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Head Butt Pokémon

Cranidos

Rock

It lived in jungles around a hundred million years ago. It used its skillful headbutts to combat Aerodactyl.

Pokedex entry: Scarlet

Height
0.9 m
Weight
31.5 kg
Game
Scarlet / Violet

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STATS, TYPING & ABILITIES

Current base stats for this form.

BASE STATS

HP67
Attack125
Defense40
Sp. Atk30
Sp. Def30
Speed58
BASE STAT TOTAL350

TYPE DEFENSES

Rock

Base typing · Current reference

Normal: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Fire: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Water: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Electric: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Grass: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Ice: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Fighting: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Poison: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Ground: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Flying: ×½ incoming damage. Resisted
Psychic: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Bug: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Rock: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Ghost: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Dragon: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Dark: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage
Steel: ×2 incoming damage. Super effective
Fairy: ×1 incoming damage. Normal damage

ABILITIES

Mold Breaker

The Pokémon's moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.

Scarlet / Violet

Other Pokemon with this ability (26)
Sheer Force
Hidden ability

Removes any additional effects from the Pokémon's moves, but increases the moves' power.

Scarlet / Violet

Other Pokemon with this ability (36)

EVOLUTION

Evolution requirements and regional outcomes can differ by game. Mega and Gigantamax forms appear in the forms menu.

Cranidos

Cranidos moves

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Learn methods: Scarlet / Violet · Move values: selected-game source where available; effect text remains a general reference.

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Level-up moves 12

Level 1Details on tap
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Level 6Details on tap
Level 10Details on tap
Level 15, TM001Details on tap
Level 19, TM006Details on tap
Level 24Details on tap
Level 28Details on tap
Level 33Details on tap
Level 37, TM059Details on tap
Level 42Details on tap
Level 46Details on tap

Additional TM / HM moves 44

TM143Details on tap
TM066Details on tap
TM028Details on tap
TM108Details on tap
TM224Details on tap
TM055Details on tap
TM204Details on tap
TM226Details on tap
TM115Details on tap
TM133Details on tap
TM149Details on tap
TM205Details on tap
TM047Details on tap
TM025Details on tap
TM141Details on tap
TM067Details on tap
TM125Details on tap
TM043Details on tap
TM135Details on tap
TM099Details on tap
TM005Details on tap
TM007Details on tap
TM050Details on tap
TM085Details on tap
TM172Details on tap
TM076Details on tap
TM086Details on tap
TM036Details on tap
TM051Details on tap
TM070Details on tap
TM179Details on tap
TM116Details on tap
TM084Details on tap
TM150Details on tap
TM103Details on tap
TM049Details on tap
TM088Details on tap
TM171Details on tap
TM018Details on tap
TM166Details on tap
TM068Details on tap
TM126Details on tap
TM020Details on tap
TM191Details on tap

Egg moves 4

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Cranidos IN CHAMPIONS

Battle data and team building

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HOW TO GET Cranidos

Locations and other ways to obtain this Pokémon in Scarlet / Violet.

  • Transfer using Pokémon HOME

    Scarlet / Violet

  • Trade with another player

    Scarlet / Violet

    Player trade

Training & reference

Species reference values. Mechanics can differ between games.

Base experience
70
EV yield
1 Attack
Catch rate
45
Base friendship
70
Growth rate
Slow Then Very Fast
Egg groups
Monster
Gender ratio
87.5% male / 12.5% female
Egg cycles
30
Regional Pokedex numbers
Regional Pokedex numbers
Region or gameNumber
National#408
Original Sinnoh#36
Extended Sinnoh#36
Original Alola#188
Original Akala#115
Updated Alola#235
Updated Akala#136
Hisui#208
Blueberry#107
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