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Kranidos

Nuit Noire / #044/84

Kranidos

Printed language: French · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Nuit Noire
Rarity (source)
Commune
Illustrator
Hideki Ishikawa
Source reference
me05-044

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Cranidos roamed jungles about a hundred million years ago. Its iron-hard skull helped it knock down opponents or break trees blocking its path. It could then eat their ripe Berries. Individuals also clashed heads with one another; in Hisui, the impact of these duels rang like a bell. The Pokédex portrays a prehistoric animal whose forehead was a weapon, a feeding tool, and a means of confrontation among its own kind.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Moon notes that fossilized trunks broken in two appear in the same layers as Cranidos fossils. Pokémon Sun describes its headbutts against Aerodactyl. Pokémon Legends: Arceus compares the sound of its duels with a bell.

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Card details

HP
100
Type (source)
Combat
Stage (source)
Niveau 1
Evolves from (printed name)
Fossile Crâne Ancien
Pokédex number
408
Regulation mark
J
Retreat cost
2 Energy
Weakness (source)
Plante ×2

Printed card text — French

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Recul

Cost: Combat · Combat

Damage: 70

Envoyez le Pokémon Actif de votre adversaire sur le Banc. (Votre adversaire choisit le nouveau Pokémon Actif.)

Documented variants

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  • Normal
  • Reverse
  • Normal · Standard
  • Reverse · Standard

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