Cranidos (Pokémon)

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Cranidos
ズガイドス Zugaidos

Artwork from Diamond/Pearl
Type Rock
Species Head Butt Pokémon
National Dex #408
Johto Dex #—
Hoenn Dex #—
Sinnoh Dex #036
Fiore Browser R—
Almia Browser R-084
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.
Lv. 100 at 600,000 exp.
Gender 12.5% ♀/87.5% ♂
Pokédex color Blue
Catch rate 45
Body style Image:Body06.png

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

Cranidos in the anime
Cranidos 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


In side games

Game Location
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
(Time and Darkness)
Crystal Cave (B5-B9)
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Vien Forest

Base stats

HP: 67
 
Attack: 125
 
Defense: 40
 
SpAtk: 30
 
SpDef: 30
 
Speed: 58
 

Type effectiveness

Weak to Resistant to Immune to Normal effectiveness

Learnset

Cranidos is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation IV
Level Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Start Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
Start Leer Normal Status 100% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥
6 Focus Energy Normal Status —% 30 Cool 0
10 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20 Smart 1
15 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
19 Scary Face Normal Status 90% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
24 Assurance Dark Physical 50 100% 10 Beauty 2 ♥♥
28 AncientPower Rock Special 60 100% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
33 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
37 Screech Normal Status 85% 40 Smart 2 ♥♥
43 Head Smash Rock Physical 150 80% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV
TM Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
TM05 Roar Normal Status 100% 20 Cool 0
TM06 Toxic Poison Status 85% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 100% 15 Smart 1
TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status —% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 95 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 120 70% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM17 Protect Normal Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM18 Rain Dance Water Status —% 5 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM23 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 95 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM25 Thunder Electric Special 120 70% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM27 Return Normal Physical 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM28 Dig Ground Physical 80 100% 10 Smart 1
TM32 Double Team Normal Status —% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM34 Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 95 100% 15 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 120 85% 5 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 50 80% 10 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM42 Facade Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM43 Secret Power Normal Physical 100% 20 Smart 2 ♥♥
TM44 Rest Psychic Status —% 10 Cute 0
TM45 Attract Normal Status 100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM46 Thief Dark Physical 40 100% 10 Tough 0
TM56 Fling Dark Physical 100% 10 Tough 1
TM58 Endure Normal Status —% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥
TM59 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 90 100% 10 Smart 0
TM66 Payback Dark Physical 50 100% 10 Cool 1
TM69 Rock Polish Rock Status —% 20 Tough 0
TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100 80% 5 Tough 0
TM75 Swords Dance Normal Status —% 30 Beauty 0
TM76 Stealth Rock Rock Status —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM78 Captivate Normal Status 100% 20 Beauty 2 ♥♥
TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 75 90% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status —% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥
TM83 Natural Gift Normal Physical 100% 15 Cool 2 ♥♥
TM87 Swagger Normal Status 90% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥
TM90 Substitute Normal Status —% 10 Smart 1
HM04 Strength Normal Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
HM06 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 40 100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥
HM08 Rock Climb Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Cool 0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV
Father Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Contest Appeal
Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Kangaskhan
Snorlax
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Exploud
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Garchomp
Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥
Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Cubone, Marowak
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Kangaskhan
Snorlax
Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Shieldon, Bastiodon
Gible, Gabite, Garchomp
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 Tough 0
Lickitung, Lickilicky
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Kangaskhan
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Hammer Arm Fighting Physical 100 90% 10 Cool 2 ♥♥
Lickitung, Lickilicky
Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile
Tropius
Slam Normal Physical 80 75% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung, Lickilicky
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Kangaskhan
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Tropius
Snover, Abomasnow
Stomp Normal Physical 65 100% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥
Nidoking
Cubone, Marowak
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Gyarados
Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Gible, Gabite, Garchomp
Thrash Normal Physical 90 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥
Snorlax
Tropius
Whirlwind Normal Status —% 20 Smart 0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon
*Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

Side game data

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group: Rock Poké Assist: Rock Field Move: None


Evolution

Unevolved
Base form
Image:408.png
Cranidos
 Rock 
Level 30
First evolution
Image:409.png
Rampardos
 Rock 

Sprites

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 Image:Spr_b_g4_408.png
Image:Spr_4d_408_s.png Image:Spr 4p 408 s.png Image:Spr_b_g4_408_s.png
Cranidos 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

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