Is Rampardos Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Cranidos evolves at level 30. Rock with AbilityMold Breaker. Massive Attack handles Skyla, Shauntal, and anything neutral. One hit from the other side ends it. The ultimate glass cannon fossil.
Cranidos resists most of Cheren's coverage and hits back hard.
Cranidos has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Cranidos trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Cranidos trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Cranidos trades roughly evenly with Clay's team.
Cranidos trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's team hits Cranidos's weaknesses hard.
Cranidos trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Rampardos trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Rampardos trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Rampardos has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Marshal's team hits Rampardos's weaknesses hard.
Rampardos trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Cranidos can be revived from a fossil obtained on Nacrene City. Revive Skull Fossil.
Your Cranidos should hit Level 30 before you reach Shauntal, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Rampardos in Black 2 & White 2
Can't catch Rampardos directly. Start with Cranidos but it's a rare spawn from the locations below, then evolve at level 30. The 2-stage line from Cranidos to Rampardos is where the leveling time goes.
How to Obtain Rampardos in B2W2
Step 1Catch CranidosNacrene City - Nacrene MuseumLv.25Gift from NPCLimitedAnyRevive Skull Fossil- Step 2Rampardos ✓
Rampardos Weakness
Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel moves hit Rampardos for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Rampardos Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rampardos
 Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Jellicent builds →Bubble Beam 2x71-84% Energy Ball 2x57-68% | ||
 Alomomola Water | B | |
 Azumarill Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Azumarill builds →Bubble Beam 2x56-66% Rock Smash 2x19-24% | ||
 Riolu Fighting | C | |
 Psyduck Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Psyduck builds →Water Pulse 2x51-62% Rock Smash 2x19-24% | ||
 Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Leafeon builds →Razor Leaf 2x60-72% Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
 Whimsicott Grass | C | |
Jellicent WaterGhost | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Jellicent builds →Bubble Beam 2x66-78% Energy Ball 2x51-61% | ||
Alomomola Water | B | |
Lilligant Grass | C | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Magnezone builds →Mirror Shot 2x95-112%KO | ||
 Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x83-98% Rock Smash 2x28-34% | ||
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x143-168%KO | ||
Leafeon Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Leafeon builds →Dig 2x58-69% Razor Leaf 2x62-73% Rock Smash 2x30-36% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x140-165%KO Dig 2x62-73% | ||
Sandslash Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Sandslash builds →Dig 2x78-93% Brick Break 2x49-58% | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Sunflora builds →Petal Dance 2x138-163%KO | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Magnezone builds →Mirror Shot 2x89-105%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x125-148%KO Brick Break 2x63-75% Metal Claw 2x63-75% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x140-165%KO Dig 2x63-75% | ||
 Samurott Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Oshawott (Aspertia City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Samurott builds →Surf 2x113-132%KO Dig 2x54-63% Revenge 2x40-47% | ||
Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon 2x110-130%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Roselia builds →Petal Dance 2x133-157%KO | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x127-150%KO Brick Break 2x63-75% Metal Claw 2x64-76% | ||
 Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x83-98% Iron Head 2x73-87% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x141-166%KO Dig 2x63-75% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x147-173%KO | ||
Sunflora Grass | C | |
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x125-147%KO Brick Break 2x63-74% Metal Claw 2x64-75% | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Cobalion builds →Sacred Sword 2x81-96% Iron Head 2x73-86% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x141-166%KO Dig 2x63-74% | ||
 Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Terrakion builds →Sacred Sword 2x109-129%KO Bulldoze 2x49-57% | ||
Lilligant Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Lilligant builds →Petal Dance 2x146-171%KO | ||
Terrakion RockFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 22 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Terrakion builds →Close Combat 2x145-171%KO Earthquake 2x81-96% | ||
Cobalion SteelFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 13 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Cobalion builds →Close Combat 2x107-126%KO Iron Head 2x72-85% | ||
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x126-149%KO Brick Break 2x63-75% Metal Claw 2x64-75% | ||
 Gurdurr Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Gurdurr builds →Focus Punch 2x152-179%KO Dig 2x54-64% | ||
 Sawk Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Sawk builds →Close Combat 2x141-167%KO Earthquake 2x79-93% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Excadrill can KO Rampardos with Earthquake (128-151%). Breloom's Mach Punch hits Rampardos for 72-84%. Lucario's Close Combat also KOs at 173-204%.
Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x128-151%KO Rapid Spin11-13% Rock Slide32-38% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTechnician ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Breloom builds →Mach Punch 2x72-84% Bullet Seed 2x46-54% | ||
 Lucario FightingSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x173-204%KO Extreme Speed19-23% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x94-111%KO Bullet Punch 2x57-67% | ||
Rampardos Evolutions
Evolved from Cranidos. Rampardos is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+40 over Cranidos), and Rampardos peaks at 495 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Rampardos to get Cranidos eggs using 67 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Curse, Double-Edge and 8 more.
B2W2 Rampardos Best Moveset
165 Attack is the highest non-legendary physical stat in the format. AbilityMold Breaker ignores AbilitySturdy and other defensive abilities. The moveset fires MoveHead Smash at power levels that one-shot nearly anything. 58 Speed and 60 Defense mean dying to whatever survives, but very little survives.
Best Build
Rampardos best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Head Smash
- Fire Punch
- Superpower
- Rock Polish
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Rampardos can hit 11 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Dark. The offense anchors on Head Smash and Stone Edge while TMs handle everything else.
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
If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.
Rampardos Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Sheer Force changes the entire equation for Rampardos. The 495 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier as a cannon. Head Smash with Air Balloon is the standard set.
Sheer Force is what you want on Rampardos. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Mold Breaker) work on paper but Sheer Force is what makes Rampardos worth using.
At base 58 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Rampardos is a physical attacker with base 165 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Head Smash, Firepunch, Superpower, and Rockpolish on Rampardos. Head Smash is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the cannon role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Rampardos spans 7 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 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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