Cranidos best moveset in Pokémon GO

Cranidos's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Zen Headbutt and Ancient Power, with 12.09 damage per second, and it can deal 131.3 damage before Cranidos faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Cranidos are:

Zen Headbutt

Ancient Power

DPS12.09

TDO131.32

Score21.9

Boosted by

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All Cranidos movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Cranidos movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Zen Headbutt	Ancient Power	12.09	131.3	21.9
2.	Take Down	Ancient Power	11.31	122.9	20.5
3.	Zen Headbutt	Rock Tomb	11.31	122.8	20.5
4.	Zen Headbutt	Bulldoze	10.48	113.8	19.0
5.	Take Down	Rock Tomb	9.95	108.0	18.1
6.	Take Down	Bulldoze	9.22	100.2	16.7

Cranidos fast moves guide

Moves

Zen Headbutt1210

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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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 Down810

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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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 ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Take Down	8	6.67	10	8.33	1.2s	5	8	1.67	2.67	2s
Zen Headbutt	12	10.91	10	9.09	1.1s	8	6	2.67	2.00	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Cranidos's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Psychic	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0

Cranidos charge moves guide

Cranidos has access to 3 Charge moves (Ancient Power, Rock Tomb, and Bulldoze), which cover Rock and Ground-type attacks. When using Ancient Power and Rock Tomb you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Ancient Power7033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 Tomb7050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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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 ↗

Bulldoze8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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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 ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Ancient Power Special Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	70	20.00	33	1.33	3.5s	60	45	1.33
Bulldoze	80	22.86	50	1.33	3.5s	80	60	1.33
Rock Tomb Special Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	70	21.88	50	1.17	3.2s	70	60	1.17

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

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

Special

Rock Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Cranidos's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0