Is Rampardos Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Cranidos evolves at level 30. AbilityMold Breaker bypasses Levitate and Sturdy. The Attack stat is absurd. Handles Candice, Aaron, and Volkner through raw power. Paper-thin defenses mean Rampardos hits once and hopes that's enough.
Cranidos has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Cranidos trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Cranidos has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina's team.
Maylene's team hits Rampardos's weaknesses hard.
Rampardos trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Rampardos trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Rampardos has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Rampardos has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Rampardos has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Rampardos trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Rampardos has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Rampardos trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Rampardos trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Cranidos can be revived from a fossil obtained on Oreburgh City. Revive Skull Fossil. Revive from Skull Fossil at the Mining Museum in Oreburgh City. Skull Fossil found in The Underground.
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Fantina
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- LV 28RockAncient Power90100%5
- After Byron
- TM80RockRock Slide11390%10
- TM69RockRock Polish—100%20
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- LV 43RockHead Smash22580%5
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone Edge15080%5
Your Cranidos should hit Level 30 before you reach Maylene, at typical leveling pace.
- From Start
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Fantina
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- After Maylene
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- After Byron
- TM80RockRock Slide11390%10
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone Edge15080%5
- LV 52RockHead Smash22580%5
How to Get Rampardos in Platinum
No wild encounters for Rampardos. The 2-stage line runs through Cranidos, which you can catch but it's a rare spawn from the locations below. Evolve at level 30 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Rampardos in Pt
Step 1Catch CranidosOreburgh City - Mining MuseumLv.20Gift from NPCLimitedRevive Skull Fossil
Step 2Rampardos ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Rampardos egg.
Rampardos Weakness
Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, and Steel moves hit Rampardos for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. 5 weaknesses means you'll want teammates that can handle the coverage gaps.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Rampardos Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Rampardos
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Psyduck Water | D | |
Obtain MethodCelestic Town Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Psyduck builds →Focus Punch 2x62-73% Water Gun 2x36-44% | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Turtwig Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Turtwig builds →Razor Leaf 2x45-55% Rock Smash 2x24-29% | ||
 Piplup Water | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Piplup builds →Brick Break 2x33-40% Bubble 2x22-27% | ||
 Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x176-207%KO Earthquake 2x79-94% Leaf Blade 2x72-85% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x176-207%KO Earthquake 2x79-94% | ||
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x149-176%KO Earthquake 2x66-79% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x99-117%KO Earthquake 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x180-213%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% Leaf Blade 2x73-86% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x180-213%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x152-179%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% | ||
Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x101-120%KO Earthquake 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x180-213%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% Leaf Blade 2x73-86% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x180-213%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x152-179%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% | ||
Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x101-120%KO Earthquake 2x102-121%KO | ||
Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x176-207%KO Earthquake 2x79-93% Leaf Blade 2x71-84% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x176-207%KO Earthquake 2x79-93% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x154-181%KO Earthquake 2x68-81% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x127-150%KO Earthquake 2x107-126%KO Rock Smash 2x29-35% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x146-172%KO Earthquake 2x66-78% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x173-203%KO Earthquake 2x77-92% Leaf Blade 2x70-82% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x173-203%KO Earthquake 2x77-92% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x150-177%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x148-175%KO Solar Beam 2x89-105%KO Earthquake 2x66-78% Iron Tail 2x66-78% | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Rhydon builds →Focus Punch 2x118-140%KO Earthquake 2x120-142%KO Iron Tail 2x80-95% Surf 2x38-45% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x179-211%KO Earthquake 2x80-94% Leaf Blade 2x72-85% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x179-211%KO Earthquake 2x80-94% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x155-183%KO Earthquake 2x70-83% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x154-181%KO Solar Beam 2x94-110%KO Earthquake 2x69-81% Iron Tail 2x69-81% | ||
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Garchomp builds →Earthquake 2x124-147%KO Iron Tail 2x83-98% Brick Break 2x62-73% Surf 2x60-71% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x185-218%KO Seed Bomb 2x99-116%KO Iron Tail 2x82-97% | ||
Gallade PsychicFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Gallade builds →Focus Punch 2x178-210%KO Earthquake 2x79-94% Leaf Blade 2x72-84% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x178-210%KO Earthquake 2x79-94% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x156-184%KO Earthquake 2x69-82% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 201 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x153-180%KO Solar Beam 2x94-111%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% Iron Tail 2x68-80% | ||
In Platinum, Lucario threatens a KO with Close Combat (225-265%). Metagross's Earthquake also KOs at 112-131%.
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureAdamant Moves View Breloom builds →
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 Lucario FightingSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Lucario builds →Close Combat 2x225-265%KO Extreme Speed25-29% Bullet Punch 2x76-90% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x112-131%KO Explosion69-81% | ||
Rampardos Evolutions
Evolved from Cranidos. Rampardos is the final form in this two-stage line. Plenty of partners for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are slow to hatch. Attack grew the most through evolution (+40 over Cranidos), and Rampardos peaks at 495 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Rampardos to get Cranidos eggs using 63 partners from the Monster egg group. Notable egg moves include Crunch, Double-Edge, Hammer Arm and 5 more.
Pt Rampardos Best Moveset
58 Speed and 50-65 defenses are the cost of 165 Attack. The moveset demolishes anything it hits first, but AbilityMold Breaker ignoring abilities can't fix the fact that faster threats act before Rampardos. Either it knocks something out or goes down trying.
Best Build
Rampardos best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Earthquake
- Fire Punch
- Head Smash
- Thunder Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Coverage runs deep. Rampardos can hit 11 types beyond STAB, including Normal and Dark. The offense anchors on Head Smash and Stone Edge while TMs handle everything else.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.
Rampardos Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Sheer Force changes the entire equation for Rampardos. The 495 BST doesn't tell the full story. Ranked B-Tier as a cannon. Earthquake with Choice Scarf is the standard set.
Mold Breaker is what you want on Rampardos. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind.
At base 58 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Rampardos is a physical attacker with base 165 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two. Best used as a cannon.
In Platinum, run Earthquake, Firepunch, Head Smash, and Thunderpunch on Rampardos. Earthquake is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the cannon role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Available in 12 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Rampardos spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through wild encounters in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves