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cranidos
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Cranidos

Head Butt Pokémon

Rock

It lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its skull is as hard as iron.

Base Stats

HP 67
Attack 125
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 30
Speed 58
Total 350

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Head Butt Pokémon
Height 0.9 m
Weight 31.5 kg
Base Exp 70
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Monster

Sprites

cranidos Front Front
cranidos Back Back
cranidos Front Shiny Front Shiny
cranidos Back Shiny Back Shiny
cranidos Official Art Official Art
cranidos Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 5.7%
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 60
Atk 236
Spe 212
Rock Polish
Moves
Zen Headbutt / Ice Beam / Crunch
Item
Life Orb / Oran Berry
Nature
Adamant / Naughty
EVs
HP 60
Atk 236
Spe 212
Trick Room Attacker
Moves
Ice Beam / Head Smash / Swords Dance / Crunch
Item
Life Orb / Oran Berry
Nature
Brave
EVs
HP 210
Atk 236
SpD 36

Strategy Overview

Cranidos must have inherited some of the power from the meteor that rendered other dinosaurs extinct, because he certainly hits like one. Cranidos's insane base 125 Attack is the highest in Little Cup, and with powerful moves like Earthquake, Stone Edge, and Head Smash backing it up, he is one of the hardest hitters in Little Cup. Cranidos's main problem is that he's weak to three of the most common priority moves in Little Cup: Vacuum Wave, Aqua Jet, and Bullet Punch. Those average defenses won't protect him from an onslaught of super effective priority moves, which is why it is best to either keep Cranidos hidden until your opponent has revealed their team, or to use a hit-and-run strategy instead.

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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc