Pokémon GO Players Have Spotted Cramorant’s Two Battle-Only Forms

Gorging Form and Gulping Form depend on Cramorant's HP and apply different debuffs when it is hit by a Charged Attack.

Bojan Kicevski47 minutes ago

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Pokémon GO is giving Cramorant more to do than simply enter a battle and attack. A player-shared Reddit post shows two separate battle-only forms: Gorging Form and Gulping Form.

Pokémon GO Cramorant battle screen showing Gorging Form and Gulping Form

The form depends on Cramorant’s HP when it uses Surf or Dive. Low HP leads to Gorging Form, while high HP produces Gulping Form. Both forms also have the same reaction: when Cramorant is hit by a Charged Attack, it spits out its prey at the opponent.

The effect changes with the form. Gorging Form lowers the opponent’s Attack, while Gulping Form lowers the opponent’s Defense. That gives Cramorant a small tactical hook, since trainers need to consider both its remaining HP and when to use its Water-type move.

Cramorant joins Pokémon GO’s form-changing battlers

Cramorant is not the only Pokémon GO addition with a battle-specific transformation. Mimikyu also has a battle form, and Morpeko can change forms during combat as well. Cramorant stands out by offering two possible outcomes tied to its health, with each one affecting the opponent in a different way.

Which Cramorant form would you rather use in Trainer Battles? Share your thoughts in the comments, and follow along on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game that uses GPS to let players locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon in real-world locations. Players explore their physical surroundings to find PokéStops for items, battle at Gyms for team control, participate in Raid Battles cooperatively, and compete in the Go Battle League's player-versus-player format. The game is free-to-play with in-app purchases and features Pokémon from across multiple generations of the franchise.