Competitive Information for Cramorant (gulping) [Sword/Shield]
Flying / Water
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Cramorant-gulping? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Cramorant is a remarkable Flying and Water-typed Pokemon. It's common to see Cramorant show up as a Sword/Shield opponent. Cramorant's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Rock.
Item: Life Orb / White Herb
Ability: Gulp Missile
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Drill Peck
- Liquidation
- Superpower
- Throat Chop
Physical Sweeper Cramorant-Gulping (Gulp Missile)
Cramorant is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Cramorant from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cramorant's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gulp Missile, when hit after surf/dive attacker takes 1/4 max hp and -1 defense or paralysis.
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Cramorant's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Gulp Missile
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Belch
- Air Slash
- Ice Beam
Special Sweeper Cramorant-Gulping (Gulp Missile)
Cramorant is a remarkable Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Cramorant from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cramorant's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gulp Missile, when hit after surf/dive attacker takes 1/4 max hp and -1 defense or paralysis.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Belch is a special 120-base power Poison-type move (cannot be selected until your Cramorant eats a berry).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Cramorant-gulping? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / White Herb
Ability: Gulp Missile
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Brave Bird / Drill Peck
- Liquidation
- Superpower
- Throat Chop
Doubles Physical Sweeper Cramorant-Gulping (Gulp Missile)
Cramorant is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Cramorant from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cramorant's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gulp Missile, when hit after surf/dive attacker takes 1/4 max hp and -1 defense or paralysis.
♦ Drill Peck is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Flying-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Cramorant's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
Item: Life Orb / Focus Sash
Ability: Gulp Missile
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Belch
- Air Slash
- Icy Wind
Doubles Special Sweeper Cramorant-Gulping (Gulp Missile)
Cramorant is a spectacular Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Cramorant from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Cramorant's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gulp Missile, when hit after surf/dive attacker takes 1/4 max hp and -1 defense or paralysis.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Belch is a special 120-base power Poison-type move (cannot be selected until your Cramorant eats a berry).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Cramorant-gulping learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Cramorant-gulping can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Cramorant-gulping
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
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