Competitive Information for Cradily [Black/White]
Rock / Grass
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Storm Drain ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cradily? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Cradily is a wonderful Rock and Grass-typed Pokemon. It's usual to find yourself dealing with Cradily when battling in the 5th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Cradily is weak to Bug, Fighting, Ice, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide / Smack Down
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
Physical Sweeper Cradily (Storm Drain)
Cradily is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Cradily's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Bullet Seed is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Smack Down is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move (removes the target's ground immunity).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb / Miracle Seed
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Ancient Power
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Cradily (Storm Drain)
Cradily is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Cradily's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Cradily recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
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Item: Choice Specs
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 224 Hp / 224 Atk / 60 SpD
Moveset:
- Stealth Rock
- Rock Slide / Curse
- Toxic
- Earthquake
Cradily Physical Tank (Lock Stock & Roll)
Cradily is a spectacular Physical Tank. It's primary goal is to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cradily's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 236 Hp / 32 Atk / 240 Def
Moveset:
- Stockpile
- Rock Slide
- Recover
- Swords Dance
Cradily Physical Wall (My Little Plant Of Horror)
Cradily is pretty popular Physical Wall. This moveset attempts to take a good amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cradily last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Cradily by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Cradily's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cradily? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Hard Stone
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Rock Slide / Smack Down
- Earthquake / Bulldoze
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cradily (Storm Drain)
Cradily is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Cradily's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Smack Down is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Rock-type move (removes the target's ground immunity).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Bulldoze is a physical 60-base power Ground-type move (100% chance lower adjacent pkmn speed by 1 stage).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Bullet Seed is a physical STAB-boosted 25-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Life Orb / Poison Barb
Ability: Storm Drain
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Energy Ball / Giga Drain
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
- Ancient Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Cradily (Storm Drain)
Cradily is a notable Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Cradily's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Storm Drain, Cradily draws water moves to itself to raise sp. atk by 1; water immunity.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Cradily recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
♦ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Mud-Slap is a special 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Ancient Power is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Rock-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cradily learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cradily can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Cradily
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Cradily's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Barrier
- Curse
- Rock Polish
- Stockpile
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Cradily
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cradily in Black and White
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