Sliggoo (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Sliggoo (disambiguation).

Sliggoo Soft Tissue Pokémon ヌメイル Numeil #705 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dragon Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sap Sipper or Hydration Cacophony Cacophony Gooey Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Dragon Hatch time 40 cycles
Height 2'07" 0.8 m Sliggoo 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 38.6 lbs. 17.5 kg Sliggoo 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 158	Leveling rate Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Sliggoo 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint File:F705.png {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 35
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Sliggoo (Japanese: ヌメイル Numeil) is a Dragon-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves from Goomy starting at level 40 and evolves into Goodra starting at level 50 when leveled up during rain in the overworld. Rain instigated by Rain Dance, Drizzle, or Primordial Sea will not trigger this evolution.

Biology

Sliggoo is a gooey purple Pokémon with the body structure of a snail. Its underbelly is a deeper shade of purple than the top part of its body. It is over twice as tall as its preevolved form, but remains relatively small. Its eyes are now green and large, with one eyelash on each eye; but since its eyes are undeveloped, Sliggoo is blind. It has two pale green spots on either side of its head. It has two small, underdeveloped arms, two sets of antennae atop its head, and a gooey snail-like shell on its back that looks like it is part of its gelatinous body.

In the anime

Sliggoo in the anime

Major appearances

Ash's Sliggoo

Ash's Goomy evolved into a Sliggoo in An Oasis of Hope!. Sliggoo later evolved into Goodra during Good Friends, Great Training! when it helped put out a big fire with Rain Dance.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry XY061 Sliggoo Ash's Pokédex Sliggoo, the Soft Tissue Pokémon. Its four horns function as a highly sensitive radar system, picking up many different scents and noises.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the X & Y arc, a Team Flare Grunt used a Sliggoo to trap Y while she was playing the Berry Picker game with her newly-caught Eevee. Eevee paid off Y's efforts to befriend it, by evolving into a Sylveon and defeating the Sliggoo with Draining Kiss.

In the TCG

Main article: Sliggoo (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X It drives away opponents by excreting a sticky liquid that can dissolve anything. Its eyes devolved, so it can't see anything. Y Its four horns are a high-performance radar system. It uses them to sense sounds and smells, rather than using ears or a nose. Omega Ruby It drives away opponents by excreting a sticky liquid that can dissolve anything. Its eyes devolved, so it can't see anything. Alpha Sapphire Its four horns are a high-performance radar system. It uses them to sense sounds and smells, rather than using ears or a nose.
Generation VII Sun It has trouble drawing a line between friends and food. It will calmly try to melt and eat even those it gets along well with. Moon This Pokémon's mucous can dissolve anything. Toothless, it sprays mucous on its prey. Once they're nicely dissolved, it slurps them up.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Route 19, Friend Safari (Dragon) Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Trade
Generation VII Sun Moon Exeggutor Island (SOS Battle in rain)

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI Battle Trozei Mountain of Order: Stage 4 Shuffle Albens Town: Stage 229 Rumble World Dark Land: Forgotten Forest (All Areas, Entrance Boss)

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Sun	Moon	Shed Shell (5%)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 68		128 - 175	246 - 340
Attack: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Defense: 53		52 - 115	99 - 225
Sp. Atk: 83		79 - 148	153 - 291
Sp. Def: 113		106 - 181	207 - 357
Speed: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Total: 452	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 1× Ice 2× Dragon 2× Dark 1× Fairy 2× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Sap Sipper, the effectiveness of  Grass-type  moves is 0×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Bubble Water Special 04040 100100% 30 011 Absorb Grass Special 02020 100100% 25 055 Absorb Grass Special 02020 100100% 25 099 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00——% 10 1313 Bide Normal Physical 0000— 00——% 10 1818 Dragon Breath Dragon Special 06060 100100% 20 2525 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00——% 5 2828 Flail Normal Physical 0000— 100100% 15 3232 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100100% 15 3838 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 08585% 10 4747 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sliggoo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sliggoo

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM34 TM34 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM83 TM83 Infestation Bug Special 02020 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sliggoo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sliggoo

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Acid Armor* Poison Status — —% 20 Counter* Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Curse* Ghost Status — —% 10 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Iron Tail* Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Poison Tail Poison Physical 50 100% 25

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sliggoo in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Sliggoo in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sliggoo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sliggoo

By tutoring

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  S M US UM Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130 90% 5

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Sliggoo can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Sliggoo cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sliggoo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sliggoo

By a prior evolution

Generation VII Other generations: VI - VIII - IX

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior Evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sliggoo Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Sliggoo

Side game data

Pokémon Battle Trozei Dragon Attack Power: ★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle Dragon Attack Power: 60 - 80 0 #289 Barrier Bash Removes one barrier-type disruption without fail.

Evolution

Unevolved Goomy  Dragon

Level 40 →

First Evolution Sliggoo  Dragon

Level 50 while raining →

Second Evolution Goodra  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Sliggoo images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Requiring 40 levels to evolve from Goomy and just 10 more to evolve into Goodra, Sliggoo has the lowest relative second-stage evolution requirement, at exactly 25%.
• Sliggoo was designed by Saya Tsuruta.

Origin

Sliggoo seems based on soft bodied gastropods such as slugs, nudibranch, and semi-slugs. Its snail origins as well as its Dragon typing and elongated body shape may mean it could also be based on the Lou Carcolh, a mythical serpent/mollusk creature from French folklore. It may also be based upon the concept of "living slime" in popular culture.

Name origin

Sliggoo may be a combination of slick, slither, slippery, slimy, or slug, and goo.

Numeil is from 滑る numeru (to be slippery) and snail.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ヌメイル Numeil From 滑る numeru and snail French Colimucus From colimaçon and mucus Spanish Sliggoo Same as English name German Viscargot From viskos and escargot Italian Sliggoo Same as English name Korean 미끄네일 Mikkeunaeil From 미끄럽다 mikkeureopda and snail Mandarin Chinese 黏美伊兒 / 黏美伊儿 Niánměiyī'er From 黏 nián, 美 měi, and 兒 / 儿 er; transliteration of its Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 黏美兒 Nìhmméihyìh From 黏 nìhm, 美 méi, and 兒 yìh; transliteration of its Japanese name

More languages Hindi स्लीगू Sliggoo Transcription of English name Russian Слиггу Sliggu Transcription of English name

Related articles

• Ash's Sliggoo

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