Rampardos (Pokémon)

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Rampardos (Japanese: ラムパルド Rampald) is a Fossil introduced in Generation IV.
It evolves from starting at level 30.
==Biology==
Rampardos is a large, dark-gray, dinosaur-like resembling a . It has a pearl-like dome crowning its head, which obstructs its red eyes. It has blue stripes, one on its tail, and one on each of its knees and wrists. It has various spikes: one on each knee, two on the blue-collar on its neck, two short ones on its nose, and four on its head. Two of these head spikes are bigger than the other two.
Its strength lies within its fierce head-butting attacks. A charging Rampardos can knock down virtually anything with one hit. 100 million years ago, it lived in jungles, where it ruthlessly chased its prey while tearing down trees in its path. Rampardos has the personality of a brute. It enjoys barging into objects with its head to train its strength and reflexes. This resulted in its skull growing a foot thick and harder than steel, which prevents it from fainting if it crashes into anything, even another charging Rampardos. Long after its passing, ancient people would dig up its well-developed skull fossil and use it as a helmet. However, because its skull grew so thick, its brain became even smaller than that of , leading to theories that its stupidity led to its extinction. Its fossils have been found near those of , suggesting that these two lived in the same habitat, likely as enemies. Very little was known about Rampardos's biology in ancient times. There were records of a Rampardos that escaped after being revived and evolved, destroying a skyscraper in the process.
===Evolution===
Rampardos evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===NPC appearances===
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: Rampardos runs the Box Buster shop in Post Town, where he will break open the 's Treasure Boxes for 150 Poké. He reappears in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held Items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Rampardos is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
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====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Roark's Rampardos====
In Wild in the Streets!, Roark's Cranidos evolved into a Rampardos after being trapped in 's net, thus marking the species' debut. In the next episode, it battled during his rematch Gym , defeating and before being defeated by . It reappeared in Ancient Family Matters!.
===Minor appearances===
A Rampardos appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
In Alola to New Adventure!, a fossil of a Rampardos was in the Pokémon School.
In In the Palms of our Hands!, a Rampardos was seen on Faraway Island.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia===
Rampardos is the Pokémon controls in Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia.
===Phantom Thief Pokémon 7===
A Rampardos was used by a against Hiori and company during their final assault on Team Galactic's base in Breaking Into The Enemy's Lair!. It battled 's , compensating its weakness to attacks with super effective moves of its own.
===Pokémon Adventures===
Roark's Cranidos evolved into a Rampardos in Brash Bronzong I, which Mr. Foreman congratulates him for.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Two Rampardos were amongst the Pokémon Charon conditioned into vicious fighting machines in Charon Must Be Stopped!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Rampardos has the highest base stat of all Pokémon.
* Rampardos and its pre-evolved form are the only Fossil Pokémon of a single type.
===Origin===
Rampardos is based on the family of dinosaurs known as . The head ornamentation resembles that of the or the because of its height.
It also appears to be based on the ultimate spear/unstoppable force, as opposed to its counterpart, Bastiodon, which appears to be based on the ultimate shield/immovable object.
====Name origin====
Rampardos may be a combination of (a defensive wall), ram (to slam into) or rampage and hard, as well as .
Rampald may be a combination of rampart or ram and hard or bald.
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Roark's Rampardos
* Fossil
==External links==
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