Cranidos in Pokemon Survivor

Cranidos at a glance

Stats and Stat Score

Cranidos has 100 HP, 102 speed and a 1.39x attack multiplier. The multiplier scales every move it uses, so it is the number to watch.

Compared with the whole roster, its HP is about average, its speed is below average and its attack is well above average. Weighting attack at half and HP and speed at a quarter each gives the Stat Score of 61.7, which puts it at rank 276 overall, rank 39 of 107 among Sinnoh Pokemon and rank 18 of 66 Rock-types. The score comes from the game's stat table, not from playtests, so read it together with the best Pokemon guide.

On the full Pokedex ranking Cranidos sits next to Simisage one place above it and Mesprit one place below it.

Cranidos moves

Pokemon that are not starters begin with the signature move of their first type, so Cranidos starts every run with Rock Throw: a heavy boulder that pushes the enemy back.

The level-up cards can then offer 10 different moves: the 8 Normal moves that every Pokemon shares plus 2 moves of its own type. Moves level up to level 5 and can evolve once you also take the stat card they need, which is covered in the move evolution guide. The permanent Repertoire upgrade adds a second, random starting move; see the upgrades guide.

• Normal moves: Tackle, Quick Attack, Swords Dance, Agility, Harden, Body Slam, Hyper Voice, Substitute
• Rock moves: Rock Throw, Rock Slide

Weaknesses and resistances

Cranidos takes extra damage from Water (1.6x), Grass (1.6x), Fighting (1.6x), Ground (1.6x), and Steel (1.6x). It resists Normal (0.6x), Fire (0.6x), Poison (0.6x), and Flying (0.6x). The remaining 9 of 18 types deal normal damage. The chart is softer than the main games: a super-effective hit is x1.6, a resisted hit x0.6 and an immunity x0.3, and two types multiply with each other inside the range 0.3 to 2.4. See the type chart guide for every matchup.

The multipliers apply to the damage you take, and enemies attack with the first type listed for them, so the dangerous enemies for Cranidos are the ones whose first type is Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, or Steel. Boss shots carry their first type too. Weather does not change these numbers, but it changes your own damage; see the weather guide. There is no same-type bonus, so Rock moves do not hit harder just because Cranidos shares the type.

How to get Cranidos

Cranidos is part of the Sinnoh banner. A single pull first picks a rarity (30% for Uncommon) and then picks one of the 20 Uncommon Pokemon on that banner at random, so one pull gives Cranidos a 1.5% chance. Without pity helping at this rarity, expect to need around 67 pulls for this one in particular, although the pulls you spend on the banner also fill the rest of your collection.

A pull costs one ticket and ten pulls cost ten tickets or one x10 ticket. Tickets are earned in runs, from missions and from chests and are never sold for money. A duplicate turns into 30 coins, or 90 if it is the shiny version. The full odds and the pity rule are in the gacha guide.

A rarity-2 Pokemon like Cranidos can also turn up as the Lost Pokemon event in a run. Lead it to the marker and, one time in five, it joins your collection; you always get coins, a ticket and a heal.

Shiny Cranidos exists in this game. One pull in a hundred is a shiny, and wild enemies are shiny one time in 4096. Read the shiny guide for the details.

Cranidos as an enemy

Cranidos can show up as a regular enemy from 1:10 into the run (enemy tier 2). Each run draws only seven Pokemon per tier, so it is in some runs and absent from others.

Its enemy role is charger: it stops to aim for about half a second and then dashes in a straight line at more than three times its walking speed.

Cranidos in Pokemon Survivor FAQ

Is Cranidos good in Pokemon Survivor?

Cranidos is a B-tier pick with a Stat Score of 61.7, rank 276 of 966. Cranidos is a damage dealer: its attack multiplier is its strongest stat against the roster, so every move it carries hits harder than most.

How do I get Cranidos in Pokemon Survivor?

Pull the Sinnoh banner. Cranidos is an Uncommon Pokemon, so each pull has a 1.5% chance of giving it.

What is Cranidos's starting move?

Cranidos starts with Rock Throw, a Rock-type projectile move.

What is Cranidos weak to in Pokemon Survivor?

Cranidos is weak to Water (1.6x), Grass (1.6x), Fighting (1.6x), Ground (1.6x), and Steel (1.6x).

Can Cranidos be shiny in Pokemon Survivor?

Yes. One pull in a hundred is a shiny, and wild enemies are shiny one time in 4096.

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