Cranidos (Pokémon)

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Cranidos (Japanese: ズガイドス Zugaidos) is a Fossil introduced in Generation IV.
It is revived from a Skull Fossil and evolves into starting at level 30.
==Biology==
Cranidos is a gray, dinosaur-like resembling the . It has a hooked beak, red irises, and a hard, blue, dome-shaped head with four spikes on its back. The hard skull is considered to be Cranidos's most distinguishing feature. It has stubby arms with three claws; despite the stubbiness, it can attack with them. The back half of its body has a large, spiky pattern of blue and it has a short tail. It has feet with three forward claws and one backward.
Its main attacking prowess involves charging head-first into its opponents. When it lived in dense forests and jungles 100 million years ago, it would use headbutts to snap obstructing trees, down its prey, and combat Pokémon like and even other Cranidos. The resulting sound of two Cranidos headbutting echoes throughout the area like the sound of the pealing of a bell. It notably lacks any intelligence. Cranidos are considered to be a rare sight to encounter. The fossilized trunks of trees snapped in two are also often found near the fossilized rock layers of Cranidos fossils. It was brought back to life from a Skull Fossil. In modern times, Cranidos can be found at the Canyon Biome located at the Terarium.
===Evolution===
Cranidos evolves into .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Game locations===
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===Held Items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Cranidos is available in Version 3.0.0+.
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Roark's Cranidos=====
Cranidos debuted in Shapes of Things to Come!, under the ownership of Roark. In Wild in the Streets!, it evolved into a Rampardos after being trapped in 's net during an attack by .
=====Other=====
In Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Part 2), a Cranidos was under the control of the Pokémon Pinchers. It fought , who later captured it and released it back into the wild.
====Minor appearances====
In Tag! We're It...!, James's fantasy featured a Cranidos.
In The Mew from Here!, a Cranidos was seen on Faraway Island.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
====Roark's Cranidos====
A Cranidos appeared in The Rival under the ownership of Roark. It was used in his Gym battle against and his and eventually lost.
==In the manga==
===Phantom Thief Pokémon 7===
A Cranidos appeared in Behold The Phantom Thief Of Justice.
===Pocket Monsters DP===
A Cranidos appeared under the ownership of Roark in PMDP07.
A Cranidos appeared in PMDP06.
===Pokémon Adventures===
A Cranidos is owned by Roark, which he sends out against in her Gym match. He seems to be one of the first Pokémon that he owned, having been hatched from an Egg long ago. He later evolved to Rampardos around the three Sinnoh Trainers' arrival on Canalave City. He first appeared in Putting a Crimp in Kricketot.
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Cranidos assisted its Trainer in rescuing Hareta, who had been captured by s in Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!!. Later, Cranidos was used in a one-on-one Gym battle with Hareta's Piplup that ended in Hareta's favor with the help of an Oran Berry Roark gave to him earlier.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Cranidos and its evolved form are the only Fossil Pokémon of a single type.
* Cranidos is tied with for the lowest base stat of all Pokémon.
* Cranidos and evolve at level 30, the earliest of any Fossil Pokémon.
===Origin===
Cranidos seems to be based on the .
====Name origin====
Cranidos may be a combination of cranium and dinosaur.
Zugaidos may be derived from 頭蓋骨 zugaikotsu (cranium).
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Roark's Cranidos
* Fossil
==External links==
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Category:Fossil Pokémon
Category:Ranger Partner Pokémon
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