Cramorant (Pokémon)

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Pokémon
#0846: Arrokuda 0846MS.png
Cramorant
Gulp Pokémon
ウッウ
Uu
#0845
Cramorant
Cramorant
Gulping Form
Gulping Form
Gorging 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
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Weight
39.7 lbs. 18.0 kg
Cramorant
0 lbs. 0 kg
Gulping Form
0 lbs. 0 kg
Gorging Form
0 lbs. 0 kg
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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
Body09.png
Footprint
F0845.png F000.png
Gulping Form
Pokédex color
Blue
Base friendship
50
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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.[1] 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.[1]

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
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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.


Pokédex Image Cramorant SV Kitakami.png
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
70
130 - 177 250 - 344
85
81 - 150 157 - 295
55
54 - 117 103 - 229
85
81 - 150 157 - 295
95
90 - 161 175 - 317
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
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground
Rock
Bug ½×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire ½×
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:

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 
TM001Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20
TM004Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 30
TM007Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM011Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20
TM014Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15
TM018Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25
TM021Bag TM Bug SV Sprite.png TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20
TM022Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20
TM025Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM027Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20
TM034Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15
TM040Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM040 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25
TM047Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM050Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM065Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15
TM070Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM085Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM097Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM097 Fly Flying Physical 09090 095}}95% 15
TM103Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM110Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10
TM113Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM113 Tailwind Flying Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
TM123Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TM128Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM128 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM134Bag TM Fighting SV Sprite.png TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000 100}}100% 15
TM135Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM142Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5
TM143Bag TM Ice SV Sprite.png TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5
TM152Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5
TM160Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM160 Hurricane Flying Special 110110 070}}70% 10
TM163Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5
TM164Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM164 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120120 100}}100% 15
TM171Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM191Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM191 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM193Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM193 Weather Ball Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 10
TM197Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM197 Dual Wingbeat Flying Physical 04040 090}}90% 10
TM205Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 5
TM208Bag TM Water SV Sprite.png TM208 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15
TM216Bag TM Flying SV Sprite.png TM216 Feather Dance Flying Status 0000 100}}100% 15
TM221Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png 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 
StarlyStaraviaStaraptorDucklettSwannaRuffletBraviaryBraviaryGreninjaFletchlingFletchinderTalonflameHawluchaSquawkabilly
Aerial Ace Flying Physical 60 —% 20
QuaxlyQuaxwellQuaquaval
Aqua Cutter Water Physical 70 100% 20
SeelDewgongMarillAzumarillMiloticDucklettSwannaAlomomolaDewpiderAraquanid
Aqua Ring Water Status —% 20
HoothootNoctowlDucklettSwannaRuffletBraviaryBraviary*
Defog Flying Status —% 15
DucklettSwannaHawluchaRowletDartrixDecidueyeDecidueyePikipekTrumbeakToucannonOricorioQuaxwellQuaquavalEspathra
Feather Dance Flying Status 100% 15
DragoniteHoothootNoctowlWingullPelipperDucklettSwannaFletchlingFletchinderTalonflameHawluchaNoibatNoivernPikipekTrumbeakToucannonOricorioSquawkabillyWattrelKilowattrelFlamigo
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 Menu 0845.png Sleep type: Slumbering Pokémon type: Flying Points to befriend: 16
Specialty: Ingredients Berry:
Sleep Pamtre Berry.pngPamtre Berry ×1
Primary ingredient:
Sleep Pure Oil.pngPure Oil ×2
Possible ingredients:
Sleep Pure Oil.pngPure Oil Sleep Soft Potato.pngSoft Potato Sleep Fancy Egg.pngFancy 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.
Sleep Style 0845-1.png Sleep Style 0845-2.png Sleep Style 0845-3.png Sleep Style 0845-4.png
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
Cramorant
Gulping Form
Cramorant
 Flying  Water 

Arrokuda
Arrokuda


Hit by damaging attack
Cramorant
Cramorant
Cramorant
 Flying  Water 

Pikachu
Pikachu


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

Evolution data

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
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Spr 8s 845Gu.png
Spr 8s 845Gu s.png
Spr 8s 845Go.png
Spr 8s 845Go s.png
Cross-Generation
HOME
HOME0845.png HOME0845 s.png
HOME0845Gu.png HOME0845Gu s.png
HOME0845Go.png HOME0845Go s.png
845MS.png For other sprites and images, please see Cramorant images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


In animation

Main 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

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.

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.[2][3][4]

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
Japan Flag.png Japanese ウッウ Uu From ウッ u~ and u
France Flag.png French Nigosier From nigaud and gosier
Spain Flag.png Spanish Cramorant Same as English name
Germany Flag.png German Urgl From Gurgel, urks, and Vogel
Italy Flag.png Italian Cramorant Same as English name
South Korea Flag.png Korean 윽우지 Euguji From 가마우지 gamauji and 우걱우걱 ugeogugeok
China and Taiwan Flags.png Mandarin Chinese 古月鳥 / 古月鸟 Gǔyuèniǎo From 鶘 / 鹕 , may also incorporate and 噦 / 哕 yuě
Hong Kong Flag.png Cantonese Chinese 古月鳥 Gúyuhtníuh From wùh


Gulping Form

Language Title
Japan Flag.png 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
France Flag.png French Forme Gobe-Tout
Germany Flag.png German Schlingform
India Flag.png Hindi गल्प फ़ॉर्म Gulp Form
Italy Flag.png Italian Forma Inghiottitutto
South Korea Flag.png Korean 그대로 삼킨 모습 Geudaero Samkin Moseup
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Forma Engolidora
Russia Flag.png Russian Прожорливая форма Prozhorlivaya forma
Spain Flag.png Spanish Forma Tragatodo
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Hüpleten Formu

Gorging Form

Language Title
Japan Flag.png 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
France Flag.png French Forme Gobe-Chu
Germany Flag.png German Stopfform
India Flag.png Hindi स्वॉलो फ़ॉर्म Swallow Form
Italy Flag.png Italian Forma Inghiottintero
South Korea Flag.png Korean 통째로 삼킨 모습 Tongjjaero Samkin Moseup
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Forma Devoradora
Spain Flag.png Spanish Forma Engulletodo
Turkey Flag.png Turkish Tıkınan Formu


Related articles

References

External links

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