Pokédex · VIII (Galar)

Cramorant#845

Strong point: Sp. Def — higher than 82% of species. Its weakest point is Defense — lower than 72% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. On defense it has 2 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity. Watch out for the Electric type — damage from it is quadrupled.

Cramorant
Shiny version
Flying Water
Height: 0.8 m (2′07″) Weight: 18.0 kg (39.7 lbs)

Base stats

HP
70
51%
Atk
85
59%
Def
55
28%
SpA
85
69%
SpD
95
82%
Spe
85
70%
TOTAL
475
57%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Def.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Def, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

Attack (85) and Sp. Atk (85) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Defense does not stop anything here anyway.

  • Hasty +Spe · −Def A mixed set that does not intend to take any hits: all that matters is striking first.
  • Lonely +Atk · −Def The same price, but the boost goes into the stronger of the two offensive stats.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 3

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Galar #309 Sword / Shield
Isle of Armor #093 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
Kitakami #185 Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask

Abilities

  • Gulp Missile If a Cramorant with Gulp Missile uses Surf or Dive, it catches prey and changes its form depending on its remaining HP.

How players use it

Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits. Gen 9 UU is one tier lower: it is played without the Pokémon most often used in OU, so the same species hold completely different places here.

Rank 219 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.03% of teams.

Tera Type Steel 69.7% Ground 16.8% Flying 13.2%
EV spreads Calm · 252 SpD / 248 HP / 8 SpA 69.6% Gentle · 252 SpD / 248 HP / 8 Atk 16% Timid · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP 13%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

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.

Egg Group: Water 1 Egg Group: Flying Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 166
Evolution line

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Cramorant takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Electric ×4 Rock ×2
Resistant to Fire ×½ Water ×½ Fighting ×½ Bug ×½ Steel ×½
Immune to Ground ×0

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Cramorant — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Cramorant — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Cramorant — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Cramorant — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (9)

All Cramorant cards →

Cramorant has 9 cards in 5 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Offspring can come from 174 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Where to catch it (13)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (47 via TM/TR, 7 via Egg, 1 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Belch Poison Special 120 90% 10
1 Peck Flying Physical 35 100% 35
1 Spit Up Normal Special — 100% 10
1 Stockpile Normal Status — — 20
1 Swallow Normal Status — — 10
7 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
14 Fury Attack Normal Physical 15 85% 20
21 Pluck Flying Physical 60 100% 20
28 Dive Water Physical 80 100% 10
35 Drill Peck Flying Physical 80 100% 20
42 Amnesia Psychic Status — — 20
49 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10
56 Hydro Pump Water Special 110 80% 5