Cradily
Cradily is a Rock/Grass-type Pokémon, the Barnacle Pokémon, number 346 (#0346) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 60.4 kg.
Cradily is the Barnacle Pokémon, an ancient Rock and Grass type with short legs that can stretch its neck and tentacles to over three times their normal length to grab prey it is too slow to chase.
How to pronounce Cradily
Cradily is pronounced KRAY-dih-lee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Cradily said out loud:
In Japanese it is ユレイドル (Yuradle).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Cradily is a plant-like echinoderm in green, 1.5 m tall and 60.4 kg, marked in yellow on its head, neck and chest. Eight pink tentacles ring its head like petals. The yellow circles on its head are false eyes, and Bulbapedia says the real ones are hidden in the dark crescent-shaped opening.
Behaviour
According to the Pokédex it roams the sea floor looking for food, and its weighty body acts as an anchor against rough seas. Prey gets wrapped in its eight tentacles and dissolved by a strong digestive fluid before it eats.
Habitat
The Pokédex lists it as a sea Pokémon. In ancient times it came up onto beaches when the tide went out, searching the sand for prey.
Powers
Cradily shares Lileep's Abilities: Suction Cups, which keeps it from being forced out of battle, and Storm Drain, hidden. It learns Giga Drain, Ancient Power and Energy Ball by levelling up, and can be taught Stone Edge, Power Whip and Earthquake by TM. With base Defense 97 and Special Defense 107 it is built to absorb hits, though its Speed is only 43.
Name origin
Cradily may combine 'cradle' and 'lily', and could also involve 'crinoid', 'crag' and 'crazily'. The Japanese name is Yuradle (ユレイドル), which may blend yure ('shaking'), umiyuri ('sea lily') and 'cradle'.
Design inspiration
Like Lileep, Cradily is based on a crinoid, and Bulbapedia notes it may also draw on the sea anemone and the predatory tunicate. Its names and the placement of its tentacles may hint at a baby's mobile.
Evolution notes
Cradily evolves from Lileep at level 40 and does not evolve further.
In the games
Cradily is the evolved form of the revived Root Fossil Pokémon, a role it has held since its debut in Ruby and Sapphire. It can be found in the Sword and Shield Expansion Pass, including Max Lair Dynamax Adventures, but Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Cradily debuted in 'Where's Armaldo?', as a resident of Wales Island. Steven Stone used one against Ash in their Masters Eight Tournament battle in 'Battling as Hard as Stone!', where it beat Gengar before losing to Pikachu.
Fun facts
- Bulbapedia says Cradily and Lileep are the only Rock Pokémon whose body shape is classed as a head and a base.
- Its Special Defense of 107 is the highest of any Grass or Rock type introduced in Generation III.
- A Cradily was among the feuding armies that Sir Aaron calmed in 'Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'.
Base stats
- HP: 86
- Attack: 81
- Defense: 97
- Sp. Atk: 81
- Sp. Def: 107
- Speed: 43
Cradily’s base stat total is 495. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Cradily weak to?
Cradily takes extra damage from Ice (2×), Fighting (2×), Bug (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Normal (½×), Electric (½×).
Evolution
What does Cradily evolve from?
Cradily evolves from Lileep at level 40.
Cradily is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Lileep, Cradily.
Abilities
- Suction Cups: Prevents being forced out of battle by other Pokémon's moves.
- Storm Drain (hidden ability): Redirects single-target Water moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Water moves, raising Special Attack one stage.
Moves
Moves Cradily learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Wrap | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 1 | Astonish | Ghost | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Confuse Ray | Ghost | Status | — |
| 12 | Ingrain | Grass | Status | — |
| 16 | Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 |
| 20 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 24 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 |
| 28 | Amnesia | Psychic | Status | — |
| 32 | Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — |
| 36 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 43 | Stockpile | Normal | Status | — |
| 43 | Spit Up | Normal | Special | — |
| 43 | Swallow | Normal | Status | — |
| 48 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 |
TM moves (37)
Cradily can learn 37 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Solar Beam, Dig, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Giga Drain, Attract, Sandstorm, Sunny Day, Facade, Rock Tomb, Bullet Seed, Mud Shot, Rock Blast, Brine, Round, Bulldoze, Grassy Terrain, Swords Dance, Body Slam, Earthquake, Amnesia, Substitute, Sludge Bomb, Endure, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Energy Ball, Earth Power, Power Whip, Stone Edge, Stealth Rock, Grass Knot, Sludge Wave.
Egg moves (5), which Lileep can hatch knowing:Bind, Curse, Mirror Coat, Recover, Tickle.
Move tutor moves (1): Meteor Beam.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Water 3.
- Egg cycles: 30 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 3,840).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Slow Then Very Fast (600,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Sp. Def effort values.
- Base experience yield: 173.
Pokédex entries
Once Cradily catches prey in its tentacles, it digests them whole and absorbs their nutrients. (Shield)
It has short legs and can't walk very fast, but its neck and tentacles can extend to over three times their usual length to nab distant prey. (Sword)
This carnivorous Pokémon lived in primordial seas. It catches prey in its eight tentacles and dissolves them with digestive fluid as it eats. (Ultra Moon)
Normally, it lived on shallow sea shoals. When the tide went out, this Pokémon came up on land to search for prey. (Ultra Sun)
Cradily's body serves as an anchor, preventing it from being washed away in rough seas. This Pokémon secretes a strong digestive fluid from its tentacles. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)
Cradily roams around the ocean floor in search of food. This Pokémon freely extends its tree trunk-like neck and captures unwary prey using its eight tentacles. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ユレイドル |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Yuradle |
| French | Vacilys |
| German | Wielie |
| Spanish | Cradily |
| Italian | Cradily |
| Korean | 릴리요 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 摇篮百合 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 搖籃百合 |
Trivia
- Highest Defense among Grass types in Gen 3: 97.
- Highest Sp. Def among Grass types in Gen 3: 107.
- Highest Sp. Def among Rock types in Gen 3: 107.
- Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
- Heavier than 72% of all Pokémon (60.4 kg).
- Base stat total 495, ranked #317 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #91 of 1,025.
- One of 2 Pokémon that are both Rock and Grass.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 95 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
- Part of an evolution family of 2 Pokémon.
- Can learn 55 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 10 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Cradily (Pokémon), Serebii: Cradily (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (KRAY-dih-lee): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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