Ash's Goodra
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Ash's Goodra (Japanese: サトシのヌメルゴン Satoshi's Numelgon) is the fourth Pokémon Ash caught in the Kalos region.
History
Goodra first appeared as a Goomy in A Slippery Encounter!, where it was dropped from the sky by a Swanna onto Ash's head. It looked weak and tired so Ash and his friends took it to a nearby river to heal it. After having water poured onto it by them, Goomy quickly recovered its health. When Dedenne popped out of Bonnie's bag to greet it, it hid behind Ash, as it is weak to Fairy-type Pokémon.
After traveling for a while, Goomy was frightened once more by a disturbed Ariados - whose tree had been attacked by Chespin. Confused, Clemont decided to use one of his inventions to see why Goomy was so terrified of Bug-type Pokémon; this revealed that Goomy's homeland was attacked by various Bug-type Pokémon, including Ariados, until Goomy and other inhabitants were rescued by Swanna.
When Goomy and Pikachu were captured by Team Rocket, Goomy watched as Pikachu tried to escape. The cage absorbed Pikachu's Thunderbolt, so Pikachu rammed into the side of the cage until he made a hole big enough for them to squeeze out of. Goomy was able to slip through, but it was too tight for Pikachu. Seeing Pikachu's predicament, Goomy slipped back into the cage and used its slimy body to help Pikachu squeeze through.
While escaping Team Rocket, Goomy managed to slow James down with Rain Dance, giving Ash and his friends enough time to battle the trio. However, when Fletchinder and Pikachu tried to fend off Team Rocket they ended up getting confused by Inkay's Psybeam, making them attack each other. As Ash grabbed onto both of his Pokémon to try and calm them, Goomy began to admire the lengths Ash would go to in order to protect his Pokémon, motivating it to fight. After intercepting Pumpkaboo and Inkay's combined Dark Pulse and Psybeam, it used Bide to absorb the hits and eventually defeat Team Rocket. Later, Goomy indicated to Pikachu that it wanted to go with Ash, allowing Ash to capture it in a Poké Ball.
In One for the Goomy!, Goomy was sent out to meet the rest of the Pokémon. It was initially intimidated by the group, especially Dedenne; however, it warmed up to them as they were playing. When they were interrupted by Team Rocket's attempt to capture everyone's Pokémon, Goomy - along with Dedenne, Pancham, Serena, and Bonnie - was separated from the group. While Serena was battling Team Rocket, Goomy remembered what happened to its old home and fled. Team Rocket found Goomy and attempted to capture it, but they were stopped by Dedenne. Once Goomy saw how much Dedenne cared for it, it battled against Team Rocket long enough for Ash and the rest of the group to find them. After the battle, Goomy is shown affectionately nibbling on Dedenne's ear, no longer afraid of it.
In The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!, Ash had Goomy watch his Coumarine Gym Battle against Ramos, in order to help it get stronger.
In An Oasis of Hope!, Goomy had a practice battle against Pikachu, but was interrupted by an injured Spoink. After Spoink recovered they followed it to its home were they found a Grumpig bullying all the Spoink. Ash and the other tried to stop Grumpig, but it hypnotized the Spoink into attacking them and forced them into Team Rocket's trap. Pikachu, along with Chespin, agreed to go with Team Rocket in exchange for Grumpig to stop hurting the Spoink. Goomy and Dedenne sneaked out of the cage and attempted to get the key but ended up getting caught by Grumpig. Dedenne battled against Grumpig and lost, which encouraged Goomy to fight. Goomy used Bide to counter all of Grumpig's attacks, but couldn't do much without any offensive moves. Right when Goomy was about to be hit by Iron Tail, Ash jumped in the way and defended it from harm. Seeing how much Ash cared for it allowed Goomy to evolve into Sliggoo and learn Dragon Breath, and was easily able to defeat Grumpig and Team Rocket. After Team Rocket was blasted off Grumpig and the Spoink made amends, and Ash and his friends continued on their journey.
In XY065, Ash showed Sliggoo to his rival Tierno before having a battle. They later agreed to have a Double Battle, with Ash using Sliggoo and Pikachu against Tierno's Wartortle and Raichu. Before the battle could begin, Team Rocket appeared with their mecha and tried to capture Pikachu. Sliggoo was able to rescue Pikachu by using Dragon Breath on the machine, but Team Rocket managed to grab Wartortle and Raichu and Sliggoo was grabbed as well trying to rescue them. After Raichu attacked James and Wartortle attacked Jessie, Jessie used Pumpkaboo to attack the cage in retaliation with Shadow Ball which caused the cage that they were in to fall off of a cliff. It shattered at the bottom and Raichu and Wartortle were then found by Bonnie and Tierno, who had split up from Ash and Serena to look for them. Dedenne was able to trace down Pikachu's electricity and began to follow it.
When they encountered a rock in the way, Sliggoo tried to destroy it by ramming into it. Though it initially failed, together with Wartortle and Raichu it was able to destroy the rock. Just before Pikachu was about to be captured by Team Rocket's mecha, Sliggoo rammed into the mecha destroying it and rescuing Pikachu. A Shadow Ball launched by Jessie's Pumpkaboo then accidentally hit the remains of the mecha. This started a fire, which surrounded Ash, Serena, and Pikachu. Then Sliggoo remembered how, when it was a Goomy, there were a group of Pokémon trapped in a similar situation. Bolstered by the memory, Sliggoo used Rain Dance to protect its Trainer and put out the fire, and evolved into Goodra in the process. It then used its new move, Dragon Pulse to send Team Rocket blasting off. Later on, it and Pikachu participated in the postponed Double Battle against Tierno's Wartortle and Raichu. As Pikachu struggled against Wartortle, Goodra used Bide to counter Raichu's Charge Beam and Focus Blast and hit Wartortle and Raichu after Pikachu used Iron Tail to block a countering Hydro Pump. After Goodra and Pikachu blocked another attack by Wartortle and Raichu, they defeated them with a Thunderbolt and Dragon Pulse, winning Ash the battle.
In XY067, Ash used Goodra as his second Pokémon in his Lumiose Gym Battle against Clemont. It went up against Heliolisk. Goodra used Dragon Pulse which was blocked, Heliolisk then used its speed to confuse Goodra. The Generator Pokémon then used Flash blinding Goodra. Whilst blind, Goodra took major damage from a super-effective Dragon Tail, but remained standing. Goodra used Dragon Pulse, but Heliolisk used its agility to dodge the attack, confuse Goodra and hit it with Thunder Wave, paralyzing Goodra. Ash then recalled Goodra.
Ash later sent out Goodra as his last Pokémon, to battle Clemont's last Pokémon, his Luxray. Goodra was at a disadvantage since Goodra was still paralyzed and Luxray had Electric Terrain active, which increased the power of Electric-type moves. Ash remembered pouring water on Goodra, when he met it as a Goomy, so he had Goodra use Rain Dance, nullifying the Electric Terrain and curing itself of paralysis due to it Hydration ability. Luxray used Swift, which Goodra countered by punching the Swift stars and deflecting them with its tail back to Luxray, but the Gleam Eyes Pokémon was able to dodge this and use Thunder Fang. However Goodra blocked this attack with its tail and used Bide, flinging Luxray away at the same time. Luxray then hit Goodra with Wild Charge and Swift, which Goodra used to add to the power of Bide, using the power from Luxray's powerful attacks to deal major damage to him. This created an powerful explosion, but at the end, only Goodra was able to remain standing and Luxray was knocked out. This won Ash the battle, earning him the Voltage Badge.
Personality and characteristics
As a Goomy, it was a very friendly Pokémon, as it liked to show its affection to others by nibbling on their ears. Even after it had become a Goodra, it maintained its affection, hugging Ash shortly after evolving. It had also proven to be a capable fighter, but was initially scared until it decided to help Ash. Goomy was easily frightened and was afraid of Fairy-type Pokémon such as Dedenne since Dragon-types are weak against Fairy-types. In One for the Goomy!, after Dedenne was protecting it from Team Rocket, Goomy was pleased and it was no longer afraid of Dedenne. It's also afraid of Bug-type Pokémon such as Ariados as they destroyed Goomy's original home. When depressed or insulted, Goomy tended to use Rain Dance on the offender, as seen when it used the move on Serena for calling it icky, and in One for the Goomy! where it used the move on Jessie. When someone made it happy, it liked to chew on their ear. It views Pikachu as a role model, and wants to become strong like him and his Trainer.
As shown in A Slippery Encounter!, Goomy had a slimy body, which can help reflect attacks without it taking damage or it can put slime on others, making them slimy, as shown when it used this on Pikachu to help him escape from Team Rocket's cage. It also used to dry out easily causing it to become weak or tired, but could stop it by absorbing water.
The invasion of Goomy's home was a clearly traumatic event in its life. In the beginning, whenever it encountered dangerous situations, it tended to flashback to the scene of Bug-types attacking its home, and would freeze from the shock. However, it is capable of overcoming its fears to help its friends, as seen in its debut episode and One for the Goomy!. It also leads it to sympathize with others, as seen in An Oasis of Hope!, where it became determined to help a wild Spoink, who had also been driven away from its home by a wild Grumpig. After evolving, some signs of trauma were still present in Sliggoo. In XY065, an explosion from one of Team Rocket's mechas caused a fire that reminded it of a group of stranded, young Pokémon surrounded by the fires of the invasion. However, the memory lead Sliggoo to take action, using Rain Dance to put out the flames, and trigger its evolution. It is currently unknown whether the trauma and the fear of Bug-types are still present following its evolution into Goodra.
After evolving, Goodra's power became substantially higher, as it was not only able to deal large amounts of damage, but take hits as well without being knocked out, such as Tierno's Raichu's Charge Beam and Focus Blast, and Clemont's Luxray's Wild Charge, Thunder Fang, and Swift.
It was also shown in XY067 that when it wins a battle and Ash thanks it for the hard work, it blushes, however, it means that Ash's promise was fulfilled as in XY055, Ash promised to help Goodra get stronger and he succeded.
Moves used
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Trivia
- Goodra is Ash's only Pokémon from Kalos that is not weak to the Electric-type.
- Goodra is the first Dragon-type belonging to a main character that has evolved under their ownership.
- Goodra is also Ash's first Kalos Pokémon to fully evolve.
- Goodra is Ash's first pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
- It is also the first pseudo-legendary Pokémon owned by a main character to have been caught in its basic stage.
- The episode where Ash caught Goomy first aired in the United States less than a week before the episode where Sliggoo evolved into Goodra first aired in Japan.
- Sliggoo's evolution to Goodra was the first time Mega V (Mega Volt) was used as an insert song, albeit an instrumental version.
- Ash's Sliggoo evolved because of the rain from its Rain Dance, which would not ordinarily trigger Sliggoo's evolution by game mechanic.
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