Pokémon · Platinum
Cranidos
Platinum · #46 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.89
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 46 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Skull Fossil
- Evolves to
- Rampardos
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 408
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Cranidos plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Knock Over) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Skull Fossil; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Cranidos
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.51 copies on average · 61 decks
- Match win rate
- 29.3%
- -17.9 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Rampardos ex
in 100% of decks · 62 seen
Antique Skull Fossil
in 100% of decks · 62 seen
Shieldon
in 87% of decks · 54 seen
Fossil Quarry
in 100% of decks · 62 seen
Antique Armor Fossil
in 87% of decks · 54 seen
Bastiodon
in 87% of decks · 54 seen
Cinderace
in 79% of decks · 49 seen
Magnetic Metal Energy
in 84% of decks · 52 seen
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Cranidos?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A lifelong jungle dweller from 100 million years ago, it would snap obstructing trees with head butts."
FRock Smash — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
FCKnock Over — 40
You may discard any Stadium card in play.
Weakness:G+20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
This printing of Cranidos has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Cranidos — Pitch Black
Played in 61 recent decks
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.40 | $0.67 | $14.82 | $0.89 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.24 | $4.62 | $53.90 | $4.79 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.30 |
| 7-day average | €0.25 |
| 30-day average | €0.54 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.62 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.94 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.94 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.85 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.14 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Cranidos is real?
Cranidos is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Cranidos worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Cranidos is $0.89; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Cranidos from?
Cranidos is from the Pokémon set "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Cranidos?
Cranidos is a Uncommon card in the Platinum set.
Other Cranidos printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
