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 or fog in the overworld.
In Hisui, Sliggoo has a dual-type Steel/Dragon regional form. It evolves from Goomy starting at level 40 and evolves into Hisuian Goodra starting at level 50 during rain or fog in the overworld.
(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)
Biology
Sliggoo is a Pokémon that resembles a snail. The lower half of its body is light purple, while the upper half is a paler purple. It has featureless, green eyes, a single, tiny eyelash over each eye, and two pale green spots on each cheek. It has nubby, underdeveloped arms. On top of its head are two pairs of antenna-like horns; the front horns are small nubs, while the hind horns are considerably longer. Its gelatinous body forms a spiral shell-like structure on its back. Contained within the shell are its brain, heart, and other organs.
Sliggoo excretes and coats its body with sticky mucus that can dissolve anything. Because it lacks teeth, it sprays this liquid onto prey and slurps them up once they are dissolved. Since its slime can melt through anything, predators stay far away from it. Its eyes have devolved, causing it to go blind. This makes it difficult for it to tell allies from prey and it will sometimes attempt to melt its companions. Its four horns act as a radar system and are used to detect sounds and smells. Sliggoo only cares about food and will flee from its enemies whenever possible.
Prior to Generation IX, Sliggoo and its evolutionary relatives were the only known Pokémon that could have Gooey as an Ability.
Forms
Sliggoo has an ancient regional form: Hisuian Sliggoo.
Hisuian Sliggoo has droopy, teal eyes that imply its melancholic personality, and carries a metallic spiral shell that lies parallel to the ground. Unlike its Kalosian form, it has one teal spot on each cheek rather than two. It tucks almost its entire body inside this shell, and will only let out its head, neck, and arms to peek outside.
When Hisuian Sliggoo wants to move quickly, it will tuck its entire body into its shell, position the shell vertically to the ground, and roll itself away. It can also use its shell to float on water. It's theorized that the shell was created as a result of Hisuian Sliggoo's slime reacting with the iron-rich waters of Hisui. Both forms of Sliggoo can typically be found within marshlands or near bodies of water.
Hisuian Sliggoo and its evolutionary relatives are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Shelter.
Evolution
Sliggoo evolves from Goomy and evolves into Goodra.
In Hisui, Sliggoo has a regional form that evolves from Goomy and evolves into Hisuian Goodra.
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation VI | | Kalos
Mountain #020 | | Hoenn
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| X | It drives away opponents by excreting a sticky liquid that can dissolve anything. Its eyes devolved, so it can't see anything. |
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| 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. |
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| Omega Ruby | It drives away opponents by excreting a sticky liquid that can dissolve anything. Its eyes devolved, so it can't see anything. |
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| 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. |
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| Generation VII | | Alola
S M : #179 | | Alola
US UM : #218 | | Kanto
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. |
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| 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. |
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| Moon | This Pokémon's mucous can dissolve anything. Toothless, it sprays mucous on its prey. Once they're nicely dissolved, it slurps them up. |
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| Ultra Sun | It crawls along sluggishly. The swirly protrusion on its back is filled with its brain and other organs. |
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| Ultra Moon | Its entire body is covered with gooey mucus that can dissolve anything. Be sure to put gloves on if you're going to touch it. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
#390 | | Galar
Isle of Armor #061 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Hisui
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. |
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| Sword | Although this Pokémon isn't very strong, its body is coated in a caustic slime that can melt through anything, so predators steer clear of it. |
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| Shield | The lump on its back contains its tiny brain. It thinks only of food and escaping its enemies. |
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| Legends: Arceus | A creature given to melancholy. I suspect its metallic shell developed as a result of the mucus on its skin reacting with the iron in Hisui's water. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#173 | | Kitakami
#179 | | Blueberry
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| Scarlet | The swirly protrusion on its back is filled with all its vital organs, such as its brain and heart. |
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| Violet | When Sliggoo senses danger, the mucus coating its entire body becomes more concentrated— it'll dissolve anything. |
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Game locations
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Held items
Sliggoo
Hisuian Sliggoo
Stats
Base stats
Sliggoo
Hisuian Sliggoo
Due to the different way stats are calculated in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, exact minimum and maximum stats are not shown in this table.
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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- 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
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- 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
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Sliggoo
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Sliggoo
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Sliggoo
- 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
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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Special moves
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- 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
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Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush | Walking Speed: 2.22 seconds | Base HP: 53 | | | Base Attack: 76 | Base Defense: 56 | Base Speed: 60 |
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Pokémon GO| File:GO0705H.png | Base HP: 151 | Base Attack: 153 | Base Defense: 190 | | Egg Distance: N/A | Buddy Distance: 5 km | Evolution Requirement:  | | Fast Attacks: | | Charged Attacks: |
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Evolution data
Sliggoo evolves from Goomy starting at level 40 and evolves into Goodra starting at level 50 when leveled up during rain in the overworld. In Generation VII and VIII, Sliggoo will also evolve when leveled up during fog in the overworld. Rain instigated by Rain Dance, Drizzle, or Primordial Sea will not trigger Sliggoo's evolution.
In Hisui, Sliggoo has a dual-type Steel/Dragon regional form. It evolves from Goomy starting at level 40 and evolves into Hisuian Goodra starting at level 50 during rain or fog in the overworld. All Goomy in Hisui will evolve into Hisuian Sliggoo regardless of their game of origin.
Sprites
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In the anime
Major appearances
Ash's Goomy evolved into a Sliggoo in An Oasis of Hope!. Sliggoo later evolved into a Goodra during Good Friends, Great Training!, when it helped put out a big fire with Rain Dance.
Minor appearances
A Trainer's Sliggoo appeared in Settling the Scorbunny!.
A Trainer's Sliggoo appeared in The Door That Never Opens.
Pokédex entries
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| 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. |
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In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
In Sylveon Enchants, 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.
A Sliggoo appeared in a flashback in Charizard Transforms.
A Sliggoo belonging to an Aether Foundation Employee first appeared in Battle in Vast Poni Canyon.
A Dynamaxed Sliggoo appeared in the Cracked!! The Rusted Sword and Shield.
In the TCG
Main article: Sliggoo (TCG)Trivia
- Sliggoo's Pokédex entry in Moon contains an error. Its slime is referred to as mucous instead of mucus. Mucus is a noun and a synonym for slime. Mucous is an adjective, and describes something related to mucus. This error was fixed in Ultra Moon.
- Sliggoo is currently the only known Pokémon to evolve during a weather condition.
- Hisuian Sliggoo shares its category with Shelmet. They are both known as the Snail Pokémon.
- In Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Hisuian Sliggoo's secondary Ability is Overcoat instead of Shell Armor.
Origin
Sliggoo seems to be 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 Lou Carcolh, a mythical serpent/mollusk creature from French folklore. It may also be based upon the concept of "living slime" in popular culture.
Hisuian Sliggoo is likely based on a snail. Its metallic shell in particular may be based on the scaly-foot gastropod, a species of deep-sea snail unique for its shell, which consists of iron sulfide compounds.
Name origin
Sliggoo may be a combination of slick, slither, slippery, slimy, or slug, and goo. The name may also be derived from the Irish word 'sliogán' - meaning shell - in reference to the shell on its back.
Numeil may be a combination of 滑る numeru (to be slippery) and snail.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | स्नेलिसा Snailisa | From snail |  Russian | Слиггу Sliggu | Transcription of English name |  Thai | นูเมล Numen | Transcription of Japanese name |
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