Roark's Rampardos

Roark's Rampardos (Japanese: ヒョウタのラムパルド Hyouta's Rampald) is Roark's main in the , , and . It also appears as a card in the TCG.
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
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Roark found Rampardos as a Cranidos during his childhood when it was still a Fossil. It was the first Pokémon to be restored from a Fossil by scientists in Oreburgh City.
Cranidos debuted in Shapes of Things to Come!, where Roark used it as the third and final Pokémon against Paul. It knew some powerful attacks, such as . Cranidos fought against Paul's Chimchar and Paul allowed Chimchar to get hit repeatedly by its Zen Headbutt. This caused Chimchar to activate , which powered its moves. Even though this gave Chimchar the upper hand, it was still not enough, as Cranidos managed to defeat Chimchar with after Chimchar executed Dig.
Cranidos then went up against , who took damage earlier from its battle with Roark's . During the battle, Elekid pounded Cranidos's knee, which caused it to reel in pain. Despite Elekid's Ability Cranidos, it was canceled out by Cranidos's Ability, . Cranidos still suffered from the added pain on its knee and then clashed with Elekid's with its Zen Headbutt. Both Pokémon stood up and Cranidos fell, thus losing to Elekid, but not without giving a fierce battle.
In A Gruff Act to Follow!, Roark used it as his first Pokémon against and his . It surprised everyone by jumping into the air and Headbutting Aipom just as she was about to charge in with . Aipom's Focus Punch was interrupted after she was hit by a Headbutt. It wasn't long until Cranidos was able to defeat Aipom despite Aipom's use of .
Cranidos battled next. It overpowered Pikachu at first even though Pikachu had used and on it before, assuming that it would slow down. This caused Paul to leave but Pikachu's fighting spirit convinced him to stay. Ash recalled Pikachu and sent out . Cranidos countered Turtwig's attack with Flamethrower, burning up the leaves produced by the attack. Cranidos's combination of Zen Headbutt and Flamethrower nearly took out Turtwig but Turtwig survived them and Cranidos lost to Turtwig's Razor Leaf flurry. However, the impact of the battle weakened both Turtwig and Pikachu enough so that Roark's Onix could finish them off, thus defeating Ash.
In Wild in the Streets!, Cranidos was sent out to deal with a rampaging and . 's intervention gave Dr. Kenzo and another scientist a chance to recall them into their Poké Balls. Cranidos briefly took on and stopped its from attacking any further. It then battled Team Rocket and fired his net at it. After hearing Roark call out to it, Cranidos begins evolving into Rampardos and defeats the trio with a Zen Headbutt after getting the Fossil revival machine back from them.
Ash then challenged Roark for a rematch in O'er the Rampardos we Watched!. Rampardos became the last Pokémon Ash faced. Since both and dealt with and Onix previously, they were unable to handle Rampardos's power which caused Rampardos to easily defeat them. During its battle with Turtwig, Rampardos almost defeated , but Turtwig managed to emerge victorious once again due to quick thinking on Ash's part, earning Ash the .
In Ancient Family Matters!, it battled Byron's Bastiodon. However, the match was interrupted due to Team Rocket trying to steal Byron's Fossil collection. It then teamed up with to send the trio blasting off and retrieve the Fossils.
Rampardos briefly appeared alongside Roark during the ending credits of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
====Personality and characteristics====
Ever since Cranidos was revived from a Fossil, it became Roark's most relied-on Pokémon. During the battles between Paul and Ash, it was able to hold its own against them, even forcing the opponent down to one Pokémon.
During Cranidos's first battle against Ash, it nearly defeated him on its own but lost to Turtwig. However, it contributed to weakening his team enough for Onix to defeat both Turtwig and Pikachu.
====Appearance====
As a
====Moves used====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Rival, Roark used Cranidos in a Gym battle against and his . It eventually fell to a super effective .
====Moves used====
==In the games==
Rampardos, in either of its forms, is Roark's main Pokémon in all the games he appears in.
===In the core series===
 	 	 	
Gym battle 	Gym battle 	Battleground rematch 	
 	 	 	
Pokémon World Tournament 	Pokémon World Tournament 	Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Sinnoh Leaders Tournament 	Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament 	Gym battle 	Rematch
 	 	 	
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl	Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
 	 	 	
 	 	 	
===In spin-off games===
====Pokémon Masters EX====
Roark forms a sync pair with Cranidos and its evolved form Rampardos in Pokémon Masters EX.
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===Artwork===
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==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Roark received Rampardos as an prior to the . He hatched into a Cranidos sometime after.
In Putting a Crimp in Kricketot, Cranidos walked out of the Oreburgh Mine along with his Trainer.
In A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium, Roark sent Cranidos out as his first Pokémon during ’s Gym battle with him. Cranidos fought against . After he managed to do heavy damage to her with a supereffective , both Roark and Platinum immediately recalled their Pokémon and sent out and in their stead.
Following the defeat of Onix, Roark sent out Cranidos again. Cranidos used which gave Piplup problems. He continued to use Double Team and attempted a . However, Piplup used earlier which caused Cranidos to get . The confusion caused Cranidos to hurt himself and eventually faint.
Cranidos reappeared in Brash Bronzong I alongside his Trainer. During a talk with Mr. Foreman, Cranidos evolved into a , something that Roark expected.
Rampardos reappeared in Byron's imagination in Encountering Elekid alongside Roark and Onix.
In Creeping Away from Cradily, Rampardos participated in the final battle alongside the Gym Leaders’ other Pokémon against Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter. It was revealed later on that Roark was able to defeat Saturn. However, the Red Chain bound Rampardos and the others in an attempt to stop Cyrus. Rampardos and the other Pokémon worked together to free themselves from the Red Chain.
====Moves used====
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Roark's Cranidos was first used in Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!! to rescue Hareta after he had been captured by two s. Afterwards, Roark used Cranidos in Hareta's Gym battle against him and lost to his thanks to the Oran Berry that Roark had given to Hareta earlier.
In Bonds Connect Across Space-Time..., Cranidos joined the other Gym Leaders' Pokémon in attacking in order to protect Hareta. However, Palkia easily cancelled out all the attacks thrown at it.
====Moves used====
===Pocket Monsters DP===
Roark's Rampardos appeared as a Cranidos in PMDP07.
==In the TCG==
Roark's Rampardos is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game as a . The following is a list of related cards.
==Trivia==
* Rampardos is the only Pokémon in the to have used .
==Related articles==
* Byron's Bastiodon
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