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Rampardos

ROCK

Head Butt Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Rampardos is a Rock Type Head Butt Pokémon, with a 5.9% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Rampardos has a Erratic growth rate with a 2 Attack EV Yield, and we recommend the Naughty Nature, based on 495 combined Base Stats.

Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
E	HP	97	304	398
S	Attack	165	301	471
E	Defense	60	112	240
D	Special Attack	65	121	251
F	Special Defense	50	94	218
F	Speed	58	108	236
C	Total	495

Best Held Items	Hard Stone Rock Incense Stone Plate
Best Nature	Naughty ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Special Defense
Caught in the Wild Held Items
EV Yield	2 Attack
Growth Rate	Erratic
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Monster
Egg Cycles	30 (7,454–7,710 steps)

Mold Breaker Ability 1	Mold Breaker prevents a target's ability from affecting moves that the Mold Breaker Pokémon uses. It only affects abilities that change the power, accuracy or other effects of moves.
Ability 2
Sheer Force Hidden Ability	Sheer Force increases the power of moves that have beneficial secondary effects by 30%, but removes those additional effects.

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How To Evolve Rampardos in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Cranidos requires (Level 30) to evolve into Rampardos.

Base	→	First Evo
Cranidos ROCK	Level 30	Rampardos ROCK

Where To Find Rampardos in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Rampardos has no spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. However, you can find the Unevolved form, Lv. 20 Cranidos, within the Mining Museum location using the Fossil method.

– Walking through Grass.
– Fishing using an Old Rod.
– Fishing using an Good Rod.
– Fishing using an Super Rod.
– Surfing the Water.
– Found in Honey Trees.
– Obtained as a Gift.
– Revive from a Fossil.
– Obtained through Trade.
– Obtained through an Interaction in game. (Legendary Pokemon)
Lv. 22
Shieldon

20 - 5%

Pokemon with a Pinkish Background Color are only found in Shining Pearl Exclusive
Lv. 18
Cranidos

20 - 5%

Pokemon with a Bluish Background Color are only found in Brilliant Diamond Exclusive

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time

Location	Pokemon Spawns
Mining Museum	Lv. 20 Cranidos Interact

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Rampardos Weakness

Rampardos is a Rock Type pokemon. This will cause Rampardos to take More Damage from Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass Type Moves, and Less Damage from Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire Type moves.

Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Fighting Ground Steel Water Grass
0.5x Less Damage	Normal Flying Poison Fire
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Rampardos Weak Against?

Tier	Pokemon
S	Dialga STEEL DRAGON
S	Palkia WATER DRAGON
S	Garchomp DRAGON GROUND
S	Heatran FIRE STEEL
S	Manaphy WATER

What pokemon is Rampardos Strong Against?

Tier	Pokemon
S	Arceus NORMAL
S	Regigigas NORMAL
S	Dragonite DRAGON FLYING
S	Heatran FIRE STEEL
S	Articuno ICE FLYING

Best Rampardos Moves in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Best Moveset for Rampardos Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
58	Head Smash	Physical	225	80	5	User receives recoil damage.
15	Take Down	Physical	90	85	20	User receives recoil damage.
43	Zen Headbutt	Physical	80	90	15	May cause flinching.
28	Chip Away	Physical	70	100	20	Ignores opponent's stat changes.

Best Moveset for Rampardos TM Moves based on Power.

TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM68	Giga Impact	Physical	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Special	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM52	Focus Blast	Special	120	70	5	May lower opponent's Special Defense.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	110	70	5	May freeze opponent.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Rampardos Level Up Moves

List of Moves Rampardos can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Lvl	Move	Desc
36	Ancient Power ROCK	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
24	Assurance DARK	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power doubles if opponent already took damage in the same turn.
28	Chip Away NORMAL	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Ignores opponent's stat changes.
1	Endeavor NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 5 Physical Reduces opponent's HP to same as user's.
1	Focus Energy NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Increases critical hit ratio.
58	Head Smash ROCK	Power: 225 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical User receives recoil damage.
1	Headbutt NORMAL	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
1	Leer NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Lowers opponent's Defense.
1	Pursuit DARK	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Double power if the opponent is switching out.
19	Scary Face NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Speed.
51	Screech NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 40 Status Sharply lowers opponent's Defense.
15	Take Down NORMAL	Power: 90 Acc: 85 PP: 20 Physical User receives recoil damage.
43	Zen Headbutt PSYCHIC	Power: 80 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.

Rampardos TM Moves

List of Moves Rampardos can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.

TM	Move	Desc
TM45	Attract NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM14	Blizzard ICE	Power: 110 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special May freeze opponent.
TM31	Brick Break FIGHTING	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen barriers.
TM78	Bulldoze GROUND	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM100	Confide NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Lowers opponent's Special Attack.
TM32	Double Team NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM82	Dragon Tail DRAGON	Power: 60 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
TM26	Earthquake GROUND	Power: 100 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power is doubled if opponent is underground from using Dig.
TM42	Facade NORMAL	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM38	Fire Blast FIRE	Power: 110 Acc: 85 PP: 5 Special May burn opponent.
TM35	Flamethrower FIRE	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.
TM56	Fling DARK	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power depends on held item.
TM52	Focus Blast FIGHTING	Power: 120 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
TM21	Frustration NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power decreases with higher Friendship.
TM68	Giga Impact NORMAL	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM10	Hidden Power NORMAL	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Type and power depends on user's IVs.
TM15	Hyper Beam NORMAL	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM13	Ice Beam ICE	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
TM66	Payback DARK	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power doubles if the user was attacked first.
TM17	Protect NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance WATER	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM44	Rest PSYCHIC	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM27	Return NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power increases with higher Friendship.
TM05	Roar NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status In battles, the opponent switches. In the wild, the Pokémon runs.
TM69	Rock Polish ROCK	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Speed.
TM80	Rock Slide ROCK	Power: 112.5 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May cause flinching.
TM39	Rock Tomb ROCK	Power: 90 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM48	Round NORMAL	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Power increases if teammates use it in the same turn.
TM37	Sandstorm ROCK	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Creates a sandstorm for 5 turns.
TM88	Sleep Talk NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM23	Smack Down ROCK	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Makes Flying-type Pokémon vulnerable to Ground moves.
TM71	Stone Edge ROCK	Power: 150 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical High critical hit ratio.
TM90	Substitute NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM11	Sunny Day FIRE	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it sunny for 5 turns.
TM94	Surf WATER	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Hits all adjacent Pokémon.
TM87	Swagger NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM75	Swords Dance NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Attack.
TM46	Thief DARK	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Also steals opponent's held item.
TM25	Thunder ELECTRIC	Power: 110 Acc: 70 PP: 10 Special May paralyze opponent.
TM24	Thunderbolt ELECTRIC	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May paralyze opponent.
TM06	Toxic POISON	Power: — Acc: 90 PP: 10 Status Badly poisons opponent.

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