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cradily
#346

Cradily

Barnacle Pokémon

RockGrass

It lives in the shallows of warm seas. When the tide goes out, it digs up prey from beaches.

Base Stats

HP 86
Attack 81
Defense 97
Sp. Atk 81
Sp. Def 107
Speed 43
Total 495

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

cradily Cradily Lv. 40

Moves

Details

Category Barnacle Pokémon
Height 1.5 m
Weight 60.4 kg
Base Exp 173
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water3

Sprites

cradily Front Front
cradily Back Back
cradily Front Shiny Front Shiny
cradily Back Shiny Back Shiny
cradily Official Art Official Art
cradily Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 0.4%
Support
Moves
Toxic / Energy Ball
Hidden Power Fire / Hidden Power Rock
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Storm Drain
Nature
Bold
EVs
HP 252
Def 252
SpD 4
Mono-Attacker
Moves
Rock Slide / Seed Bomb
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252
Swords Dance
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Storm Drain
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 4

Strategy Overview

Cradily has good defensive stats, a good supporting movepool, and two decent abilities in Storm Drain and Suction Cups. Recover helps it survive powerful assaults, and its decent typing helps it take on the majority of special attackers. Although it can take on special attackers with relative ease, its weaknesses to common Fighting- and Ice-type attacks make it difficult to use. Another downfall is the lack of permanent sandstorm inducers in the tier, making Cradily miss out on the Special Defense boost that sandstorm provides. Cradily's Speed is nothing short of terrible, but thanks to its reliable recovery and access to Curse, this is the least of the barnacle's problems. All in all, Cradily is an excellent supporter for your team, and it shouldn't be overlooked.

Most Used Moves

Recover
95.0%
Toxic
91.3%
Seed Bomb
30.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
93.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc