Cradily

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Cradily
Image:Cradily.png
National Pokédex
Lileep - Cradily (#346) - Anorith
Hoenn Pokédex
Lileep - Cradily (#134) - Anorith
Japanese name Yuradle
Evolves from Lileep
Evolves into None
Generation Third
Species Barnacle Pokémon
Type Rock / Grass
Height 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)
Weight 132.2 lb (60.4 kg)
Ability Suction Cups

Cradily (ユレイドル Yureidoru?, Yuradle in original Japanese language versions) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise. Its previous stage is Lileep, and it evolves into Cradily at level 40. Lileep is resurrected from the Root fossil. It is based on the sea lily.

Its name is a portmanteau of the words cradle (a reference to its status as an ancient pokemon) and lily.

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[edit] Biological characteristics

Cradily are large crinoids with a black face, green outer layer, and an array of eight pink tentacles growing from behind its helmet-like head. It also has a small tail; it is hardly noticeable. Cradily has been extinct for 100 million years, having been common in the Cretaceous. Its appearance is comprised of characteristics of a crinoid, a barnacle, a flower, a piranha plant, a sauropod, and an anchor.

Cradily is an aquatic creature that makes its nest in the shallows of warm seas. For this reason, when the tide goes out, Cradily can be seen on what are now wet beaches. In a particularly turbulent area of the sea shore, Cradily anchors itself to the sea floor with its heavy, particularly shaped lower body so as to prevent itself from being washed out to sea.

When hunting sea life, Cradily makes its way deeper into the ocean, dragging its heavy body along as its body’s anchor-like composition prevents Cradily from floating off the sea floor and to the surface. When Cradily spots its prey, it extends its tree trunk-like neck and its eight tentacles to ensnare its target, where it uses powerful acid secreted in its tentacles to figuratively melt the prey before feeding.

[edit] Role

[edit] In the Pokémon video games

Cradily is only obtained from evolving Lileep at level 40. Lileep, in turn, can only be found as a single Pokémon in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Emerald. The Hoenn Pokemon League Champion Steven has a Cradily at level 56.

Cradily has good attack statistics and very good defensive statistics, augmented by its Rock/Grass type which in turn gives it weaknesses to Ice, Fighting, and Steel-type moves and resistances to Normal and Electric-type moves. Its movepool is quite variable, having access to strong offensive moves such as Earthquake, Sludge Bomb, and STAB-boosted Ancient Power and Giga Drain, as well as annoyance moves such as Confuse Ray and stat-raising moves such as Amnesia (and Barrier through breeding), whose effects are further supported by Cradily’s Suction Cups ability, which prevents it from being Roared or Whirlwinded out of battle by the enemy and thus losing its stat boosts. With other moves like Ingrain and Rest available, Cradily is often used as a Tank Pokémon (one that lasts long against opponent’s attacks).

[edit] In the Pokémon anime

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Cradily has appeared in the following episode:

  • Episode 379: Where's Armaldo?

In this episode, Ash and the gang head toward an island that has broken off of the mainland. On it exists many fossilized pokémon including Lileep, Cradily, Armaldo, and Anorith. Cradily is seen when Max, then the others wander into the forest. Although at first, Brock believes that Max just saw a Breloom - although the two look nothing alike.

[edit] In the Pokémon trading card game

There are four versions of Cradily, all as Stage-2 Grass-types:

  • EX Sandstorm
  • EX Team Magma VS Team Aqua (as Cradily EX)
  • EX Legend Maker
  • EX Holon Phantoms (as a Stage-2 Dark/Metal Dual-type)

[edit] References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

[edit] External links

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