- Attack
- 218
- Defense
- 71
- HP
- 167
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,040
- min 922
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,300
- min 1,153
- MaxLv50
- 2,058
- Lv40 1,820
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Cranidos is a Rock-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,040 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,300 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 2,058 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Grass/Fighting/Ground/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Fire/Poison/Flying attacks. In raids, Zen Headbutt + Ancient Power is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Rampardos with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Head Butt Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 2,058 / 2,082
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Its hard skull is its distinguishing feature. It snapped trees by headbutting them, and then it fed on their ripe berries.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Zen Headbutt
Ancient PowerBest100% efficiency14.1TDO 127 - 2
Take DownAncient Power95% efficiency13.4TDO 121 - 3Zen HeadbuttRock Tomb91% efficiency12.8TDO 115
- 4Zen Headbutt
Bulldoze86% efficiency12.2TDO 110 - 5Take DownRock Tomb79% efficiency11.2TDO 101
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zen HeadbuttBestPsychic · 1s | 11 | +9 | 11 | 9 |
| Take DownNormal · 1s | 7 | +8 | 7 | 8 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient PowerBestRock · 3.5s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 24 | 2.55 |
| Rock TombRock · 3s · STAB | 65 | 50 | 26 | 1.56 |
| BulldozeGround · 3.5s | 80 | 50 | 22.9 | 1.6 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Cranidos's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 167.0
- Actual Defense
- 42.8
- Actual HP
- 108
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Zen HeadbuttAncient PowerBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 78% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,820 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 31.5 | 1,499 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 32 | 1,500 | 99.9% |
| 3 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 32.5 | 1,499 | 99.7% |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 1,498 | 99.6% |
| 5 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 32 | 1,500 | 99.6% |
| 6 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 1,496 | 99.6% |
| 7 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 32.5 | 1,499 | 99.5% |
| 8 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 31.5 | 1,496 | 99.5% |
| 9 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 31.5 | 1,492 | 99.5% |
| 10 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 1,500 | 99.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow CranidosViewingBest movesZen HeadbuttAncient Power
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Grass
FightingGround
Steel - ×0.625Normal
Fire
Poison
Flying
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
- Fire×0.625
- Water×1.6
Electric×1- Grass×1.6
Ice×1- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×0.625
- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
- Psychic×1
Bug×1- Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×1.6
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves