rampardos Pokémon GL Fighting Rising Rivals Rare Holo 11/111 Bonds to the End of Time Rare Holo 051/090
 


Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Cranidos and Rampardos.

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