Rock

Cranidos is a Rock-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 2058 in Pokémon GO. Cranidos's best moveset is Zen Headbutt and Ancient Power. It is weather boosted by Partly Cloudy weather, and it was originally found in the Sinnoh region. Shiny Cranidos is available in Pokémon GO.

Cranidos is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Fire, Flying, Normal, and Poison-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	2058 CP
Attack	218 ATK
Defense	71 DEF
Stamina	167 STA
Weather Boost	Partly Cloudy
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Buddy distance	5 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#408
Height	0.9 m
Weight	31.5 kg
Region	Sinnoh Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	75 75000

Cranidos type chart

Takes increased damage

Fighting	160.0%
Grass	160.0%
Ground	160.0%
Steel	160.0%
Water	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Fire	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Cranidos's best moves and movesets

Cranidos's best moveset is Zen Headbutt and Ancient Power, with 12.09 DPS (damage per second) and 131.3 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Windy and Partly Cloudy weather.

Best Cranidos moves

Zen Headbutt

Ancient Power

DPS12.09

TDO131.32

Score13.7

Weather Boost

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If you are unable to get Cranidos with its best moveset, we recommend to use Take Down/Ancient Power. You will lose around 6.4% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Cranidos's strongest moveset (Zen Headbutt/Ancient Power).

Cranidos moves comparison

The following chart shows Cranidos's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Cranidos's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Zen Headbutt	Ancient Power	12.09	131.3	13.7
2.	Take Down	Ancient Power	11.31	122.9	12.8
3.	Zen Headbutt	Rock Tomb	11.31	122.8	12.8
4.	Zen Headbutt	Bulldoze	10.48	113.8	11.9
5.	Take Down	Rock Tomb	9.95	108.0	11.3
6.	Take Down	Bulldoze	9.22	100.2	10.4

Fast Attacks

• Zen Headbutt12101.1s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Poison

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Psychic

  • 39.1%
  • • Dark

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	12
  Energy	10
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	1.1s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	6

  
  

  Effects

  Zen Headbutt has no special effects.

  See Zen Headbutt details page ↗
• Take Down8101.2s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	10
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	1.2s
  Damage window	0.9s - 1.1s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Take Down has no special effects.

  See Take Down details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Ancient Power70333.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Flying
    • Bug
    • Fire
    • Ice

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Ground
    • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.9s - 3.1s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

  • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
  • Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

  See Ancient Power details page ↗
• Rock Tomb70503.2s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Flying
    • Bug
    • Fire
    • Ice

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Ground
    • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	3.2s
  Damage window	2.3s - 3.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Rock Tomb details page ↗
• Bulldoze80503.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Poison
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Electric

  • 62.5%
  • • Bug
    • Grass

  • 39.1%
  • • Flying

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.6s - 3.1s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Bulldoze has no special effects.

  See Bulldoze details page ↗

Cranidos Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Cranidos's Max CP is at Level 50. Cranidos Combat Power values in Pokémon GO Raids, Eggs, and Field Research encounter can be found below.

Max CP	2058 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	730 CP - 780 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	974 CP - 1040 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	974 CP - 1040 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Partly Cloudy	1217 CP - 1300 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Cranidos Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Cranidos Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Cranidos evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Cranidos	50 Candy	Rampardos

• Cranidos evolves into Rampardos which costs 50 Candy.

Regular and Shiny Cranidos

• #408Cranidos
• #408Shiny Cranidos

Mega Pokémon that boost Cranidos

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Cranidos's Rock-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Cranidos.

Mega Aerodactyl

Mega Tyranitar

Mega Diancie

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Cranidos Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Cranidos in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Rock medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Cranidos, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Cranidos family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Cranidos in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Cranidos

Rampardos

Shadow Cranidos

Shadow Rampardos

List of Cranidos costumes

A list of Cranidos costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Cranidos high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Cranidos. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

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