Cradily (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
← #0345: Lileep	Pokémon	#0347: Anorith →

Cradily Barnacle Pokémon ユレイドル Yuradle #0346 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Rock Grass Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Suction Cups Cacophony Cacophony Storm Drain Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Water 3 Hatch time 30 cycles
Height 4'11" 1.5 m Cradily 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 133.2 lbs. 60.4 kg Cradily 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 201 Gen. III 199 IV 173 V+	Leveling rate Erratic
EV yield Total: 2 Cradily 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Green	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Cradily (Japanese: ユレイドル Yuradle) is a dual-type Rock/Grass Fossil Pokémon introduced in Generation III.

It evolves from Lileep starting at level 40, after it is revived from a Root Fossil.

Biology

Cradily is a green, plantlike Pokémon with various yellow markings on its head, neck, and torso. There are circular, yellow eyespots on its head. However, its true eyes are concealed inside the dark, crescent opening on its head. Surrounding its head at the base are eight pink tentacles, which somewhat resemble flower petals. Its long, flexible neck has yellow bands in the center, and it can be extended to assist in capturing prey. Its body is short and squat with four stubby growths and a yellow, oval, target-like pattern on the chest.

Cradily's heavy body acts as an anchor, preventing it from getting washed away by rough ocean currents. In ancient times, it built its nest in the shallows of warm seas. When the tide went out, it came up on land to search for prey. However, Cradily cannot move very fast due to its short legs. Instead, Cradily can extend its neck and tentacles by three times its usual length. It then uses its tentacles to capture them and melts them with strong digestive acidic fluid secreted by the tentacles.

In the anime

Cradily in the anime

Major appearances

Cradily debuted in Where's Armaldo? as a resident of Wales Island. It was first spotted by Max when he was out collecting firewood, but the others didn't believe him. Cradily was later found by Annie Proctor and taken back to the lab.

In Dealing With Defensive Types!, a Cradily sent Team Rocket blasting off from the Canalave Gym with Energy Ball.

In Battling as Hard as Stone!, Steven used his Cradily in his Masters Eight Tournament match against Ash. It battled and defeated Gengar before losing to Pikachu.

Minor appearances

In Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, a Cradily was a part of the feuding armies that were eventually placated by Sir Aaron in the past. Another was living in the Tree of Beginning.

A Cradily appeared in a fantasy in A Gruff Act to Follow!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG102 Cradily May's Pokédex Cradily, the Barnacle Pokémon. Cradily is believed to be able to extend its tree branch-like neck and catch prey with its tentacles.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry JN118 Cradily Goh's Rotom Phone Cradily, the Barnacle Pokémon. A Rock and Grass type. After grabbing food with its tentacles, it gains nutrients by digesting the food whole.

In the manga

Cradily in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X, Roxanne owns a Cradily, with which she battled Courtney and almost won until the Magma Admin took three men hostage.

In The Final Battle IV, a Cradily helped Emerald with his disabilities.

A Cradily is used by the Advanced level Grunt of Team Galactic. It was used in an attempt to stop Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum from releasing the lake guardians from captivity. It first appeared in High-tailing It from Haunter.

In the TCG

Main article: Cradily (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Cradily is a member of Team Constrictor.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Hoenn #134 Kanto #— Ruby 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. Sapphire 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. Emerald It drags its heavy body along the seafloor. It makes its nest in the shallows of warm seas. Cradily can be seen on beaches when the tide goes out. FireRed It ensnares prey with its eight tentacles. It then melts the prey with a strong acid before feeding. LeafGreen
Generation IV Sinnoh #— Johto #— Diamond It lives in the shallows of warm seas. When the tide goes out, it digs up its prey from the beaches. Pearl Platinum HeartGold It lives in warm seas. Its heavy body weighs it down so it won't get washed away in rough weather. SoulSilver
Generation V Unova #— Black It lives in the shallows of warm seas. When the tide goes out, it digs up its prey from the beaches. White Black 2 It lives in the shallows of warm seas. When the tide goes out, it digs up its prey from the beaches. White 2
Generation VI Kalos #— Hoenn #139 X It lives in the shallows of warm seas. When the tide goes out, it digs up prey from beaches. Y It ensnares prey with its eight tentacles. It then melts the prey with a strong acid before feeding. Omega Ruby 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. Alpha Sapphire 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.
Generation VII Alola USUM: #232 Kanto #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Sun, Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!‎. Ultra Sun Normally, it lived on shallow sea shoals. When the tide went out, this Pokémon came up on land to search for prey. Ultra Moon This carnivorous Pokémon lived in primordial seas. It catches prey in its eight tentacles and dissolves them with digestive fluid as it eats.
Generation VIII Galar Crown Tundra #184 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Legends: Arceus. Sword 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. Shield Once Cradily catches prey in its tentacles, it digests them whole and absorbs their nutrients. Brilliant Diamond It lives in the shallows of warm seas. When the tide goes out, it digs up prey from beaches. Shining Pearl
Generation IX Paldea #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation IX.

File:Pokedex Image Cradily USUM.png

Cradily in the Alola PokédexUSUM

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Evolve Lileep Emerald Evolve Lileep FireRed LeafGreen Trade Colosseum Trade XD Trade
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Evolve Lileep Platinum Evolve Lileep HeartGold Trade SoulSilver Evolve Lileep Pal Park Sea
Generation V Black White Evolve Lileep Black 2 White 2 Evolve Lileep
Generation VI X Evolve Lileep Y Trade Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Evolve Lileep
Generation VII Sun Moon Trade Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Evolve Lileep Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Shield TradeVersion 1.3.0+ Expansion Pass Slippery Slope (Max Raid Battle) Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Evolve Lileep Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Unobtainable

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Pinball: R&S Evolve Lileep Trozei! Endless Level 57, Forever Level 7, Pair Trozei, Mr. Who's Den MD Red MD Blue Silver Trench (90F-98F)
Generation IV MD Time MD Darkness Miracle Sea (B1F-B18F, Deep Miracle Sea B1F-B4F) MD Sky Miracle Sea (B1F-B18F, Deep Miracle Sea B1F-B4F)
Generation V Rumble Blast Beach: Sunny Seashore Rumble U Entranceway: The Hidden Basement
Generation VI Battle Trozei Safari Jungle: Stage 2Th Shuffle Event: Cradily Appears Event: Great Daily Pokémon (Second release) Rumble World Sapphire Sea: Sea of Origin (Center Boss, Back, Special)
Generation VII Rumble Rush Jirachi Sea, Buzzwole Sea, Rayquaza Sea, Jirachi SeaFinal, Buzzwole SeaFinal
Generation VIII New Snap Lental Seafloor

In events

Games	Event	Region	Location	Level	Distribution period
RS	Pokémon Center New York Campaign 5 Cradily	English	United States	40	August 14 to 20, 2004

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Sword	Shield	Big Root (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 86		146 - 193	282 - 376
Attack: 81		77 - 146	150 - 287
Defense: 97		91 - 163	179 - 322
Sp. Atk: 81		77 - 146	150 - 287
Sp. Def: 107		100 - 174	197 - 344
Speed: 43		43 - 104	81 - 203
Total: 495	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 1/1 ★	Power 4/4 ★★★★
Skill 2/3 ★★☆	Stamina 5/5 ★★★★★
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 14/15 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 2× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass 1× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Storm Drain, the effectiveness of  Water-type  moves is 0×.

Learnset

Generation IX Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII - IX
This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation IX. Click on the generation numbers above to see Cradily's learnsets from other generations.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -30% Friend Area: Deep-Sea Floor Phrases 51%-100% HP Don't get dizzy looking at the patterns on my body! 26%-50% HP I think I've lost around half my HP. 1%-25% HP I can't keep going... Even waving my tentacles is too much... Level up I did it! I leveled up! My digestive tract's working great, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -4.5% IQ group: F
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.1 seconds Base HP: 57 Base Attack: 78 Base Defense: 60 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Rock Attack Power: ★★★★★			Pokémon Shuffle Rock Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #659 Eject+ Sometimes removes three non-Support Pokémon icons.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 200 Base Attack: 152 Base Defense: 194 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Acid, Infestation, Bullet Seed* Charged Attacks: Grass Knot, Bulldoze, Stone Edge, Frustration, Return
New Pokémon Snap Photodex entry #111 Cradily’s body is so heavy, even rough seas can’t wash it away. It can’t move very fast, so it hides among seaweed and reaches out with its tentacles to catch prey.

Evolution

Unevolved Lileep  Rock  Grass

Level 40 →

First Evolution Cradily  Rock  Grass

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield File:Spr 8s 346.png File:Spr 8s 346 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Cradily images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Cradily is the only Pokémon with Pokéathlon stats where each one is a different level.
• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Cradily and its pre-evolved form.
  • Furthermore, Cradily and its pre-evolved form consist of the two types with the most weaknesses, Grass and Rock, but they have only four weaknesses.
• Cradily and its pre-evolved form are the only Grass-type Pokémon that belong in the Water 3 Egg Group.
• Prior to Generation VIII, the Lileep family had only been obtainable with their Hidden Ability in the Pokémon Dream World. Due to the closure of the Pokémon Global Link, the Lileep family could no longer be obtained with their Hidden Ability except through breeding. The Lileep family's Hidden Ability can currently be obtained via Max Raid Battles or the Ability Patch.

Origin

Cradily may be based on crinoids (also known as sea lilies), extant marine animals. Crinoid fossils are particularly abundant, possibly inspiring Cradily's status as a fossil Pokémon. Its tentacles may be based on those of the sea anemone. It also bears resemblance to the predatory tunicate.

Name origin

Cradily may be a combination of cradle and lily. It may also involve crinoid, crag, and crazily.

Yuradle may be a combination of 百合 yuri (lily), 揺り籠 yurikago (cradle), and cradle.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ユレイドル Yuradle From 百合 yuri, 揺り籠 yurikago, and cradle French Vacilys From vaciller and lys Spanish Cradily Same as English name German Wielie From Wiege and Lilie Italian Cradily Same as English name Korean 릴리요 Lilriyo From lily and 요람 (搖籃) yoram Mandarin Chinese 搖籃百合 / 摇篮百合 Yáolánbǎihé From 搖籃 / 摇篮 yáolán and 百合 bǎihé Cantonese Chinese 搖籃百合 Yìuhlàahmbaakhahp From 搖籃 yìuhlàahm and 百合 baakhahp

More languages Thai ยูเรเดิล Yuredoen Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Fossil

Fossils and Fossil Pokémon

Helix

Dome

Amber

Root

Claw

Skull

Armor

Cover

Plume

Jaw

Sail

Bird

Fish

Drake

Dino

Generation I

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VIII

External links

← #0345: Lileep

Pokémon

#0347: Anorith →

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.