Cradily
RockGrass
Best attacking moveset: Bullet Seed and Grass Knot, worth 8.7 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Cradily can learn 15 combinations. Bullet Seed with Grass Knot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid | Poison | 11 | 1.0s | +10 |
| Bullet Seed | Grass | 7 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldoze | Ground | 80 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Rock Slide | Rock | 75 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | 65 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Cradily has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,499 at level 50, 2,211 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,263 CP at level 20, or 1,579 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,196 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 152 attack · 194 defense · 200 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.5 m and 60.4 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Cradily does not have one best moveset, it has 8. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 13.1 |
| Rock | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 13.1 |
| Water | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 13.1 |
| Bug | Infestation + Rock Slide | 10.8 |
| Ice | Bullet Seed + Rock Slide | 10.8 |
| Acid + Rock Slide | 10.4 | |
| Fire | Acid + Rock Slide | 10.4 |
| Fairy | Acid + Grass Knot | 10.0 |
| Psychic | Infestation + Grass Knot | 9.9 |
| Dark | Infestation + Grass Knot | 9.9 |
| Grass | Acid + Stone Edge | 9.4 |
| Normal | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 8.7 |
| Fighting | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 8.7 |
| Ghost | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 8.7 |
| Electric | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 8.7 |
| Poison | Infestation + Bulldoze | 8.0 |
| Steel | Infestation + Bulldoze | 8.0 |
| Dragon | Acid + Stone Edge | 7.8 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Cradily is actually for.
Counters: what beats Cradily
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 29.5 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Bug Bite + Focus Blast | 28.7 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 28.1 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 26.9 |
 Metagross | SteelPsychic | Fury Cutter + Meteor Mash Legacy | 26.8 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 26.7 |
 Tinkaton | FairySteel | Fairy Wind + Gigaton Hammer Legacy | 25.1 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 24.6 |
 Kyurem | DragonIce | Steel Wing + Glaciate Legacy | 24.4 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 24.4 |
Ranked by damage per second against Cradily's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.