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Cradily
“The Barnacle Pokémon”

Research Notes


No 346
Type: Rock
/Grass
Ht: 4'11" | 1.5 m
Wt: 133.2 lbs | 60.4 kg
Abilities: Suction Cups | ​Storm Drain
​Egg Group(s): Water 3

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Habitat

Prehistoric sea floors and reefs

Overview

Cradily were found rooted on rocks in warm seas. Like Lileep, they have fake eye spots on their bells to deter predators, with their real eyes located on their “true” bodies (their insides are very soft, held in place by the firmer green flesh surrounding it). Cradily can uproot themselves and slowly crawl around. They often nest in shallow waters, rooting to rocks and using their bodies to weigh themselves down and prevent themselves from being washed away by rough waves and tides. When the tide goes down, they roam around beaches to dig up prey from the sand. They can also crawl on the sea floor, using their tentacles to ensnare passing prey. Because Cradily lack teeth, their instead secrete acid from their tentacles to dissolve prey externally before feeding. This acid also paralyzes entangled victims so they cannot escape in the meantime. When the weather grew cold during an ice age and their prey migrated south, Cradily were too slow to keep up and likely went extinct because of this.

Evolves from Lileep at Lvl 40
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