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#0408Gen IV

Cranidos

Head Butt Pokémon

rock
Cranidos

Type matchups

Damage taken when attacked
Weak to
fighting2×ground2×steel2×water2×grass2×
Resists
normal½×flying½×poison½×fire½×

    Its STAB attacks

    Super effective against
    flyingbugfireice
    Walled by
    fightinggroundsteel
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    Base stats

    HP67
    Attack125
    Defense40
    Sp. Atk30
    Sp. Def30
    Speed58
    Total 350
    EV yield
    1 Attack
    Base experience
    70

    Evolution

    Abilities

    Mold Breaker

    This Pokémon's moves completely ignore abilities that could hinder or prevent their effect on the target. For example, this Pokémon's moves ignore abilities that would fully negate them, such as Water Absorb; abilities that would prevent any of their effects, such as Clear Body, Shell Armor, or Sticky Hold; and abilities that grant any general protective benefit, such as Simple, Snow Cloak, or Thick Fat. If an ability could either hinder or help this Pokémon's moves, e.g. Dry Skin or Unaware, the ability is ignored either way. Abilities that do not fit this description, even if they could hinder moves in some other way, are not affected. For example, Cursed Body only affects potential future uses of the move, while Liquid Ooze and Shadow Tag can only hinder a move's effect on the user. This ablity cannot ignore type or form changes granted by abilities, for example Color Change or Forecast; nor effects that were caused by abilities but are no longer tied to an ability, such as the rain from Drizzle. This ability cannot ignore Multitype at all. An ability ignored by this ability is only nullified while the move is being used. For example, this Pokémon's moves can paralyze a Pokémon with Limber, but Limber will activate and heal the paralysis immediately thereafter, and this Pokémon's Spikes are not affected by this ability after they have been placed. When this Pokémon enters battle, all participating trainers are notified that it has this ability. This ability functions identically to Teravolt and Turboblaze.

    Sheer ForceHidden

    This Pokémon's moves with extra effects have 1.3× their power, but lose their extra effects. An effect chance is a move's chance to inflict a status ailment, cause a stat change, or make the target flinch in addition to the move's main effect. For example, Thunder Shock's paralysis is an extra effect, but Thunder Wave's is not, nor are Knock Off's item removal and Air Cutter's increased critical hit rate. Moves that lower the user's stats are unaffected.

    Profile

    Height
    0.9 m 2′11″
    Weight
    31.5 kg 69.4 lbs
    Gender
    ♂ 87.5%♀ 12.5%
    Egg groups
    Monster
    Hatch time
    30 cycles ~7,700 steps
    Catch rate
    45 Hard≈ 11.9% with a Poké Ball at full HP
    Base friendship
    70
    Growth rate
    Erratic

    Moves

    Scarlet & Violet
    Lv.MoveTypeCat.PwrAccPP
    1Headbuttnormal7010015
    1Leernormal—10030
    6Focus Energynormal——30
    10Rock Smashfighting4010015
    15Take Downnormal908520
    19Scary Facenormal—10010
    24Assurancedark6010010
    28Slamnormal807520
    33Ancient Powerrock601005
    37Zen Headbuttpsychic809015
    42Screechnormal—8540
    46Head Smashrock150805

    Where to find it

    Scarlet & Violet

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    Pokédex entries

    No Pokédex entry in Scarlet & Violet; showing the latest one.

    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.

    Legends: Arceus
    All 11 Pokédex entries

    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.

    Legends: Arceus

    A primeval Pokémon, it possesses a hard and sturdy skull, lacking any intelligence within.

    Ultra Sun

    Its hard skull is its distinguishing feature. It snapped trees by headbutting them, and then it fed on their ripe berries.

    Ultra Moon

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

    Sun

    In rock layers where Cranidos fossils are found, the fossilized trunks of trees snapped in two are also often found.

    Moon

    It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its headbutts.

    Omega Ruby · X

    A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with headbutts.

    Alpha Sapphire · Y

    A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with head butts.

    Black 2 · White 2 · Black · White · Platinum

    CRANIDOS toughen up their already rock-hard heads by headbutting one another.

    HeartGold · SoulSilver

    It lived in jungles around 100 million years ago. Its skull is as hard as iron.

    Diamond

    It was resurrected from an iron ball-like fossil. It downs prey with its head butts.