#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
Weak to
Resistant to
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
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
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Mono-Attacker
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252
ChestoRest
Item
Chesto Berry
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 4
SpD 252
Support
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 96
SpD 160
Stockpile
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 216
SpD 40
Swords Dance
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Careful
EVs
HP 252
Def 216
SpD 40
Baton Pass Receiver
Item
Lum Berry / Life Orb
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Lead
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 228
Atk 176
Spe 104
Strategy Overview
Cradily has improved vastly with the additions of Platinum and HGSS, which imbued it with Seed Bomb and Curse, respectively. These moves have allowed it to find a niche in the lower tiers as a bulky sweeper, while remaining a formidable wall on sandstorm teams. Cradily can be incredibly potent when used effectively, as most teams are unprepared to take it on. However, many sets require strong team support (namely Hippopotas) to be used to their full potential.
Most Used Moves
Common Teammates
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc