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Cranidos

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/15/14 · L31.5 · CP 1499

F Tier

#1143

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2058

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2058

Cranidos

Normal

Shiny Cranidos

Shiny

Cranidos

#408

Attack

218

Top 27.4%

Defense

71

Top 95.9%

Stamina

167

Top 52.6%

Total

456

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Category

Head Butt Pokémon

Height

0.9 m

Weight

31.5 kg

Gender

87.5% male
12.5% female

Buddy distance

5 km

Second move

Stardust75,000Candy75

Purification

Stardust5,000Candy5

Pokémon HOME

Transferable

Tradable

Yes

Catch reward

Stardust100Candy3

Raid Meta

How Cranidos stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Perfect IVs

Catch CP at every encounter level for a perfect 15/15/15 IV Cranidos.
Raid icon

Raids

Lv. 20
974 -1040 CP
10/10/10 - 15/15/15
Raid icon

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25
1217 -1300 CP
10/10/10 - 15/15/15
Egg icon

Eggs

Lv. 20
974 -1040 CP
10/10/10 - 15/15/15
Field research icon

Research

Lv. 15
730 -780 CP
10/10/10 - 15/15/15
Max CP icon

Max CP

Lv. 50
2058 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Cranidos takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Best Moves

Full move guide →
Every fast and charged move combo Cranidos can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

#

Fast Move

Charged Move

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1–6 of 6

Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Cranidos in a raid.

#

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Cranidos in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Take Down

Low Quality

Rock Tomb

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

cp

1499

1/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 31.5

162.23

Attack

63.71

Defense

134

HP

Stat Product · 1,384,945

Attack

1

Defense

15

HP

14

Top IV spreads

RankIV (A/D/S)LevelCP% of Rank 1
1/15/1431.51499100.00%
0/14/1532150099.93%
0/15/1032.5149999.65%
2/15/1531149899.64%
0/15/1332150099.60%
0/15/1232149699.60%
0/13/1432.5149999.55%
0/15/1531.5149699.54%
0/15/1431.5149299.54%
3/15/1431150099.35%
1/15/1132149999.31%
2/14/1431.5149799.29%
1/15/1331.5149599.25%
0/14/1232.5149999.24%
1/13/1532149899.20%
1/15/1531149199.19%
0/14/1432149599.19%
4/15/1231149999.05%
6/15/1530150099.04%
3/14/1331.5150099.00%
4/15/1530.5149998.98%
2/15/1231.5149798.96%
1/14/1032.5149898.94%
3/14/1531149698.93%
0/15/733149998.93%
2/13/1432150098.92%
1/14/1332149898.90%
1/14/1232149498.90%
2/15/1431149498.90%
0/15/932.5149598.90%
1/12/1233150098.86%
0/13/1133149898.86%
0/15/1132149298.85%
1/14/1531.5149498.84%
1/14/1431.5149098.84%
1/12/1432.5149698.81%
0/13/1332.5149498.81%
0/13/1532149198.75%
0/11/1333.5150098.73%
3/15/832149998.70%
0/11/1533149798.68%
5/15/1330.5149798.68%
3/15/1131.5150098.65%
3/15/1031.5149698.65%
5/13/1531150098.65%
2/14/932.5150098.64%
4/14/1431149898.64%
3/13/1232149998.63%
5/15/1530149398.60%
2/14/1132149798.60%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (3)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Cranidos can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Charged Attacks

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.
PokémonRequiresEvolution
Cranidos

Cranidos

Candy50 Candy
Rampardos

Rampardos

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Cranidos including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Rock-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Cranidos with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Size

Ranges from 0.441 m to 1.8 m tall, averaging 0.9 m.
SizeLower boundUpper bound
XXS

0.441 m

1'05"

0.45 m

1'06"

XS

0.45 m

1'06"

0.675 m

2'03"

M

0.675 m

2'03"

1.125 m

3'08"

XL

1.125 m

3'08"

1.35 m

4'05"

XXL

1.35 m

4'05"

1.8 m

5'11"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.
MovementJump
Movement timer10s
Jump time0.9s
Attack probability10%
Attack timer29s
Dodge probability15%
Dodge duration1s
Dodge distance1
Min action frequency0.2s
Max action frequency1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Cranidos at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.
LevelMax CPLevelMax CP
125 CP271404 CP
280 CP281456 CP
3135 CP291508 CP
4190 CP301560 CP
5245 CP311586 CP
6300 CP321612 CP
7355 CP331638 CP
8410 CP341664 CP
9465 CP351690 CP
10520 CP361716 CP
11572 CP371742 CP
12624 CP381768 CP
13676 CP391794 CP
14728 CP401820 CP
15780 CP411843 CP
16832 CP421867 CP
17884 CP431890 CP
18936 CP441913 CP
19988 CP451937 CP
201040 CP461961 CP
211092 CP471985 CP
221144 CP482009 CP
231196 CP492033 CP
241248 CP502058 CP
251300 CP512082 CP
261352 CP
LevelMax CPLevelMax CPLevelMax CP
125 CP18936 CP351690 CP
280 CP19988 CP361716 CP
3135 CP201040 CP371742 CP
4190 CP211092 CP381768 CP
5245 CP221144 CP391794 CP
6300 CP231196 CP401820 CP
7355 CP241248 CP411843 CP
8410 CP251300 CP421867 CP
9465 CP261352 CP431890 CP
10520 CP271404 CP441913 CP
11572 CP281456 CP451937 CP
12624 CP291508 CP461961 CP
13676 CP301560 CP471985 CP
14728 CP311586 CP482009 CP
15780 CP321612 CP492033 CP
16832 CP331638 CP502058 CP
17884 CP341664 CP512082 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Cranidos up to each level from level 1.
50.0520,000Stardust304Candy296Candy XL
40.0270,000Stardust304Candy-
35.0182,000Stardust186Candy-
30.0120,000Stardust122Candy-
25.076,000Stardust84Candy-
20.045,000Stardust56Candy-
15.023,600Stardust36Candy-
10.010,000Stardust18Candy-
5.02,400Stardust8Candy-
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