Is Cradily Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Cradily's Rock/Grass typing resists Water (unlike most Rock-types), making it one of the better answers to Wallace. Special Defense lets it absorb hits from the E4 special attackers. Steven uses one on his team, proving its defensive value.
Lileep resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Lileep has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Lileep has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Lileep trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Cradily has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Cradily has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Cradily has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Cradily trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Lileep can be revived from a fossil obtained on Rustboro City. LIMITED; Revive Root Fossil. Revive from a fossil at the Devon Corporation in Rustboro City. Fossils found by Rock Smash in Mirage Spots.
Your Lileep should hit Level 40 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Cradily in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
No wild encounters for Cradily. The 2-stage line runs through Lileep, which you can catch at moderate rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 40 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Cradily in ORAS
Step 1Catch LileepRustboro City - Devon CorporationLv.20Gift from NPCOne-timeRevive Root Fossil
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 |
What is Cradily Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Cradily
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x85-101%KO Hammer Arm 2x62-74% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x106-125%KO Megahorn 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x110-129%KO | ||
 Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x110-129%KO | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Infernape builds →Close Combat 2x90-107%KO U-turn 2x36-42% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x83-99% Hammer Arm 2x61-72% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x104-123%KO Megahorn 2x104-123%KO | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Hariyama builds →Close Combat 2x101-119%KO | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Blaziken builds →High Jump Kick 2x109-129%KO | ||
Hitmonlee Fighting | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Hitmonlee builds →High Jump Kick 2x109-129%KO | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodMirage Spots Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x79-93% Iron Head 2x52-62% X-Scissor 2x35-41% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Metagross builds →Meteor Mash 2x84-99% Hammer Arm 2x62-73% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Hitmonchan builds →Focus Punch 2x111-131%KO Ice Punch 2x38-44% Bullet Punch 2x20-24% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x104-123%KO Megahorn 2x104-123%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Kyurem's Ice Beam hits Cradily for 73-86%. Conkeldurr's Drain Punch hits Cradily for 56-66%. Volcarona deals 42-49% with Flamethrower.
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x73-86% | ||
 Conkeldurr Fighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Conkeldurr builds →Drain Punch 2x56-66% Mach Punch 2x30-36% Knock Off16-19% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain23-28% Flamethrower42-49% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Cradily View Metagross builds →Earthquake24-28% Bullet Punch 2x30-35% | ||
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
ORAS Cradily Best Moveset
Rock/Grass at 107 Sp. Def with AbilityStorm Drain as a hidden ability absorbing Water for Sp. Atk boost. The moveset fires from 81 offenses at moderate power. Rock/Grass typing carries 5 weaknesses but Storm Drain removes the Water one, earning a C-tier niche as an anti-Water defensive option.
Best Build
Cradily best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Rock Tomb
- Toxic
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The egg pool carries weight here. Barrier and Curse aren't available any other way for Cradily, and they meaningfully change what it threatens. Stack those on top of Solar Beam and Stone Edge 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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Cradily roams around the ocean floor in search of food. This Pokémon freely extends its tree trunk-like neck and captures unwary prey using its eight tentacles.
Cradily’s body serves as an anchor, preventing it from being washed away in rough seas. This Pokémon secretes a strong digestive fluid from its tentacles.
Cradily Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Storm Drain changes the entire equation for Cradily. The 495 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked C-Tier as a support. Recover with Leftovers is the standard set.
Storm Drain is what you want on Cradily. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Suction Cups) work on paper but Storm Drain is what makes Cradily worth using.
Base 43 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Cradily is a mixed attacker with base 81 Attack and 81 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Tanky enough to absorb a few hits. Best used as a support.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, the core moveset is Recover, Rocktomb, Toxic, and Rest. Recover leads at 0% usage. This set covers the support role with a mix of damage and utility.
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