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Roark's Rampardos
ヒョウタのラムパルド Hyouta's Rampard
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Rampardos in the anime
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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
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 weakened Pikachu and Turtwig 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 and Pikachu and almost defeated Turtwig, but Turtwig managed to emerge victorious 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. It then teamed up with Bastiodon to send them blasting off.
Rampardos also appeared alongside Roark during the credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
Moves used
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| Using Head Smash
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| A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.
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In the games
Cranidos—and in rematches in Platinum, Rampardos—is Roark's main Pokémon in all the games he appears in; that is, in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. 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.
Gym battle
Rematch (Platinum)
In the 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 where 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 fainted.
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
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| Using Zen Headbutt as a Cranidos
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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.
Moves used
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| Using Assurance
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In the TCG
Roark's Rampardos has been featured in one card in the TCG.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Cranidos and Rampardos.
