Rampardos

#409 (Sinnoh)

#410 Shieldon ›

Pokémon type

Rock

Boosted in Partly Cloudy weather

Rampardos weaknesses

Rampardos is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Rampardos is resistant to Normal, Flying, Poison and Fire-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Rampardos

The best moves for Rampardos are Smack Down and Rock Slide when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Smack Down

15.6DPS

Rock Slide

36DPS

Defending

Smack Down

15.6DPS

Outrage

27.5DPS

Trainer Battles

Smack Down

2.7EPT

Rock Slide

2DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Cranidos family. Rampardos evolves from Cranidos for 50 Candy.

Cranidos

Rampardos

Game images

Rampardos, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Rampardos is a Rock Pokémon which evolves from Cranidos. It is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves. Rampardos's best moveset is Smack Down & Rock Slide and it has a Max CP of 3,728.

About

"This ancient Pokémon used headbutts skillfully. Its brain was really small, so some theories suggest that its stupidity led to its extinction."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Smack Down	13	7	15.6
Zen Headbutt	11	9	11

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Outrage	110	2	2.2
Rock Slide	75	2	1.8
Flamethrower	65	2	1.3
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Smack Down	11	3	4.4	2.7
Zen Headbutt	8	3	2.7	2

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Rock Slide	75	45	2
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Outrage	110	60	1.83
Flamethrower	90	55	1.64
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	14.6	100%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	13.9	95%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	13.6	93%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	13.4	92%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	13.2	90%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	12.5	86%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	11.8	81%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11.2	77%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	11.1	76%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8	55%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	5.6	100%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	5.4	96%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Outrage 27.5 DPS	5.3	93%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Rock Slide 36 DPS	5	89%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	4.9	87%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Flamethrower 32.5 DPS	4.3	76%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.2	74%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.5	61%
Smack Down 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.3	58%
Zen Headbutt 11 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.4	43%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	18	9.7	100%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	27	9.4	96%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Outrage 1.83 DPE	24	9.3	95%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Flamethrower 1.64 DPE	21	8.8	90%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Rock Slide 2 DPE	24	6.7	69%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	36	6.4	66%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Outrage 1.83 DPE	30	6.3	65%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Flamethrower 1.64 DPE	30	5.9	61%
Smack Down 2.7 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	27	4.8	49%
Zen Headbutt 2 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	36	3	30%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Rampardos?

Rampardos is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

0.32
2
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.32
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.34
4
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.36
5
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.38
6
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.4
7
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.41
8
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.42
9
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.42
10
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.43

The best counter to Rampardos is Crowned Shield Zamazenta with Metal Claw and Behemoth Bash, followed by Crowned Sword Zacian, Dusk Mane Necrozma and Keldeo (Resolute Form). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

The top Rampardos counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Rampardos's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		295
Defense		109
Stamina		219

Max HP

Level 40	184
Level 50	196

Average size

Height	1.6 m
Weight	102.5 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	75,000
Candy	75

Purification cost

Stardust	5,000
Candy	5

Other

Buddy walk distance

5 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,413
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,884
Level 30 Max wild	2,827
Level 40	3,298
Level 50	3,728

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,355
Level 35 (wild)	3,062