Cranidos counters

Gen 9 350 Cup · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Cranidos
#0408 Cranidos
Rock
USAGE 7.5% #25
ABILITYSheer Force
BASE STATS
HP 67
ATK 125
DEF 40
SPA 30
SPD 30
SPE 58
BST350
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGrassFightingGroundSteel
½×
NormalFirePoisonFlying
Moves
Earthquake 86.6% Rock Slide 71.5% Head Smash 46.4% Thunder Punch 37.9% Fire Punch 33.5% Crunch 29.1% Iron Head 26.4% Tera Blast 19.0%
Items
Choice Scarf 57.8% Choice Band 19.1% Life Orb 18.6% Focus Sash 2.4% Lum Berry 1.8% Assault Vest 0.2% Leftovers 0.0% Wide Lens 0.0%
Abilities
Sheer Force51.1%Mold Breaker48.9%
Tera Types
Rock 44.2% Grass 19.7% Dark 12.4% Ground 10.0% Fire 4.7% Fairy 3.7% Electric 2.0% Dragon 1.0%
Common Teammates
Clefairy41.9%Mienfoo35.7%Zorua-Hisui26.9%Glimmet25.9%Drifloon24.2%Koraidon24.1%Scraggy21.1%Smeargle19.8%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #25 with 7.48% usage. Sorted by reliability score.