Rampardos (Pokémon)

Rampardos ラムパルド Rampard

Artwork from D/P

Type Species  Rock  Head Butt Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Mold Breaker 600,000 Pokédex National #409 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #037 Browser Fiore R— Almia R-085 Height Weight 5'03" 226.0 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Blue 45 Gender ratio   87.5% male   12.5% female Egg groups Egg cycles Monster 31 (7905 steps) EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 199 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Rampardos (Japanese: ラムパルド Rampard) is a Rock-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Cranidos starting at level 30.

Biology

Physiology

Rampardos is a large, dark-gray dinosaur-like Pokémon which, like its predecessor Cranidos, is based upon a Pachycephalosaurus. Rampardos has a blue stripe on its tail and one blue stripe on each of its knees and wrists. Rampardos also has a spike on each knee. Rampardos has a blue collar on its neck with two spikes on it. Two of Rampardos's head spikes are bigger than the other two. Its red eyes are obstructed by its dome-shaped head. Two short spikes are on this Pokémon's nose.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Like its pre-evolution, Rampardos's strength lies within its fierce head-butting attacks. A charging Rampardos can knock down virtually anything with one hit.

Behavior

Rampardos enjoy barging into objects with their heads to train their strength and reflexes.

Rampardos in the anime

Habitat

Rampardos once lived in jungles, but has been extinct from the wild for 100 million years and only exists via being cloned from fossil samples. Fossils from which Cranidos can be resurrected are only found in the Sinnoh region.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Roark's Cranidos evolved into a Rampardos in Wild in the Streets. It battled against Ash in his rematch. During the battle, Rampardos defeated Ash's Aipom and his Pikachu. It was defeated by Ash's Turtwig. It returned in Ancient Family Matters! where it fought Byron's Bastiodon.

Pokédex entries

In the TCG

Main article: Rampardos (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Rampardos is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 1.5%	IQ Group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Rock	Poké Assist: ( Rock )	Field Move: (Tackle ×5)
"It rams with its rock-hard head. It also hurls stones to attack."

Evolution

Unevolved Cranidos  Rock

Level 30 →

First evolution 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	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Rampardos images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Rampardos has the fourth highest maximum Attack stat in the game, surpassed only by Marowak holding Thick Club, Deoxys in Attack Forme, and Medicham (thanks to Pure Power, its ability).
  • Going solely by base stats, Rampardos has the second highest base Attack of all Pokémon (second only to Attack Forme Deoxys), and the highest base Attack of all non-Legendary Pokémon.
• It is the only pure Rock-type Pokémon able to learn Surf.
• Although Rampardos attacks primarily with its head, it could not learn Iron Head until Pokémon Platinum, and cannot learn Skull Bash. It also can't have the ability Rock Head.
• Rampardos and its pre-evolution Cranidos are the only Fossil Pokémon that are not dual-typed.

Origin

Rampardos is based off on the group of dinosaurs including Pachycephalosaurus although the head ornamentation resembles that of Stygimoloch or the Dracorex because of its height.

Name origin

Rampardos's name is a pun, combining the words "ram" (to slam into), "hard", and "rampart" (a type of fortress). Rampardos comes from the same etymology as the Japanese name; however, it adds on "dos", a common ending for dinosaur names.

In other languages

• German: Rameidon - Might come from rammen (to ram), Eidechse (lizard), and don (an ending used for names of dinosaurs).
• French: Charkos
• Korean: 램펄드 Rampard

Related articles

• Roark's Rampardos

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