Shadow Cranidos

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Moves Analysis
Shadow Cranidos CP Chart
Shadow Cranidos in the meta
Mega boost
Catch Rates and Power Up Costs
Pokédex information
Evolution Chart
Shadow Cranidos family
Sprites
Shadow Cranidos Pokédex entries
Costumes
Frequently Asked Questions

Shadow Cranidos is a Rock-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Rock-type Pokémon, Shadow Cranidos is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves.

Shadow Cranidos's maximum Combat Power stat is 2058 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Zen Headbutt / Ancient Power. Shadow Cranidos encounters are boosted during Partly Cloudy weather. Shiny Shadow Cranidos is available! ✨

Shadow Cranidos Stats and Max CP

218 ATK

71 DEF

167 HP

Lvl 50 Max CP

2058 CP

Lvl 40

1820 CP

Lvl 25 Weather Boost

1300 CP

Lvl 20 Raids

1040 CP

Lvl 15 Research

780 CP

Shadow Cranidos Type Chart

Shadow Cranidos takes increased damage from:
+60.0%

Shadow Cranidos takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%

Moves Analysis

Zen Headbutt + Ancient Power

Zen Headbutt

Ancient Power

Shadow Cranidos's best Rock-type moveset is Zen Headbutt / Ancient Power, with 7.43 DPS and 45.2 TDO. These moves are boosted by Windy and Partly Cloudy weather. Shadow Cranidos ranks #284 (F Tier) as a Rock attacker with that moveset.

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Zen Headbutt	Ancient Power	7.43	45.2	5.26
2.	Zen Headbutt	Rock Tomb	7.25	44.1	5.14
3.	Zen Headbutt	Bulldoze	7.25	44.1	5.14
4.	Take Down	Ancient Power	4.80	29.2	3.40
5.	Take Down	Rock Tomb	4.80	29.2	3.40
6.	Take Down	Bulldoze	4.80	29.2	3.40
7.	Zen Headbutt	Frustration	0.10	0	0
8.	Take Down	Frustration	0.10	0	0

More information

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

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Cranidos has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

Take Down781.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 7
Energy 8
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 5
Energy 8

Effects
Take Down has no special effects.
See Take Down details page ↗
Zen Headbutt1191.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Poison
62.5%
Steel
Psychic
39.1%
Dark
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 11
Energy 9
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 8
Energy 6

Effects
Zen Headbutt has no special effects.
See Zen Headbutt details page ↗

Damage	7
Energy	8
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Damage	5
Energy	8

Damage	11
Energy	9
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Damage	8
Energy	6

Charged Attacks

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 45
Energy 45

Effects
Special
Bulldoze has a 50.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
See Bulldoze details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
62.5%
Rock
Steel
39.1%
Ghost
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 33
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 10
Energy 70

Effects
Frustration has no special effects.
See Frustration details page ↗
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 Tomb65503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Bug
Fire
Ice
62.5%
Fighting
Ground
Steel
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 65
Energy 50
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 2.0s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 75
Energy 50

Effects
Special
Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
See Rock Tomb details page ↗

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

Damage	45
Energy	45

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Damage	10
Energy	70

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

Damage	60
Energy	45

Damage	65
Energy	50
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.8s

Damage	75
Energy	50

Shadow Cranidos in the meta

PvE Analysis

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Gym Defender

Not ranked

Rock-type Attacker

F Tier#284

Recommended moves

Rock Attacker:Zen Headbutt Ancient Power

Cranidos learns both Smack Down and Rock Slide in the Main Series Games, neither of which it learns in Pokémon GO. Getting them would actually turn Shadow Cranidos into a usable Rock-type attacker but sadly, it's just useless without that, especially considering how much more fragile it is compared to regular Cranidos. Not a good idea using this Pokémon for ⚔️ Raids or 🛡️ Gyms.

PvP Analysis

Great League

F Tier#1129

Recommended moves

Great League:Take Down Rock Tomb Ancient Power

Cranidos, be it Shadow or the regular variant, are extremely underwhelming for PvP, bearing little bulk and lack of a viable moveset to work out in these battles.

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#408
Height	0.9 m
Weight	31.5 kg
Region	Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	5 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	75 75000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Cranidos	50 Candy	Rampardos

Cranidos evolves into Rampardos which costs 50 Candy.

More information

Shadow Cranidos family

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

Size information

No size information available for this Pokémon

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Cranidos

Purification cost	5 Candy
Purification cost	5000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Shadow Cranidos CP Chart

Shadow Cranidos's has 2058 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Cranidos obtained from Raids can be encountered from 922 CP to 1040 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 1153 CP to 1300 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Cranidos can be found in the 730 CP to 780 CP range.

Max CP	2058 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	730 CP - 780 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	974 CP - 1040 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	922 CP - 1040 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	1153 CP - 1300 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 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.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

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

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	25 CP	2	80 CP	3	135 CP
4	190 CP	5	245 CP	6	300 CP
7	355 CP	8	410 CP	9	465 CP
10	520 CP	11	572 CP	12	624 CP
13	676 CP	14	728 CP	15	780 CP
16	832 CP	17	884 CP	18	936 CP
19	988 CP	20	1040 CP	21	1092 CP
22	1144 CP	23	1196 CP	24	1248 CP
25	1300 CP	26	1352 CP	27	1404 CP
28	1456 CP	29	1508 CP	30	1560 CP
31	1586 CP	32	1612 CP	33	1638 CP
34	1664 CP	35	1690 CP	36	1716 CP
37	1742 CP	38	1768 CP	39	1794 CP
40	1820 CP	41	1843 CP	42	1867 CP
43	1890 CP	44	1913 CP	45	1937 CP
46	1961 CP	47	1985 CP	48	2009 CP
49	2033 CP	50	2058 CP

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Cranidos

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

Rock

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, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates and Power Up Costs

The base catch rate for Shadow Cranidos in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
No Berry	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
Razz Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow 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

Shadow Cranidos Pokémon GO Power Up Costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	624,000	406	360
LVL 40	336,000	406	12
LVL 35	228,000	274	-
LVL 30	150,000	185	-
LVL 25	96,000	136	-
LVL 20	57,000	97	-
LVL 15	30,600	67	-
LVL 10	13,200	38	-
LVL 5	3,600	18	-

Shadow Cranidos Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Cranidos from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy, and 360 Candy XL to fully power up Shadow Cranidos in Pokémon GO.

Complete Shadow Cranidos Power Up Costs Table

LVL	Power Ups	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL	Total Stardust	Total Candy	Total Candy XL
1	1	240	2	-	240	2	-
1.5	2	240	2	-	480	4	-
2	3	240	2	-	720	6	-
2.5	4	240	2	-	960	8	-
3	5	480	2	-	1,440	10	-
3.5	6	480	2	-	1,920	12	-
4	7	480	2	-	2,400	14	-
4.5	8	480	2	-	2,880	16	-
5	9	720	2	-	3,600	18	-
5.5	10	720	2	-	4,320	20	-
6	11	720	2	-	5,040	22	-
6.5	12	720	2	-	5,760	24	-
7	13	960	2	-	6,720	26	-
7.5	14	960	2	-	7,680	28	-
8	15	960	2	-	8,640	30	-
8.5	16	960	2	-	9,600	32	-
9	17	1,200	2	-	10,800	34	-
9.5	18	1,200	2	-	12,000	36	-
10	19	1,200	2	-	13,200	38	-
10.5	20	1,200	2	-	14,400	40	-
11	21	1,560	3	-	15,960	43	-
11.5	22	1,560	3	-	17,520	46	-
12	23	1,560	3	-	19,080	49	-
12.5	24	1,560	3	-	20,640	52	-
13	25	1,920	3	-	22,560	55	-
13.5	26	1,920	3	-	24,480	58	-
14	27	1,920	3	-	26,400	61	-
14.5	28	1,920	3	-	28,320	64	-
15	29	2,280	3	-	30,600	67	-
15.5	30	2,280	3	-	32,880	70	-
16	31	2,280	3	-	35,160	73	-
16.5	32	2,280	3	-	37,440	76	-
17	33	2,640	3	-	40,080	79	-
17.5	34	2,640	3	-	42,720	82	-
18	35	2,640	3	-	45,360	85	-
18.5	36	2,640	3	-	48,000	88	-
19	37	3,000	3	-	51,000	91	-
19.5	38	3,000	3	-	54,000	94	-
20	39	3,000	3	-	57,000	97	-
20.5	40	3,000	3	-	60,000	100	-
21	41	3,600	4	-	63,600	104	-
21.5	42	3,600	4	-	67,200	108	-
22	43	3,600	4	-	70,800	112	-
22.5	44	3,600	4	-	74,400	116	-
23	45	4,200	4	-	78,600	120	-
23.5	46	4,200	4	-	82,800	124	-
24	47	4,200	4	-	87,000	128	-
24.5	48	4,200	4	-	91,200	132	-
25	49	4,800	4	-	96,000	136	-
25.5	50	4,800	4	-	100,800	140	-
26	51	4,800	5	-	105,600	145	-
26.5	52	4,800	5	-	110,400	150	-
27	53	5,400	5	-	115,800	155	-
27.5	54	5,400	5	-	121,200	160	-
28	55	5,400	5	-	126,600	165	-
28.5	56	5,400	5	-	132,000	170	-
29	57	6,000	5	-	138,000	175	-
29.5	58	6,000	5	-	144,000	180	-
30	59	6,000	5	-	150,000	185	-
30.5	60	6,000	5	-	156,000	190	-
31	61	7,200	8	-	163,200	198	-
31.5	62	7,200	8	-	170,400	206	-
32	63	7,200	8	-	177,600	214	-
32.5	64	7,200	8	-	184,800	222	-
33	65	8,400	10	-	193,200	232	-
33.5	66	8,400	10	-	201,600	242	-
34	67	8,400	10	-	210,000	252	-
34.5	68	8,400	10	-	218,400	262	-
35	69	9,600	12	-	228,000	274	-
35.5	70	9,600	12	-	237,600	286	-
36	71	9,600	12	-	247,200	298	-
36.5	72	9,600	12	-	256,800	310	-
37	73	10,800	15	-	267,600	325	-
37.5	74	10,800	15	-	278,400	340	-
38	75	10,800	15	-	289,200	355	-
38.5	76	10,800	15	-	300,000	370	-
39	77	12,000	18	-	312,000	388	-
39.5	78	12,000	18	-	324,000	406	-
40	79	12,000	-	12	336,000	406	12
40.5	80	12,000	-	12	348,000	406	24
41	81	13,200	-	12	361,200	406	36
41.5	82	13,200	-	12	374,400	406	48
42	83	13,200	-	15	387,600	406	63
42.5	84	13,200	-	15	400,800	406	78
43	85	14,400	-	15	415,200	406	93
43.5	86	14,400	-	15	429,600	406	108
44	87	14,400	-	18	444,000	406	126
44.5	88	14,400	-	18	458,400	406	144
45	89	15,600	-	18	474,000	406	162
45.5	90	15,600	-	18	489,600	406	180
46	91	15,600	-	21	505,200	406	201
46.5	92	15,600	-	21	520,800	406	222
47	93	16,800	-	21	537,600	406	243
47.5	94	16,800	-	21	554,400	406	264
48	95	16,800	-	24	571,200	406	288
48.5	96	16,800	-	24	588,000	406	312
49	97	18,000	-	24	606,000	406	336
49.5	98	18,000	-	24	624,000	406	360

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Cranidos

Shadow Cranidos high resolution sprites

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

Wallpaper

Shadow Cranidos Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Diamond	It lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its skull is as hard as iron.
Pearl	It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its head butts.
Platinum, Black, White, Black 2, White 2	A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with head butts.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	CRANIDOS toughen up their already rock-hard heads by headbutting one another.
X, Omega Ruby	It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its headbutts.
Y, Alpha Sapphire	A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.
Sun	It lived in jungles around a hundred million years ago. It used its skillful headbutts to combat Aerodactyl.
Moon	In rock layers where Cranidos fossils are found, the fossilized trunks of trees snapped in two are also often found.
Ultra Sun	A primeval Pokémon, it possesses a hard and sturdy skull, lacking any intelligence within.
Ultra Moon	Its hard skull is its distinguishing feature. It snapped trees by headbutting them, and then it fed on their ripe berries.
Legends: Arceus	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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Shadow Cranidos’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Rock-type Pokémon, Shadow Cranidos is weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves.

What are the best moves for Shadow Cranidos in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Shadow Cranidos in Pokémon GO are Zen Headbutt and Ancient Power. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 7.429 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 45.167.

How does Shadow Cranidos perform in Raids?

Shadow Cranidos's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Shadow Cranidos rank as a Rock-type attacker?

Shadow Cranidos is an F-Tier Rock-type attacker and not recommended for Raid battles.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Cranidos?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Cranidos: Mega Aerodactyl, Mega Tyranitar, and Mega Diancie.

What is Shadow Cranidos’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Shadow Cranidos’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 1820 CP and 2058 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Cranidos be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Cranidos can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Shadow Cranidos Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Cranidos cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.