Cramorant is one of the many characters that can be played in the Pokémon Unite MOBA. Cramorant is a ranged attacker that specializes in taking down enemies from afar with high damage burst combos. Because of this, Cramorant is optimally played in the top lane with a defender as a lane partner. In this guide, we will take a closer look at the best battle items, and abilities, including tips and tricks to play Cramorant in Pokémon Unite.
Previously, we have discussed how to master playing with other Pokémon like Pikachu, Mamoswine, Eldegoss, Zeraora, Blissey, Charizard, Snorlax, Tsareena, Decidueye, Dragonite, Talonflame, Cinderace, Greninja, Gardevoir, Venusaur, Wigglytuff, Trevenant, Gengar, Lucario, Aegislash, Crustle, Hoopa, Garchomp Absol, Alolan Ninetales, and Duraludon. Therefore, one must make sure to check those guides as well. For now, let’s focus on Cramorant.
Cramorant: In-game cost
Cramorant can either be purchased from the Unite Battle Committee. Cramorant is one of the less expensive Pokémon available for purchase. It can be purchased for either 8000 Aeos coins or 475 Aeos gems from the in-game shop called the Unite Battle Committee. The shop consists of all the characters available from which players can view general info, stats, and abilities of the Pokémon before purchasing them.
Pokémon Unite Cramorant Movesets
Cramorant’s moveset options are quite diverse. One option is to play as high burst damage build with a lot of crowd control, the other option is to play as a high mobility attacker that uses dashes to dodge abilities and outplay opponents.
Passive – Gulp Missile
The skill gulps munitions of prey when using moves, with which it counter-attacks opponents automatically. The remaining HP affects the quality of prey found.
Basic Attack
The skill gulps munitions of prey when using moves, with which it counter-attacks opponents automatically. The remaining HP affects the quality of prey found.
Ability 1 – Whirlpool
The skill creates a whirlpool that deals increasing damage as it shrinks and slows opponents, just before the whirlpool disappears. Players must enter the whirlpool to reload prey.
Ability choices at level 4
Ability 1 evolves into one of the two abilities at level 4.
| Hurricane | Shell Smash |
|---|---|
| The skill blasts damaging wind that lifts opponents that are caught into the air. | The skill jumps back and shoots blades of air at opponents. The hits reduce this ability’s cooldown. |
| Upgrade: The skill increases the players’ movement speed for a short time. | Upgrade: Blades of air heal the player when they hit an opponent. |
Ability 2 – Feather Dance
The skill dances, reducing the attack and the movement speed of nearby opponents.
Ability choices at level 6
Ability 2 evolves into one of the two abilities at level 6.
| Surf | Dive |
|---|---|
| The skill attacks with a wave that deals damage to the opposing Pokémon. Once the wave has travelled its full distance, it returns the way it came, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon once again and pulling them back with the wave. The player can also catch Arrokuda or other prey by entering the wave. | The skill changes the designated area into a puddle and has the player dive to that area, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon and shoving them when they hit. The player also catches Arrokuda or other wild Pokémon as they emerge from the puddle. A maximum of three uses can be kept in reserve for this move. |
| Upgrade: When the first wave hits opposing Pokémon, it also decreases their movement speed for a short time. | Upgrade: The skill increases the damage dealt by this move |
Unite Move – Gatling Gulp Missile
The skill creates a puddle at the player’s current location. The player continuously uses their mouth to grab Arrokuda from the puddle and spits them out to attack the nearest posing Pokémon. One cannot move or use other moves, while this move is in effect.
Best items for Cramorant in Pokémon Unite
Further in this guide, we will discuss the best-held items for Cramorant in Pokémon Unite, as well as its best battle item.
Best Held Items
| Item(s) | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Wise Glasses | Cramorant’s abilities have lots of scaling with special attack. Wise Glasses increases the Pokémon’s special attack by a base amount, then further increases the Pokémon’s special attack by a percentage of the total. Because Cramorant has one of the highest special attack stats in the game, Wise Glasses gives Cramorant great value and synergizes well with Cramorant’s high burst damage playstyle. |
| Buddy Barrier | Buddy Barrier is an extremely versatile item that is used on Cramorant to increase Cramorant’s base health and provides Cramorant with a large shield. Cramorant’s UNITE move “Gattling Gulp Missile” is an amazing tool to provide massive amounts of damage in teamfights. The disadvantage to using Cramorants Unite Move is that Cramorant is immobile while using this move, meaning that Cramorant is open to being hit from enemies, Buddy Barrier compensates for this by giving Cramoant a large shield while the Unite move is used, meaning Cramorant becomes an unkillable, high DPS turret! |
| Choice Specs | Choice Specs is an item that increases a Pokémon’s move damage, as well as their Special attack by a fixed amount. Because Cramorant uses abilities frequently Choice Specs has great synergy with this Pokémon. |
Best Battle Items
- Eject Button: Eject Button instantly Cramorant a short distance of your choice, this item has a 70-second cooldown. Eject button is a universally powerful battle item that can let Cramorant engage, disengage, or use as a combo tool.
- Slow Smoke: Slow Smoke greatly reduces the movement speed of opposing Pokémon for a short period of time. It is the best battle item on Cramorant because. Slow Smoke can be used to make aggressive plays and preventing the opposing Pokémon from escaping. It can be used to make hitting your abilities easier, as Cramorant’s abilities such as Surf and Hurricane can be hard to land if your opponent has lots of mobility.
- Potion: Potion is a 30-second cooldown item that heals the user for 12.5% of their maximum health. Potion can be used to constantly stay at high health in fights
Pokémon Unite Cramorant Gameplay Tips
Our Pokémon Unite Cramorant guide includes the perfect game plan for the early and late game during the Unite battles.
Early Game
In the early game, your main goal as Cramorant is to play aggressively and steal as many of the opposing teams wild Pokémon as possible. When the game starts the best play is to get one of the starting Aipoms to level up, then run straight to the opposing team’s side of the lane. If/when the opposing team comes to contest the wild Pokémon, then wait till their wild Pokémon is within Whirlpools kill range and use it, as Whirlpool is a multi-hit move it should be able to get the last hit on the wild Pokémon, giving Cramorant XP.
During the early game, your partner in lane is usually a defender, so make sure to stay behind the defender to protect Cramorant, while dealing as much damage as possible.
By the time Drednaw spawns, Cramorant should be around level 6-7 and have both abilities ready. Because Cramorant has great crowd control Cramorant should try to rotate to the bottom lane for Drednaw before it spawns.
Late Game
By the late game you should have a level lead from making aggressive early-game plays. You should try to use this level led to carry the rest of your team ahead. Like with all other characters, securing Zapdos with your team is a necessity.
Once Zapdos spawns, Cramorant should attempt to position behind the teammates and, use their UNITE move. This will deal massive amounts of burst damage and should win the teamfight.
Positioning of Cramorant
Because Cramorant is an attacker, Cramorant is primarily played in the top lane with an a defender. In teamfights, make sure to stay behind the rest of your team. As an attacker the goal is to deal as much damage as possible while minimizing the amount done to the attacker.
Cramorant with other Pokémon
Our Pokémon Unite Cramorant guide also focuses upon the relation between Cramorant and other Pokémon.
Best Synergies with Cramorant
| Pokémon | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Snorlax | Snorlax has great synergy with Cramorant because Snorlax can stun opponents for a short period of time, allowing Cramorant to land abilities easier |
| Mamoswine | Mamoswine has a great synergy with Cramorant for the same reasons as Snorlax, it helps make landing abilities easier. |
| Wigglytuff | Wigglytuff goes well with Cramorant for the same reasons as Snorlax and Mamoswine, Wigglytuffs crowd control helps Cramorant land their abilities. |
Pokémon which are strong and weak against Cramorant
| Strong against | Weak against |
|---|---|
| Sylveon | Garchomp |
| Venusaur | Dragonite |
| Snorlax | Alolan Nintetales |
| Talonflame | Blissey |
| Absol | Eldegoss |
Pokémon Unite Cramorant: Tips and tricks
This guide will also discuss some tips and tricks for playing Cramorant in Pokémon Unite.
- Cramorant has one of the best UNITE moves in the game if used correctly. When using the UNITE move, make sure to position it in a spot where the enemy is within your range but cannot damage you, it is especially helpful if teammates are nearby to tank damage for Cramorant.
- When using dive/surf, make sure to single out enemies – like an assassin
- Always use surf before using hurricane, that way the surf will push the enemy back and forth into the hurricane, which will nearly always guarantee the hurricane to hit the opponent, throwing them into the air and doing large amounts of damage
- Whirlpool can be used as both an offensive and defensive tool. It can be used in the early game to steal opposing wild Pokémon, because the move hits multiple times there is a high chance that the Whirlpool will get the last hit on the opposing Pokémon, thus stealing the XP. Whirlpool can also be used defensively to stop the opposing Pokémon from getting a goal, if the opposing Pokémon does not have score shield then their scoring will be interrupted by every time whirlpool hits, meaning they will not be able to score large goals easily.
- Save the Unite Move for Zapdos. This is an easily overlooked aspect of the game that can change the entire outcome of the game, by saving your Unite Move for Zapdos, it ensures that they can secure the objective and win the game. Try to move around the opposing team during the Zapdos fight and use the combo of your abilities and your UNITE move to wipe out the enemy team.
- One must make sure to check the map before Zapdos spawns. They must look around in the bushes surrounding Zapdos to ensure there are no sneaky enemies waiting to steal it.
Final Thoughts
Cramorant is an underrated powerful Pokémon that deserve to see more play in the current metagame. If Cramorant is played correctly, teamfights become much easier as Cramorant is able to burst down enemies through crowd control burst combos, leaving the opposing Pokémon unable to act and frustrated by this annoyance. We hope this guide gives some more insight into how to play this Pikachu-eating bird Pokémon!
That’s all for today’s Pokémon Unite Cramorant Guide. Do you prefer to use Cramorant in any other way? Let us know in the comment section below!
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