Cranidos - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Cranidos can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

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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In other generations
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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Cranidos learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
6	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
10	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
15	Take Down	Normal	90	85
19	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
24	Assurance	Dark	60	100
28	Slam	Normal	80	75
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 or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
Stomp	Normal	65	100
Thrash	Normal	120	100
Whirlwind	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Cranidos is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
05	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
28	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
36	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
43	Fling	Dark	—	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
59	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
67	Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
68	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
76	Rock Blast	Rock	25	90
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
86	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
99	Iron Head	Steel	80	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
108	Crunch	Dark	80	100
115	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
116	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
125	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
133	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
135	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
141	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
143	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
149	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
150	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
166	Thunder	Electric	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
172	Roar	Normal	—	—
179	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
191	Uproar	Normal	90	100
204	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
205	Endeavor	Normal	—	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—
226	Dragon Cheer	Dragon	—	∞

Cranidos egg move parents

In other generations
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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.

Hammer Arm

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Snorlax Rhyperior
Breeding	Cranidos
Evolution	Rhydon
Reminder	Swampert
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Hammer Arm

Stomp

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Rhyhorn Rhydon Tropius Rhyperior
Breeding	Slowpoke Galarian Slowpoke Slowbro Galarian Slowbro Slowking Galarian Slowking Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Cranidos Snover Abomasnow
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Stomp