#0408

Cranidos

Head Butt Pokémon

An incredibly rare sight. They duel each other by ramming their heads together, and the resulting sound echoes throughout the area like the pealing of a bell.

In Pokémon GO · 1820 max CP 1 TCG Pocket card

Details

Height0.9 m

Weight31.5 kg

Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀

Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time30 cycles · ~7,905 steps

Growth rateslow then very fast

Base EXP70

Abilities

Mold Breaker

Bypasses targets' abilities if they could hinder or prevent a move.

Sheer ForceHidden

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

Egg groups: Monster

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

125

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

350

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Fighting2×

Ground2×

Steel2×

Water2×

Grass2×

Resistant to

Normal½×

Flying½×

Poison½×

Fire½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

All-Out Attacker

NFE

Moves

Item

Life Orb

AbilitySheer Force

NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA

EV spread

Atk▲252

Def4

Spe252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Cranidos

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Black

White

Black 2

White 2

Sun

Moon

Ultra Sun

Ultra Moon

Evolution

#0408Cranidos

Lv. 30

#0409Rampardos

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Cranidos can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
6	Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
9	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
10	Pursuit Has double power against, and can hit, Pokémon attempting to switch out.	Dark	Physical	40	100	20
10	Rock Polish Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.	Rock	Status	—	—	20
10	Rock Smash Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15
15	Rock Slide Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
15	Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
19	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
21	Iron Head Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Steel	Physical	80	100	15
24	Assurance Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn.	Dark	Physical	60	100	10
28	Chip Away Ignores the target’s stat modifiers.	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
28	Slam Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	80	75	20
28	Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
29	Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
33	Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage.	Rock	Special	60	100	5
37	Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100	15
37	Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15
42	Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	85	40
46	Head Smash User receives 1/2 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Rock	Physical	150	80	5