Cranidos · Astral Radiance, what to know.
About the Cranidos card
Cranidos is card 76 of 216 in Astral Radiance, released in May 2022, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Fighting-type with 90 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Unidentified Fossil, which places Cranidos deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Hataya.
The Pokédex entry printed on Cranidos reads: "Its hard skull is its distinguishing feature. It snapped trees by headbutting them, and then it fed on their ripe berries."
What is Cranidos worth?
Cranidos is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Cranidos before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Cranidos grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Cranidos
Raw copies of Cranidos are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Cranidos is the practical move.
