Cramorant (Pokémon)

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Cramorant Gulp Pokémon ウッウ Uu #0845 Cramorant Gulping Form Gorging Form Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Flying Water Unknown Unknown Gulping Form Unknown Unknown Gorging Form Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Ability Gulp Missile Cacophony Gulping Form Cacophony Gorging Form Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Gulping Form Cacophony Gorging Form
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Water 1 and Flying Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'07" 0.8 m Cramorant 0'0" 0 m Gulping Form 0'0" 0 m Gorging Form 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 39.7 lbs. 18.0 kg Cramorant 0 lbs. 0 kg Gulping Form 0 lbs. 0 kg Gorging Form 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 166	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Cramorant 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gulping Form 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed Gorging Form 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 Gulping Form
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Cramorant (Japanese: ウッウ Uu) is a dual-type Flying/Water Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

While it is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon, Cramorant can change forms with its Gulp Missile Ability.

• When Cramorant uses Surf or Dive when its HP is above 50%, it turns into its Gulping Form, with an Arrokuda in its mouth.
• When Cramorant uses Surf or Dive when its HP is at 50% or below, it turns into its Gorging Form, with a Pikachu in its mouth.

Biology

Cramorant spitting out Arrokuda

Cramorant is a blue avian Pokémon resembling a cormorant. It has bright green, large, circular eyes with small black pupils, and a large, thin yellow beak. It has a ruff of light gray feathers that goes around its torso and sticks out at the back, making it resemble a bib. It has a ruff of feathers on its head, with the largest clump pointing backward and being surrounded by small singular feathers. Its feet are black, webbed, and have three toes. Its wings seem to be perpetually spread outwards on its sides. Its tail feathers appear asymmetrical, with a slit between them on one side.

Cramorant is a gluttonous Pokémon with an instinctive desire to swallow anything whole. It generally hunts for prey along riverbanks. Its preferred prey is Arrokuda, but sometimes it tries to swallow other Pokémon such as Pikachu, attempting to spit them out if it realizes its mistake. As mentioned in the Sleep Style Dex, Cramorant is known to occasionally sleep while still swallowing its prey. The reason for this behavior is unknown to everyone, including the Cramorant itself.

Cramorant is quite strong, to the point where it can knock out some opponents in one hit. However, it is also rather unintelligent, forgetful, and bad at learning, as the energy used by its brain is minimal. It tends to focus more on battling, but sometimes it can't remember what it is battling mid-fight. Despite this forgetfulness, Cramorant never forgets Trainers that it trusts. However, it will try to attack its Trainer if they try to steal its food.

Cramorant is the only known Pokémon that can have Gulp Missile as its Ability.

Forms

Cramorant has two alternate forms: Gulping Form and Gorging Form.

It changes into its Gulping Form when it catches an Arrokuda and changes back when it spits it out. If it accidentally catches a Pikachu, it changes into its Gorging Form, once again reverting back when it spits it out. Cramorant cannot catch another Pokémon while in its Gulping Form or Gorging Form and therefore cannot change directly from one form to the other without first spitting out its catch.

Gulping Form		Cramorant		Gorging Form
	↔		↔

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Galar #309 Galar Isle of Armor #093 Sinnoh #— Hisui #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. Sword It's so strong that it can knock out some opponents in a single hit, but it also may forget what it's battling midfight. Shield This hungry Pokémon swallows Arrokuda whole. Occasionally, it makes a mistake and tries to swallow a Pokémon other than its preferred prey. Gulping Form Sword Cramorant's gluttony led it to try to swallow an Arrokuda whole, which in turn led to Cramorant getting an Arrokuda stuck in its throat. Shield The slightest shock is sometimes enough to get this Pokémon to spit out the Arrokuda lodged in its throat. Gorging Form Sword This Cramorant has accidentally gotten a Pikachu lodged in its gullet. Cramorant is choking a little, but it isn't really bothered. Shield The half-swallowed Pikachu is so startled that it isn't struggling yet, but it's still looking for a chance to strike back.
Generation IX Paldea #— Kitakami #185 Blueberry #— Scarlet Cramorant instinctively swallow everything whole. They're at their most formidable when they're struggling to swallow overly large prey. Violet It's an incredibly poor learner because it uses the bare minimum amount of energy for its brain. It focuses on battling instead. Gulping Form Scarlet Cramorant is constantly on the hunt for food along riverbanks. It loves Arrokuda—when it finds them, it swallows them whole without a thought. Violet Cramorant takes advantage of Arrokuda's frantic thrashing to help spit Arrokuda out at high speed. Gorging Form Scarlet Its throat is clearly not wide enough to swallow a Pikachu, and yet Cramorant makes no move to release its catch. Violet With a Pikachu stuck in its throat, Cramorant can use Pikachu's prickling electricity to give its opponents a shock.

Cramorant in the Kitakami Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield Route 9, Bridge Field, Lake of Outrage, Stony Wilderness Axew's Eye (Wanderer) Giant's Cap, Hammerlocke Hills (Max Raid Battle) Expansion Pass Challenge Beach, Forest of Focus, Training Lowlands Challenge Beach, Forest of Focus (Wanderer) Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Unobtainable
Generation IX Scarlet Violet TradeVersion 2.0.1+ The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (Scarlet) Fellhorn Gorge, Kitakami Wilds Tera Raid Battles (4★) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (Violet) Union Circle Tera Raid Battle Search (4★)

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation UNITE Purchase for 8,000 Aeos Coins/345 Aeos Gems

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70		130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Defense: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Sp. Atk: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Sp. Def: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Speed: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Total: 475	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.

Type effectiveness

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

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 0× Rock 2× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 1× Electric 4× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If Gravity is in effect, this Pokémon is given an Iron Ball or a Ring Target, or it is affected by Smack Down or Ingrain, the effectiveness of  Ground-type  moves is 1×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Peck Flying Physical 03535 100100% 35 011 Stockpile Normal Status 0000— 00——% 20 011 Spit Up Normal Special 0000— 100100% 10 011 Swallow Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 Rem.Rem. Belch Poison Special 120120 09090% 10 077 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25 1414 Fury Attack Normal Physical 01515 08585% 20 2121 Pluck Flying Physical 06060 100100% 20 2828 Dive Water Physical 08080 100100% 10 3535 Drill Peck Flying Physical 08080 100100% 20 4242 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00——% 20 4949 Thrash Normal Physical 120120 100100% 10 5656 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 08080% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cramorant Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Cramorant

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM021 TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM040 TM040 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM097 TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM110 TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM113 TM113 Tailwind Flying Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM128 TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM134 TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM160 TM160 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM164 TM164 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM191 TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM193 TM193 Weather Ball Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 10 TM197 TM197 Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 04040 090}}90% 10 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM208 TM208 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM216 TM216 Feather Dance Flying Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cramorant Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Cramorant

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 —% 20 Aqua Cutter Water Physical 70 100% 20 Aqua Ring Water Status — —% 20 * Defog Flying Status — —% 15 Feather Dance Flying Status — 100% 15 Roost Flying Status — —% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Cramorant Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Cramorant Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Cramorant

Side game data

Pokémon GO File:GO845.png Base HP: 172 Base Attack: 173 Base Defense: 163 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Peck, Water Gun Charged Attacks: Fly, Drill Peck, Hydro Pump

Pokémon Sleep Sleep type: Slumbering Pokémon type: Flying Points to befriend: 16 Specialty: Ingredients Berry: Pamtre Berry ×1 Primary ingredient: Pure Oil ×2 Possible ingredients: Pure Oil Soft Potato Fancy Egg Main skill: Tasty Chance S Base carry limit: 19 Raises your Extra Tasty rate by 4%. The effect lasts until you cook an Extra Tasty dish or change sites. This Pokémon instinctively swallows everything whole and also has a poor memory. On very rare occasions, it goes to sleep with prey too large to swallow still stuck in its throat, but no one knows why, because even Cramorant itself has forgotten the reason. Preening Sleep Gobbling Sleep Gorging Sleep Atop-Belly Sleep ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Form data

Aside from its standard form, Cramorant has two additional forms: Gulping Form and Gorging Form. It will always be in its standard form outside of battle, while its other two forms are activated in battle by its Ability, Gulp Missile.

Cramorant starts battle in its standard form. If it uses Surf or Dive in this form while it has over 50% of its maximum HP remaining, it will change into Gulping Form, which has an Arrokuda caught in its beak. If Gulping Form Cramorant is hit by a damaging move, then Cramorant will spit the Arrokuda out at the attacker, which deals damage equal to 25% of their maximum HP, lowers their Defense by one stage, and reverts Cramorant back to its standard form.

If Cramorant uses Surf or Dive in its standard form while it is at or below 50% of its maximum HP, it will change into Gorging Form, which has a male Pikachu—as seen by the shape of its tail—caught in its beak. If Gorging Form Cramorant is hit by a damaging move, then Cramorant will spit the Pikachu out at the attacker, which deals damage equal to 25% of their maximum HP, paralyzes them, and reverts Cramorant back to its standard form.

These Arrokuda and Pikachu are never Shiny.

Use Surf or Dive with >50% HP Gulping Form Cramorant  Flying  Water

Arrokuda ↔

Hit by damaging attack Cramorant Cramorant  Flying  Water

Pikachu ↔

Use Surf or Dive with ≤50% HP Gorging Form Cramorant  Flying  Water

Evolution data

Unevolved Cramorant  Flying  Water

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In animation

Main series

Cramorant in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

Major appearances

Cramorant debuted in all its forms in Secrets of the Jungle, appearing regularly across the movie.

Cramorant made its main series debut in Just a Scone's Throw From Here!, where James pulled one out of the Rocket Prize Master. It used Arrokuda to attack Goh's Pokémon, but was eventually defeated by Grookey.

Minor appearances

• 

  Gulping Form Cramorant

• 

  Gorging Form Cramorant

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Cramorant in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

A Cramorant appeared in The Gathering of Stars, under the ownership of Hop.

In the manga

Gulping Form Cramorant in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Cramorant debuted in Blazing!! Bede's Feelings. It was seen popping out of a swamp with Casey's Arrokuda, nicknamed Kilo, in its mouth. In the next chapter, it was defeated and captured by Hop.

• 

  Gorging Form Cramorant in Pokémon Adventures

In the TCG

Main article: Cramorant (TCG)

Other appearances

Cramorant in Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE

Main article: Cramorant (UNITE)

Cramorant is playable through obtaining a Unite License. It is a ranged attacker.

Trivia

• Cramorant's Japanese name, ウッウ Uu, is a palindrome.
• Cramorant is tied with Cleffa for the shortest Japanese Pokémon name in trademarked romaji, with only two letters each. However, Cleffa's name is shorter in kana (ピィ).

Origin

Cramorant may be based on two common seabirds present in the British Isles, the cormorant and the fulmar, a bird that uses defensive vomiting to turn away predators; inspiration from the latter may also justify its primary Flying type, as like most petrels, fulmars spend most of their lives on the wing. Its Gulp Missile Ability may also draw inspiration from cormorant fishing, an ancient fishing technique that consists of using trained cormorants to fish and spit the fish up. Cormorants also frequently hold their wings outstretched, as Cramorant does, to dry their feathers after a dive. The plumage on its neck may be inspired by bibs. Its Shiny variant's orange coloration may be inspired by multiple news stories from the UK involving seagulls having turned orange due to accidentally falling into curry sauce.

Name origin

Cramorant may be a combination of cram and cormorant.

Uu may be a combination of ウッ u~ (sound of choking or gasping) and 鵜 u (cormorant).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ウッウ Uu From ウッ u~ and 鵜 u French Nigosier From nigaud and gosier Spanish Cramorant Same as English name German Urgl From Gurgel, urks, and Vogel Italian Cramorant Same as English name Korean 윽우지 Euguji From 가마우지 gamauji and 우걱우걱 ugeogugeok Mandarin Chinese 古月鳥 / 古月鸟 Gǔyuèniǎo From 鶘 / 鹕 hú, may also incorporate 咕 gū and 噦 / 哕 yuě Cantonese Chinese 古月鳥 Gúyuhtníuh From 鶘 wùh

More languages Hindi लीलकाक Leelkaak From लीलना līlnā and जलकाक jalkāk Russian Краморант Kramorant Transcription of English name Thai อุ๊อุ Uu Transcription of Japanese name

Gulping Form

Language Title Japanese うのみのすがた Gulping Form Chinese Cantonese 一口吞的樣子 Yātháutān-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 一口吞的樣子 / 一口吞的样子 Yīkǒutūn-de Yàngzi French Forme Gobe-Tout German Schlingform Hindi गल्प फ़ॉर्म Gulp Form Italian Forma Inghiottitutto Korean 그대로 삼킨 모습 Geudaero Samkin Moseup Brazilian Portuguese Forma Engolidora Russian Прожорливая форма Prozhorlivaya forma Spanish Forma Tragatodo Turkish Hüpleten Formu

Gorging Form

Language Title Japanese まるのみのすがた Gorging Form Chinese Cantonese 大口吞的樣子 Daaihháutān-dīk Yeuhngjí Mandarin 大口吞的樣子 / 大口吞的样子 Dàkǒutūn-de Yàngzi French Forme Gobe-Chu German Stopfform Hindi स्वॉलो फ़ॉर्म Swallow Form Italian Forma Inghiottintero Korean 통째로 삼킨 모습 Tongjjaero Samkin Moseup Brazilian Portuguese Forma Devoradora Spanish Forma Engulletodo Turkish Tıkınan Formu

Related articles

• Cramorant (UNITE)
• List of Pokémon with form differences

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