Cranidos

Cranidos in the anime

Cranidos debuted under the ownership of Roark in Shapes of Things to Come!, and later evolved into Rampardos in Wild in the Streets! after becoming trapped in Meowth's net during a Team Rocket attack.

Cranidos's cards across generations

Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated both its Mysterious Treasures Uncommon and its DP Black Star promo. Platinum and Ultra Prism both used Kouki Saitou artwork, while Astral Radiance brought a Hataya illustration. It reached the Mega Evolution era with a Common in Pitch Black illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa.

Cards to know

• Cranidos (Mysterious Treasures #43)

  Mysterious Treasures' Uncommon, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

• Cranidos (Ultra Prism #64)

  Ultra Prism's Uncommon, illustrated by Kouki Saitou.

• Cranidos (Astral Radiance #076)

  Astral Radiance's Uncommon, illustrated by Hataya.

• Cranidos (Pitch Black #044)

  Pitch Black's Common, illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa, in the Mega Evolution era.