Rampardos

() is a -type Pokémon and a Fossil Pokémon. 
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Rampardos is a large, bipedal, dinosaur-like Pokémon. Like its pre-evolved form, Cranidos, it is based on the real life Pachycephalosaurus, having long hindlimbs and short forelimbs, and also having an extremely thick skull roof. Its eyes are dark red and very close to the blue dome on the top of its head. There is less blue on it then Cranidos but there are some rings of blue on its wrists, neck It has several spikes covering it including its head, knees, neck and two very small spikes near the tip of its nose.
=== Behavior ===
these Pokémon are not very intelligent (their brains are even smaller that those of Cranidos). They will charge at anything they perceive to be threats. This occasionally even includes inanimate objects like boulders and trees; one modern incident involves a just-revived Rampardos pulverizing a skyscraper. Rampardos charge recklessly through forests when pursuing pursuing prey, leaving trails of fallen trees behind. Rampardos will ram heads together to compete for dominance until one gives; their thick skulls ensures that this process is a very arduous and time-consuming ritual. Archaeological evidence shows that some ancient cultures in fact unearthed Rampardos skulls and used them as helmets in combat. Though popular culture often portrays Rampardos as having gone extinct due to their low intellect, most scientists agree that they died out during an ice age that killed off much of the currently existing life at the time; a cooling climate destroyed most of the tropical plants that they relied upon for survival.
===Special abilities===
Rampardos possesses a large amount of power, like its pre-evolved form, though much more. Its main attacks involve its head, which it rams into opponents when using various attacks such as Zen Headbutt and Head Smash.
==Evolution==
Rampardos evolves from Cranidos as of level 30.
==Game Info==
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
Rampardos made its first appearance in the episode "Wild in the Streets!" It was during this episode that Gym Leader Roark's Cranidos evolved into a Rampardos.
Rampardos was used again in the next episode "O'er the Rampardos We Watched!", where Roark used it in a Gym battle against Ash in the rematch between them. Rampardos was Roark's final Pokémon, as his first two were defeated by Aipom and Pikachu, but Rampardos powered through both of Ash's Pokémon leaving him with just Turtwig. Using a combination of strategies Ash and his Turtwig overcame Roark's Rampardos and won the Coal Badge.
* Roark's Rampardos
==Trivia==
* Rampardos has gained notoriety for its lack of competitive viability despite an astonishingly high (165) Attack stat. As a result of this notoriety, Rampardos is the namesake of the Rampardos Theorem.
* Despite the fact multiple that Pokedex entries mention Rampardos's head being extremely thick, durable and harder than metal and has the most powerful Head Smash, it doesn't have the Rock Head ability.
===Origin===
Rampardos' appearance is very similar to the Pachycephalosaurus dinosaur, and is the basis of this Pokémon's looks and abilities.
===Etymology===
Rampardos comes from rampart, ram, rampage, and Cranidos.
==Gallery==
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Category:Fossil Pokémon
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Category:Medium-Weighed Pokémon
Category:Ancient Pokémon