Is Cradily Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Rock/Grass with AbilitySuction Cups. Trade-only. If imported, the Grass sub-typing means Water attacks from Misty and Lorelei aren't super-effective against Rock. A defensive profile unique to the Lileep line.
Brock's typing presses Lileep's defenses.
Lileep has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's typing presses Lileep's defenses.
Koga's typing presses Lileep's defenses.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Lileep has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Lileep has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Cradily cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 40.
- After Brock
- TM39RockRock Tomb9095%15
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- LV 48RockAncient Power90100%5
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Cradily in FireRed & LeafGreen
Level a traded Lileep to 40 for Cradily. The base form requires the Hoenn fossil revival chain, which means trading the already-revived Pokemon rather than the fossil itself.
How to Obtain Cradily in FRLG
Step 1Obtain LileepCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom Ruby & SapphireAvailableCatch in Ruby & Sapphire via Gift · Rustboro City · Revive Root Fossil, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Gift · Rustboro City · Revive Root Fossil, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Gift · Oreburgh City · Revive Root Fossil.LATER APPEARANCELATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Gift · Pewter City · Revive Root Fossil.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Gift · Nacrene City · Revive Root Fossil.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black 2 & White 2Not TradeableAppears in Black 2 & White 2 via Gift · Nacrene City · Revive Root Fossil.LATER APPEARANCEHOME TRANSFERNot TradeablePokemon HOME on Switch FireRed & LeafGreen is permanently deposit-only — once it launches, Lileep can be sent from this game into HOME, but never transferred in.
Step 2Cradily ✓
Cradily Weakness
Type-wise, Cradily takes extra damage from Ice, Fighting, Bug, and Steel. Storm Drain grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Cradily's overall bulk (86/97/107) lets it take a hit or two from most weaknesses before going down.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ice, Fighting, Bug, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Electric |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Cradily Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Cradily
 Mankey Fighting | C | |
 Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Mankey Fighting | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Paras BugGrass | C | |
Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Primeape builds →Brick Break 2x58-68% Iron Tail 2x51-60% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Beedrill builds →Brick Break 2x35-41% Twineedle 2x21-25% | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x18-22% Rock Smash 2x11-14% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Primeape builds →Brick Break 2x58-69% Iron Tail 2x51-61% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Beedrill BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Beedrill builds →Brick Break 2x36-42% Twineedle 2x20-25% | ||
Parasect BugGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Parasect builds →Leech Life 2x16-19% Rock Smash 2x10-13% | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x114-135%KO Iron Tail 2x51-61% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x58-69% Iron Tail 2x43-51% Rock Smash 2x10-13% | ||
Venomoth BugPoison | C | |
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x111-130%KO Iron Tail 2x49-58% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x55-65% Iron Tail 2x42-50% Rock Smash 2x10-12% | ||
 Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodIcefall Cave Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Dewgong builds →Ice Beam 2x47-55% Signal Beam 2x28-33% | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x114-134%KO Iron Tail 2x52-61% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x57-67% Iron Tail 2x43-51% Rock Smash 2x9-11% | ||
Dewgong WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodIcefall Cave Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Dewgong builds →Ice Beam 2x49-58% Signal Beam 2x28-34% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x130-153%KO Megahorn 2x105-123%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Obtain MethodSaffron City Gift | ||
Primeape Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Primeape builds →Focus Punch 2x112-132%KO Iron Tail 2x50-59% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodSilph Co Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 2x55-65% Iron Tail 2x42-50% Rock Smash 2x9-11% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Starmie deals 38-45% with Ice Beam.
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt11-13% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityVoltabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt10-12% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin3-4% Ice Beam 2x38-45% Thunderbolt9-11% Surf19-22% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMarvelscale ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Milotic builds →Surf15-18% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Moltres builds →Flamethrower22-26% | ||
Cradily Evolutions
Evolved from Lileep. Cradily is the final form in this two-stage line. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+40 over Lileep), and Cradily peaks at 495 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Cradily to get Lileep eggs using 19 partners from the Water3 egg group. Notable egg moves include Barrier, Mirror Coat, Recover and 1 more.
FRLG Cradily Best Moveset
107 Sp. Def with AbilitySuction Cups preventing forced switches from phazing moves, staying on the field to tank. Rock/Grass with MoveRecover for sustain and MoveToxic for poison stall. The moveset can't be forced out, recovers HP every turn, and poisons anything trying to break through. Anti-phazing stall tank.
Best Build
Cradily best EVs are HP and Attack
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Rest
- Toxic
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Barrier and Mirror Coat aren't available any other way for Cradily, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Giga Drain for solid options.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It ensnares prey with its eight tentacles. It then melts the prey with a strong acid before feeding.
Cradily FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
No. Cradily isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Obtain one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it over.
Game Availability
Available in 14 titles since its debut in Ruby & Sapphire, Cradily spans 8 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves