Biology
Cranidos is a gray, dinosaur-like Pokémon resembling the Pachycephalosaurus. It has a hooked beak, red irises, and a hard, blue, dome-shaped head with four spikes on its back. It has stubby arms with three claws; despite the stubbiness, it can attack with them. The back half of its body has a large, spiky pattern of blue and it has a short tail. It has feet with three forward claws and one backward. Its main attacking prowess involves charging head-first into its opponents. When it lived in dense forests and jungles 100 million years ago, it would use headbutts to snap obstructing trees and down its prey.
In the animeIn the mangaIn the TCGGame data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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It lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its skull is as hard as iron.
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Pearl
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It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its headbutts.
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Platinum
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A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.
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HeartGold
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Cranidos toughen up their already rock-hard heads by headbutting one another.
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SoulSilver
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Generation V
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Black
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A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.
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White
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Black 2
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A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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X
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It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its headbutts.
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Y
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A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.
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Omega Ruby
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It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its headbutts.
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Alpha Sapphire
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A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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In side games
In events
Held items
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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67
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127 - 174
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244 - 338
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125
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117 - 194
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229 - 383
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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30
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31 - 90
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58 - 174
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58
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56 - 121
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108 - 236
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Total: 350
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cranidos
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cranidos
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cranidos
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cranidos
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cranidos in Generation VI
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Cranidos in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cranidos
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cranidos
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Cranidos can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Cranidos cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cranidos
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Cranidos
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
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Trivia
- Cranidos and its evolution are the only Fossil Pokémon with no secondary type.
- Cranidos has the highest base Attack of all unevolved Pokémon.
- Cranidos and Shieldon evolve at level 30, the earliest of any Fossil Pokémon.
Origin
Cranidos is based on a Pachycephalosaurus.
Name origin
Cranidos is derived from cranium.
Zugaidos is derived from 頭蓋骨 zugaikotsu (cranium).
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