Cranidos (Pokémon)
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| Cranidos ズガイドス Zugaidos | |
 Artwork from Diamond/Pearl | |
| National Dex | #408 |
|---|---|
| Johto Dex | #— |
| Hoenn Dex | #— |
| Sinnoh Dex | #036 |
| Fiore Browser | R— |
| Almia Browser | R-084 |
| Type | Rock |
| Species | Head Butt Pokémon |
| Height | 2′11″ (0.9m) |
| Weight | 69.4 lbs. (31.5kg) |
| Ability | Mold Breaker |
| Egg group | Monster |
| Time to hatch | 7,680 steps |
| Effort yield | 1 Atk |
| Exp. yield | 99 base exp. |
| Lv100 at | 600,000 exp. |
| Gender | 12.5% ♀ / 87.5% ♂ |
| Pokédex color | Blue |
| Catch rate | 45 |
Cranidos (Japanese: ズガイドス Zugaidos) is a Rock-type Pokémon. It is available in Generation IV games. Like Shieldon, Kabuto, Omanyte, Aerodactyl, Anorith, and Lileep, this Pokémon was cloned from a fossil, in this case the Skull Fossil.
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Biology
Physiology
Cranidos is a gray, dinosaur-like Pokémon. It is physically based on Pachycephalosaurus. The back half of Cranidos's body is blue and it has a short tail. Cranidos also has stubby arms, but it can still attack with them. Cranidos has a hooked beak, red eyes, four spikes and a dome-shaped head that is colored blue.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Cranidos's main attacking prowess involves charging head-first into its opponents. Cranidos can also use various elemental attacks, but is much weaker with those kinds of moves.
Behavior
Habitat
Cranidos once lived in dense forests, but has been extinct from the wild for 100 million years and only exists via being cloned from fossil samples, and descendants of said clones.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
A Cranidos appears in both Shapes of Things to Come and A Gruff Act to Follow under the ownership of Roark. In Wild in the Streets!, Roark's Cranidos evolved into Rampardos.
In the manga
A Cranidos is owned by Roark, which he sends out against Berlitz in her gym match.
In the TCG
- Main article: Cranidos (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Gen | Game | Pokédex entry |
|---|---|---|
| IV | 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 headbutts. |
Game locations
| Gen | Game | Rarity | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | None | Revived from Skull Fossil |
| Pokémon Platinum | Unknown |
In side games
| Game | Location |
|---|---|
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | Vien Forest |
Base stats
| HP: | 67 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack: | 125 | |
| Defense: | 40 | |
| SpAtk: | 30 | |
| SpDef: | 30 | |
| Speed: | 58 |
Type effectiveness
| Weakness | Resistance | |
|---|---|---|
Learnset
Cranidos is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.
By leveling up
| Generation IV | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. |
| Start | Headbutt |  | 
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| Leer | | 
| |
| 6 | Focus Energy | |
|
| 10 | Pursuit |  |
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| 15 | Take Down | |
|
| 19 | Scary Face | |
|
| 24 | Assurance | |
|
| 28 | AncientPower |  | 
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| 33 | Zen Headbutt |  |
|
| 37 | Screech | |
|
| 43 | Head Smash | |
|
By TM/HM
| # | Generation IV |
|---|---|
| TM05 | Roar |
| TM06 | Toxic |
| TM10 | Hidden Power |
| TM11 | Sunny Day |
| TM13 | Ice Beam |
| TM14 | Blizzard |
| TM17 | Protect |
| TM18 | Rain Dance |
| TM21 | Frustration |
| TM23 | Iron Tail |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt |
| TM25 | Thunder |
| TM26 | Earthquake |
| TM27 | Return |
| TM28 | Dig |
| TM32 | Double Team |
| TM34 | Shock Wave |
| TM35 | Flamethrower |
| TM37 | Sandstorm |
| TM38 | Fire Blast |
| TM39 | Rock Tomb |
| TM42 | Facade |
| TM43 | Secret Power |
| TM44 | Attract |
| TM46 | Thief |
| TM56 | Fling |
| TM58 | Endure |
| TM59 | Dragon Pulse |
| TM66 | Payback |
| TM69 | Rock Polish |
| TM71 | Stone Edge |
| TM75 | Swords Dance |
| TM78 | Captivate |
| TM80 | Rock Slide |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk |
| TM83 | Natural Gift |
| TM87 | Swagger |
| TM90 | Substitute |
| HM04 | Strength |
| HM06 | Rock Smash |
| HM08 | Rock Climb |
By breeding
Side game data
| Pokémon Ranger Batonnage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group:
| Poké Assist:
| Field Move: None |
Evolution
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Basic
Cranidos
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Sprite
| Gen | Game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Red | Blue | Yellow | Red (Ja) | Green | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I. | |||||||
| II | Gold | Silver | Crystal | Back | |||
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II. | |||||||
| III | Ruby | Sapphire | Emerald | FireRed | LeafGreen | Back | |
| This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III. | |||||||
| IV | Diamond | Pearl | Platinum | Back | |||
| Image:Spr 4d 408.png | Image:Spr 4p 408.png | 
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| Image:Spr 4p 408 s.png | 
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For other sprites and images, please see Cranidos images on Bulbagarden Archives.Trivia
- Cranidos and its evolution are the first Pokémon that are revived from a fossil not to have a secondary type.
Origin
Cranidos is based off of a Pachycephalosaurus, although it more closely resembles a Stygimoloch.
Name origin
Cranidos's name is derived from cranium, referring to its thick skull. Zugaidos's name comes from the word 頭蓋骨 zugaikotsu, cranium. Korean name comes from the word 'cranium' in Korean (두개골).
In other languages
Related articles
External links
| This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species. |
