Is Rampardos Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
AbilityMold Breaker ignores abilities on the opponent. Rampardos hits harder physically than almost anything else available in Sinnoh. Glass cannon: massive Attack with paper-thin defenses. Handles Candice, Flint, and Aaron through raw power. One hit from Rampardos usually ends the fight.
Cranidos has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Cranidos trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Maylene's team hits Cranidos's weaknesses hard.
Cranidos trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Rampardos has the type edge here and should clean up Fantina'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 Oreburgh Mining Museum. Skull Fossil is found in the Underground (Diamond only)
- After Gardenia
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- LV 28RockAncient Power90100%5
- After Crasher Wake
- TM35FireFlamethrower90100%15
- After Byron
- TM80RockRock Slide11390%10
- TM69RockRock Polish—100%20
- LV 43RockHead Smash22580%5
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone Edge15080%5
Your Cranidos should hit Level 30 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
- After Roark
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Gardenia
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM38FireFire Blast11085%5
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
- After Crasher Wake
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- After Byron
- TM80RockRock Slide11390%10
- After Volkner
- TM71RockStone Edge15080%5
- LV 52RockHead Smash22580%5
How to Get Rampardos in Diamond & Pearl
You're catching Cranidos first, not Rampardos. Cranidos appears at solid rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Rampardos in DP
Step 1Catch CranidosOreburgh City - Mining MuseumLv.20Gift from NPCRate 100%Revive 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
 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% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Donphan builds →Earthquake 2x119-140%KO Rock Smash 2x33-39% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Sandslash builds →Focus Punch 2x101-120%KO Earthquake 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x97-115%KO Brick Break 2x49-58% Steel Wing 2x46-54% | ||
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x188-221%KO Solar Beam 2x95-112%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x180-213%KO Earthquake 2x80-95% | ||
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x157-185%KO Earthquake 2x71-84% | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x152-179%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x180-213%KO Solar Beam 2x90-106%KO | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x176-208%KO Earthquake 2x79-93% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x152-180%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Torterra builds →Wood Hammer 2x126-149%KO Earthquake 2x104-123%KO Rock Smash 2x29-35% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x152-180%KO Solar Beam 2x92-109%KO Earthquake 2x68-80% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x182-214%KO Solar Beam 2x88-104%KO Iron Tail 2x81-96% | ||
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% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x151-179%KO Solar Beam 2x91-107%KO Earthquake 2x67-79% Iron Tail 2x67-79% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x146-172%KO Earthquake 2x66-78% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x178-210%KO Seed Bomb 2x96-113%KO Iron Tail 2x80-95% | ||
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 (Lake Verity 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% | ||
Machoke Fighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Machoke builds →Focus Punch 2x145-171%KO Earthquake 2x65-77% | ||
Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Breloom builds →Focus Punch 2x183-215%KO Seed Bomb 2x98-116%KO Iron Tail 2x82-96% | ||
Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Heracross builds →Focus Punch 2x177-208%KO Earthquake 2x78-93% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Toxicroak builds →Focus Punch 2x155-183%KO Earthquake 2x69-82% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Infernape builds →Focus Punch 2x152-179%KO Solar Beam 2x93-110%KO Earthquake 2x67-80% Iron Tail 2x67-80% | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Exeggutor builds →Leaf Storm 2x189-222%KO | ||
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% | ||
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Rampardos View Hariyama builds →Focus Punch 2x172-203%KO Earthquake 2x76-90% Surf 2x36-42% | ||
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 (Lake Verity 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 Diamond & Pearl, 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.
DP Rampardos Best Moveset
165 Attack is the highest of any non-legendary Pokemon, and AbilityMold Breaker ignores abilities like AbilitySturdy and AbilityLevitate when hitting. The moveset demolishes anything it touches physically. 58 Speed and paper defenses at 50-60 mean Rampardos either KOs 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
Its powerful head butt has enough power to shatter even the most durable things upon impact.
Its skull is as hard as iron. It is a brute that tears down jungle trees while catching prey.
Rampardos Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl, 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