Cranidos - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Cranidos can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Cranidos artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Cranidos learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
6	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
10	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
15	Take Down	Normal	90	85
19	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
24	Assurance	Dark	60	100
28	Chip Away	Normal	70	100
33	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
37	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
42	Screech	Normal	—	85
46	Head Smash	Rock	150	80

Egg moves

Cranidos learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Leer	Normal	—	100
Slam	Normal	80	75
Stomp	Normal	65	100
Thrash	Normal	120	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Cranidos is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Cranidos can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Cranidos learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
6	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
10	Pursuit	Dark	40	100
15	Take Down	Normal	90	85
19	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
24	Assurance	Dark	60	100
28	Chip Away	Normal	70	100
33	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
37	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
42	Screech	Normal	—	85
46	Head Smash	Rock	150	80

Egg moves

Cranidos learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Crunch	Dark	80	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Leer	Normal	—	100
Slam	Normal	80	75
Stomp	Normal	65	100
Thrash	Normal	120	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Cranidos can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Endeavor	Normal	—	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Iron Head	Steel	80	100
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Snore	Normal	50	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Cranidos is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
69	Rock Polish	Rock	—	—
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Cranidos can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Cranidos does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Cranidos cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Cranidos egg move parents

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Cranidos

Cranidos's egg groups: Monster

The egg moves for Cranidos are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Cranidos with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Cranidos with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Crunch

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Snorlax Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Exploud Turtwig Grotle Torterra Garchomp Druddigon Tyrunt Tyrantrum Avalugg
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Rhyhorn Rhydon Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Cranidos Rampardos Rhyperior
Evolution	Exploud Garchomp

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Slowbro Slowking Turtwig Grotle Torterra Bergmite Avalugg
Breeding	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Cubone Marowak Alolan Marowak Lickitung Rhyhorn Rhydon Lapras Snorlax Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Aron Lairon Aggron Tropius Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon Lickilicky Rhyperior Tyrunt Tyrantrum
Generation 2 TM	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos

Double-Edge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Cubone Marowak Aron Lairon Aggron Bergmite Avalugg
Breeding	Snorlax Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Turtwig Grotle Torterra Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon Gible Gabite Garchomp Snover Abomasnow
Pre-evolution Level up	Alolan Marowak
Generation 3 Move tutor	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Slowpoke Slowbro Lickitung Rhyhorn Rhydon Lapras Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Slowking Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Whismur Loudred Exploud Tropius

Hammer Arm

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rhydon Swampert Rhyperior
Breeding	Lickitung Whismur Loudred Exploud Cranidos Rampardos Lickilicky
Evolution	Rhydon
Pre-evolution Evolution	Rhyperior

Iron Head

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aron Lairon Aggron Shieldon Bastiodon
Breeding	Cubone Marowak Alolan Marowak Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Aron Lairon Aggron Cranidos Rampardos Gible Gabite Garchomp
Move tutor	Cubone Marowak Alolan Marowak Lapras Snorlax Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Aron Lairon Aggron Torterra Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon Gible Gabite Garchomp Rhyperior Druddigon Tyrunt Tyrantrum Amaura Aurorus Avalugg Turtonator

Iron Tail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Aron Lairon Aggron
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Rhyhorn Rhydon Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Cranidos Rampardos Gible Gabite Garchomp Rhyperior Axew Fraxure Haxorus Druddigon
Move tutor	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Slowpoke Slowbro Cubone Marowak Alolan Marowak Lickitung Rhyhorn Rhydon Lapras Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Slowking Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Aron Lairon Aggron Turtwig Grotle Torterra Cranidos Rampardos Shieldon Bastiodon Gible Gabite Garchomp Snover Abomasnow Lickilicky Rhyperior Axew Fraxure Haxorus Druddigon Helioptile Heliolisk Tyrunt Tyrantrum Amaura Aurorus Salandit Turtonator

Leer

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Cubone Marowak Alolan Marowak Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Tropius Cranidos Rampardos Snover Abomasnow Axew Fraxure Haxorus Druddigon
Breeding	Cranidos Rampardos
Pre-evolution Level up	Nidoking
Generation 1 Level up	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Rhyhorn Rhydon

Slam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lickitung Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Lickilicky
Breeding	Tropius Cranidos Rampardos

Stomp

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lickitung Rhyhorn Rhydon Whismur Loudred Exploud Tropius Lickilicky Rhyperior Tyrunt Tyrantrum
Breeding	Slowpoke Slowbro Slowking Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Aron Lairon Aggron Cranidos Rampardos Snover Abomasnow

Thrash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Nidoking Cubone Marowak Alolan Marowak Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Tyrunt Tyrantrum
Breeding	Lickitung Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Turtwig Grotle Torterra Cranidos Rampardos Gible Gabite Garchomp Lickilicky
Generation 2	Rhyhorn Rhydon

Whirlwind

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Tropius
Breeding	Snorlax Whismur Loudred Exploud Cranidos Rampardos