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No. 409 · National Pokédex

Rampardos

ラムパルド · Rampard · Charkos
🪨 Rock
Height
1.6 m
Weight
102.5 kg
Category
Head Butt Pokémon
Generation
Generation 4
Rampardos
🔊 Cry

⚡The Essentials on Rampardos

Type
Rock
Weaknesses
×2 Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel Table
Resistances
×½ Normal, Fire, Poison, Flying
Evolution
Cranidos → Rampardos (Lv. 30)
Shiny
Shiny RampardosAlternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View
Stats
Total 495 · top stat: Attack (165) Detail
In Current Games
Other Names
Charkos in French · ラムパルド, Rampard in Japanese · Rameidon in German All Languages

📋Overview

Rampardos is a Rock-type Pokémon, No. 409 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 4. Category: Head Butt Pokémon. Height: 1.6 m, weight: 102.5 kg.

Rampardos evolves from Cranidos and does not evolve further.

Ability: Mold Breaker. Hidden Ability: Sheer Force. Rampardos is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).

Generation
Generation 4
Diamond / Pearl
National No.
#409
National Pokédex
Category
Head Butt Pokémon
Status
Standard

📊Base Stats

The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.

HP
97
255
Attack
165
255
Defense
60
255
Special Attack
65
255
Special Defense
50
255
Speed
58
255
Total
495
Min HP (Lv. 100)
304
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
398
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently

🛡️Type Effectiveness

Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Rock). See the type chart

Weak (×2) — 5 types
Water
×2
Grass
×2
Fighting
×2
Ground
×2
Steel
×2
Normal (×1) — 9 types
Electric
×1
Ice
×1
Psychic
×1
Bug
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Fairy
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 4 types
Normal
×½
Fire
×½
Poison
×½
Flying
×½

✨Abilities

Ability 1
The Pokémon's moves are unimpeded by the Ability of the target.
Removes any additional effects from the Pokémon's moves, but increases the moves' power.

🌱Rampardos Evolution

🔮Rampardos Forms and Shiny

Rampardos
Standard Form
Rock
Shiny Availability
Shiny Rampardos
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096. With Shiny Charm: 1/1365. Masuda Method: 1/683.

⚔️Rampardos Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.

Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
—
Endeavor
Normal Phys.
100%
—
5
1
Tackle
Normal Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Headbutt
Normal Phys.
100%
70
15
1
Leer
Normal Stat
100%
—
30
1
Pursuit
Dark Phys.
100%
40
20
1
Focus Energy
Normal Stat
—
—
30
9
Bite
Dark Phys.
100%
60
25
10
Rock Smash
Fighting Phys.
100%
40
15
10
Rock Polish
Rock Stat
—
—
20
15
Take Down
Normal Phys.
85%
90
20
15
Rock Slide
Rock Phys.
90%
75
10
19
Scary Face
Normal Stat
100%
—
10
21
Iron Head
Steel Phys.
100%
80
15
24
Assurance
Dark Phys.
100%
60
10
28
Chip Away
Normal Phys.
100%
70
20
28
Swords Dance
Normal Stat
—
—
20
28
Slam
Normal Phys.
75%
80
20
29
Crunch
Dark Phys.
100%
80
15
36
Ancient Power
Rock Spec.
100%
60
5
37
Double-Edge
Normal Phys.
100%
120
15
43
Zen Headbutt
Psychic Phys.
90%
80
15
51
Screech
Normal Stat
85%
—
40
58
Head Smash
Rock Phys.
80%
150
5

🥚Advanced Breeding

Egg Groups
Monster
Gender
♂ 87.5 / ♀ 12.5%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.

🗺️Where to Find Rampardos

Available in 3 games, 3 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.

Natively obtainable: Pokémon Legends: Arceus Scarlet Violet

Generation VIII

🏔️
Pokémon Legends: Arceus 1 encounter
Available ▼
Wild Area (1)
Hisui Region

Generation IX

🔴
Scarlet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)
🟣
Violet 1 encounter
Available ▼
Terarium / Area Zero (1)
Blueberry Academy (Terarium)

🔄Transfer to Pokémon HOME

How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Scarlet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Violet
→ Pokémon HOME HOME (direct)
Note: Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.

🏆Competitive & Meta

PU
Smogon · Gen IX · 2026-09
PartiallyUsed
Usage rate: 1.8% · Position #75

📱Rampardos in Pokémon GO

Rampardos in Pokémon GO
  • 3,298Max CP (Lv. 40)
  • 1,884Perfect CP in Raids
  • 5 kmper Candy as Buddy
  • ✨ Shiny available
  • 🟣 Exists as Shadow
Pokémon GO entry: Rampardos →

📖Pokédex Entries

Description by game, with language selection.

Diamond
“Its powerful head butt has enough power to shatter even the most durable things upon impact.”
Pearl
“Its skull is as hard as iron. It is a brute that tears down jungle trees while catching prey.”
Platinum
“If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.”
HeartGold
“Its skull withstands impacts of any magnitude. As a result, its brain never gets the chance to grow.”
SoulSilver
“Its skull withstands impacts of any magnitude. As a result, its brain never gets the chance to grow.”
Black
“If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.”
White
“If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.”
Black 2
“If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.”
White 2
“If two were to smash their heads together, their foot-thick skulls would keep them from fainting.”
X
“Its skull withstands impacts of any magnitude. As a result, its brain never gets the chance to grow.”
Y
“Its skull is as hard as iron. It is a brute that tears down jungle trees while catching prey.”
Omega Ruby
“Its skull withstands impacts of any magnitude. As a result, its brain never gets the chance to grow.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Its skull is as hard as iron. It is a brute that tears down jungle trees while catching prey.”
Sun
“The result of repeated headbutts is a skull grown thick and hard. However, its brain has shrunk in size compared with Cranidos’s.”
Moon
“Records exist of a revived fossil that evolved into Rampardos. It proceeded to escape and then destroy a skyscraper with a headbutt.”
Ultra Sun
“In ancient times, people would dig up fossils of this Pokémon and use its skull, which is harder than steel, to make helmets.”
Ultra Moon
“This ancient Pokémon used headbutts skillfully. Its brain was really small, so some theories suggest that its stupidity led to its extinction.”
Legends: Arceus
“Very little is known about its biology. Can knock down massive trees by smashing its beautiful, pearl-like crown against them.”

🌍Multilingual Names

🇫🇷 Français
Charkos
🇬🇧 English
Rampardos
🇯🇵 漢字
ラムパルド
🇯🇵 Kana
ラムパルド
🇯🇵 Romaji
Rampard
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Rameidon
🇪🇸 Español
Rampardos
🇮🇹 Italiano
Rampardos
🇰🇷 한국어
램펄드
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
战槌龙
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
戰槌龍
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Coud’Boule
🇬🇧 EN
Head Butt Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
ずつきポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Kopfstoß

🎬Media & Gallery

Official artwork
Dream World
Pokémon HOME
Gen V (animated)
Back sprite
Shiny
Gen I
Gen II
Gen III
Gen IV
Audio Cries

❓Frequently asked questions about Rampardos

What type is Rampardos?

Rampardos is a Rock-type Pokémon.

Can Rampardos still evolve?

Rampardos is the final stage of its evolutionary line: coming from Cranidos, it does not evolve further.

What are Rampardos's weaknesses?

Rampardos is weak to Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground and Steel-type moves (×2 damage).

What is Rampardos's Hidden Ability?

Rampardos's Hidden Ability is Sheer Force. Its regular Ability is Mold Breaker.

Is Rampardos available in Pokémon Champions?

Yes, Rampardos is playable in Pokémon Champions.

Can you get a Shiny Rampardos in Pokémon GO?

Yes, Shiny Rampardos is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry