Cramorant (Pokémon)


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

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

Biology
Cramorant is a blue bird Pokémon resembling a cormorant. It has bright green, large, circular eyes with small 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 them resemble a bib. Its tail feathers have a small dot-shaped marking of this same shade of gray. It has a ruff of feathers on its head, with the largest clump pointing backwards and being surrounded by small singular feathers. Its feet are black, webbed, and have three toes. Its wings seem to be perpetually extended.

Cramorant is a gluttonous Pokémon that can swallow other Pokémon whole. Its preferred prey are, but sometimes it swallows other Pokémon such as , attempting to spit them out if they realize their mistake. Cramorant are also rather unintelligent as they can't remember which Pokémon they fight in mid battle, but never forget Trainers that they trust. However, they try to attack their Trainers if they steal food from them.

Minor appearances
Cramorant will debut in M23.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Cramorant debuted in the. It was seen popping out of a swamp with an in its mouth. In the next round, it was defeated and captured by Hop.

Pokédex entries

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Game locations

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Trivia

 * Cramorant's Japanese name, ウッウ U'u, is a.
 * A Shiny Cramorant will not have a Shiny Arrokuda or Pikachu in its Gulping or Gorging Form, but a regular Arrokuda or Pikachu. It has not been observed for a Cramorant to ever catch a Shiny Arrokuda or Pikachu.

Origin
Cramorant may be based on two common seabirds present in the British Isles, the  and the, a bird that uses  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 ability may also draw inspiration from, an ancient fishing technique that consists of using trained cormorants to fish and forcing the bird to spit the fish up. The plumage on its neck may be inspired by.

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).

Related articles

 * List of Pokémon with form differences