Shadow Cranidos

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

Its hard skull is its distinguishing feature. It snapped trees by headbutting them, and then it fed on their ripe berries.

Dex No

#408

Shadow Cranidos Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Cranidos is a Rock type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Rock Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	160%
Ground	160%
Steel	160%
Water	160%
Grass	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Normal	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Fire	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Cranidos in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Cranidos.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Zen Headbutt	Ancient Power	34.91	378.13
Zen Headbutt	Rock Tomb	37.16	362.45
Zen Headbutt	Bulldoze	33.77	338.47
Take Down	Ancient Power	30.67	325.81
Take Down	Rock Tomb	32.92	289.20
Take Down	Bulldoze	29.53	275.68

All Moves for Shadow Cranidos

Below are all the moves that Shadow Cranidos can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Rock Tomb	Charged	70	26.25	3200ms	-50
Ancient Power	Charged	70	24	3500ms	-33
Bulldoze	Charged	80	22.86	3500ms	-50
Zen Headbutt	Quick	12	10.91	1100ms	10
Take Down	Quick	8	6.67	1200ms	10

Shadow Cranidos Evolution

Cranidos

Requires
50x Candy

Rampardos

Best Shadow Cranidos Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Cranidos Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Cranidos in a raid.