Roark's Rampardos: Difference between revisions

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Roark found Rampardos as a Cranidos during his childhood, when it was still a Fossil. It was the first Pokémon to be restored from a Fossil by scientists in [[Oreburgh City]].

Cranidos then went up against {{TP|Paul|Elekid}}, who took damage earlier from its battle with Roark's {{p|Onix}}. During the battle, Elekid pounded Cranidos's knee, which caused it to reel in pain. Despite Elekid's {{a|Static}} [[Ability]] {{status|Paralysis|paralyzing}} Cranidos, it was canceled out by Cranidos's own Ability, {{a|Mold Breaker}}. Cranidos still suffered from the added pain on its knee and then clashed with Elekid's {{m|Brick Break}} with its Zen Headbutt. Both Pokémon stood up and Cranidos fell down, thus losing to Elekid, but not without giving a fierce battle.

In ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]'', Roark used it as his first Pokémon against {{Ash}} and his {{AP|Aipom}}. It surprised everyone by jumping into the air with Headbutt when Aipom was about to charge for {{m|Focus Punch}}. Aipom's Focus Punch was interrupted after she was hit by Headbutt. It wasn't long until Cranidos was able to defeat Aipom despite Aipom's use of {{m|Double Team}}.

Cranidos battled {{AP|Pikachu}} next. It overpowered Pikachu at first even though Pikachu had used {{m|Thunderbolt}} and {{m|Iron Tail}} on it before, assuming that it would slow down. This caused Paul to leave but Pikachu's fighting spirit convinced him to stay. Ash recalled Pikachu and sent out {{AP|Turtwig}}. Cranidos countered Turtwig's {{m|Razor Leaf}} with Flamethrower, burning out Razor Leaf. Cranidos combination of Zen Headbutt and Flamethrower nearly took out Turtwig but Turtwig survived them and Cranidos lost to Turtwig's Razor Leaf. However, the impact of the battle weakened both Turtwig and Pikachu enough so that Roark's Onix could finish them off, thus defeating Ash.

[[File:Roark Rampardos and Byron Bastiodon.png|thumb|250px|Rampardos and Bastiodon]]

Ever since Cranidos was revived from a Fossil, it became Roark's most relied on Pokémon. During the battles between Paul and Ash, it was able to hold its own against them, even forcing the opponent down to one Pokémon.

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Roark forms a [[sync pair]] with Cranidos and its evolved form Rampardos in Pokémon Masters EX.

Roark received Rampardos as an {{pkmn|Egg}} prior to the {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}. He hatched into a Cranidos sometime after.

[[Category:Adventures starter Pokémon|Roark's Rampardos]]