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rampardos
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Rampardos

Head Butt Pokémon

Rock

If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.

Base Stats

HP 97
Attack 165
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 65
Sp. Def 50
Speed 58
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Head Butt Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 102.5 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster

Sprites

rampardos Front Front
rampardos Back Back
rampardos Front Shiny Front Shiny
rampardos Back Shiny Back Shiny
rampardos Official Art Official Art
rampardos Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 0.5%
Mixed
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Sheer Force
Nature
Rash
EVs
Atk 16
SpA 252
Spe 240
Choice Band
Item
Choice Band
Ability
Sheer Force
Nature
Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Rampardos is primarily seen as a wallbreaker in the RU tier, and accomplishes this with two main sets: one is that of a Choice Band wallbreaker and another is that of a mixed core-breaker that can lure in its checks and counters and defeat them with the appropriate coverage move. Thus, between its colossal Attack stat and surprisingly generous special movepool, Rampardos is a truly great weapon against stall. However, it is let down by its poor Speed stat, which, along with its horrible defensive typing and quite average bulk, means that it won't be sticking around for long. It also faces competition from Aggron as a Rock-type with access to Head Smash, and unlike Rampardos, Aggron does not have to take massive amounts of recoil thanks to its Rock Head ability, meaning that Rampardos is often passed over in favor of it. Nevertheless, Rampardos separates itself from Aggron through its superior Attack and the ability to utilize its movepool well by going mixed.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Life Orb
17.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc