Competitive Information for Cradily [Diamond/Pearl]
Rock / Grass
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cradily? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Cradily is a pretty decent Rock and Grass-typed Pokemon. Cradily is a pretty regular Pokemon to see in Generation 4. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Cradily is weak to Bug, Fighting, Ice, and Steel-typed attacks.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Curse
- Recover
Special Wall Cradily (Popular/Trending)
Cradily is a remarkable Special Wall. It was designed to take a considerable amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Cradily last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. 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).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Cradily by 50% of its max hp).
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Cradily (Suction Cups)
Cradily is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. This moveset 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 Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Bullet Seed is a physical STAB-boosted 10-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 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).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
- Ancient Power
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
Special Sweeper Cradily (Suction Cups)
Cradily is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cradily's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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 Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ 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)).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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 an extraordinary Physical Tank. It is designed to take a decent 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. power doubles on dig).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cradily? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Seed Bomb / Bullet Seed
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cradily (Suction Cups)
Cradily is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. This moveset 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 Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Seed Bomb is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Bullet Seed is a physical STAB-boosted 10-base power Grass-type move (hits 2-5 times in one turn).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Suction Cups
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA
Moveset:
- Energy Ball / Solar Beam
- Ancient Power
- Sludge Bomb / Acid
- Earth Power / Mud-Slap
Doubles Special Sweeper Cradily (Suction Cups)
Cradily is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Cradily's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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 Suction Cups, Cradily cannot be forced to switch out by another pokemon's attack or item.
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ 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)).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Acid is a special 40-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to lower the foes special defense by 1 stage).
♦ 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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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cradily learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cradily can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP 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
- Curse
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Recover
- Rest
- Rock Slide
- Stealth Rock
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Cradily in Diamond and Pearl
- Careful Nature ( 252/4/0/0/252/0/ )
- Careful Nature ( 248/0/8/0/252/0/ )
- Optimize Cradily's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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