Pokemon Legends Arceus Cranidos | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Cranidos

Head Butt Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #208

Pokemon Legends Arceus Cranidos is a Rock Type Head Butt Pokémon with a Erratic growth rate and a 1 Attack EV Yield. Cranidos can be found with Mold Breaker as an Ability; we recommend the Adamant Nature, based on 350 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Cranidos Stats and Abilities

Based on Cranidos Base IVs we consider this pokemon E-Tier choice. Cranidos Highest IV Stat is Attack (125) and the Lowest being Special Attack (30).

Cranidos Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
F	HP	67
S	Attack	125
F	Defense	40
F	Special Attack	30
F	Special Defense	30
F	Speed	58
E	Total	350

Cranidos Details
Cranidos	Detail
Best Nature	Adamant ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Special Attack
Liked Foods	Dazzling Honey Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	15% Ball of Mud 35% Tumblestone 35% Black Tumblestone
Catch Rate	45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Monster

Cranidos Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Mold Breaker 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.
Hidden Ability	Sheer Force Sheer Force increases the power of moves that have beneficial secondary effects by 30%, but removes those additional effects.

How To Evolve Cranidos in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Cranidos requires (Level 30) to evolve into Rampardos.

Cranidos Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Cranidos		Level 30 →	Rampardos

Cranidos Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Cranidos	350	67	125	30	40	30	58
Stat Change	+145	+30	+40	+35	+20	+20	+0
Rampardos	495	97	165	65	60	50	58

Where To Find Cranidos Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Cranidos in PLA.

Pokemon LA Cranidos Weakness

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

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Cranidos Type Weakness
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 Cranidos Weak Against?

Cranidos Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Dialga
S	Palkia
S	Origin Dialga
S	Origin Palkia
S	Garchomp

What pokemon is Cranidos Strong Against?

Cranidos Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Arceus
S	Regigigas
S	Tornadus
S	Thundurus
S	Enamorus

How To Complete Cranidos Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	4	6	10
Number of large specimens caught	1	2	3	4	5
Times you have seen it use Ancient Power	1	3	6	12	25
Number you've evolved	1

Best Cranidos Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Cranidos Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Cranidos Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
47	Head Smash	Physical	225	80	5	User receives recoil damage.
37	Double-Edge	Physical	120	100	15	User receives recoil damage.
29	Crunch	Physical	80	100	15	May lower opponent's Defense.
21	Iron Head	Physical	80	100	15	May cause flinching.

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 Bold

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Cranidos Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Cranidos can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Cranidos Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (9)	Tackle	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 35 Physical A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
5 (14)	Ancient Power	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 5 Special May raise all user's stats at once.
9 (18)	Bite	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical May cause flinching.
15 (25)	Rock Slide	Power: 112.5 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May cause flinching.
21 (31)	Iron Head	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
29 (40)	Crunch	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
37 (48)	Double-Edge	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical User receives recoil damage.
47 (59)	Head Smash	Power: 225 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical User receives recoil damage.

Cranidos Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Cranidos can learn from the Move Shop.

Cranidos Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Rock Smash	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Bulldoze	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
Stealth Rock	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Damages opponent switching into battle.
Focus Energy	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Increases critical hit ratio.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Fire Punch	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May burn opponent.
Thunder Punch	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May paralyze opponent.
Zen Headbutt	Power: 80 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
Rock Slide	Power: 112.5 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May cause flinching.
Iron Head	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
Iron Tail	Power: 100 Acc: 75 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Earth Power	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.
Stone Edge	Power: 150 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Physical High critical hit ratio.
Flamethrower	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.
Thunderbolt	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May paralyze opponent.
Ice Beam	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.

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S	Hisuian Arcanine	555	95	115	95	80	80	90
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B	Probopass	525	60	55	75	145	150	40
B	Hisuian Avalugg	514	95	127	34	184	36	38
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