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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.
Details
Height0.9 m
Weight31.5 kg
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth rateslow then very fast
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
67
Attack
125
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
30
Speed
58
Total
350
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
All-Out Attacker
- Item
- Life Orb
- Ability
- Sheer Force
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Cranidos can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
17 sprites & renders for Cranidos.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 6 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 9 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 10 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| 10 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 10 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 15 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 15 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 19 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 21 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Chip Away | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Slam | Normal | Physical | 80 | 75 | 20 |
| 28 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 29 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 37 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 42 | Screech | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 46 | Head Smash | Rock | Physical | 150 | 80 | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Cranidos can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
