Gorochu

Frozen Heart Form

The evolution of Glacichu, Gorochu becomes significantly more aggressive and fatty. But surprisingly enough, it actually becomes faster and attacks both physically and specially. It's an underhanded but clever tactic in which the user relies on its perceived body mass to make the opponent believe it will move slowly, when it can quickly dish out massive blows from up close or afar. Its buoyant body lets it float on water, allowing it to carry Glacichu on its belly when they are tired. They specifically huddle up close in the water when they sleep, so when a Cresnewdan comes they could notice the temperature shift in the water ahead of time. It uses its horns to target the middle body section of a Cresnewdan too.

On another note, a peculiar interaction happened when one of our Kantonian visiting researchers brought a Raichu with him, and Dr. Larice's Gorochu immediately puffed its chest in front of it, trying to establish dominance. Perhaps Gorochu recognised some sort of connection for it to react so strongly.

Thawed Heart Form

The Thawed Heart Form of Gorochu occurs when Gorochu reaches 1 HP or is about to faint. The frozen ice hard heart inside of its chest starts melting, and once it thaws out, Gorochu transforms into a small Pokémon that resembles Pichu. In this form, Gorochu is extremely aggressive and fast, but also fragile. In documented encounters, this form is typically used to buy time for its group to flee, although there are instances of the sacrifice themselves surviving. A thawed heart Gorochu is significantly more emotive, and trainers have spoken about keeping them in cages for 24 hours until they return to normal.

*Either Attack or Special Attack is 105 and the other is 15, determined by whichever offensive stat was higher at the moment Thawed Heart triggered. Attack and Special Attack can never both be 105 at the same time.