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Sliggoo Soft Tissue Pokémon Snail Pokémon ヌメイル Numeil #0705 Sliggoo Hisuian Sliggoo Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Types Dragon Unknown Sliggoo Steel Dragon Hisuian Sliggoo Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Sap Sipper or Hydration Sliggoo Sap Sipper or Shell Armor Hisuian Sliggoo Cacophony Gooey Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Hisuian Sliggoo 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 2'04" 0.7 m Hisuian Sliggoo 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 38.6 lbs. 17.5 kg Sliggoo 151.0 lbs. 68.5 kg Hisuian Sliggoo 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 Hisuian Sliggoo 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 Hisuian Sliggoo
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 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.

Unevolved Goomy  Dragon	↗	First evolution Sliggoo  Dragon	→	Second evolution Goodra  Dragon
	↘	First evolution Sliggoo Hisuian Form  Steel  Dragon	→	Second evolution Goodra Hisuian Form  Steel  Dragon

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 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

In the manga

Sliggoo in Pokémon Adventures

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 PASS26.

In the TCG

Main article: Sliggoo (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Sliggoo in the Alola Pokédex	Sliggoo in the Paldea Pokédex	Sliggoo in the Kitakami Pokédex

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) Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Exeggutor Island (SOS Battle in rain) Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee Unobtainable
Generation VIII Sword Trade Shield Lake of Outrage Axew's Eye, Rolling Fields (Max Raid Battle) Shield Expansion Pass Loop Lagoon (Max Raid Battle) Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Crimson Mirelands: Holm of Trials , Ursa's Ring (mass outbreaks), massive mass outbreaks (Hisuian Form) Coronet Highlands: near Ancient Quarry (Hisuian Form) Unobtainable (Kalosian Form)
Generation IX Scarlet Violet West Province: Area Three (Kalosian Form) North Province: Casseroya Lake (Kalosian Form) South Province: Area Four (Poison Tera Type) (Kalosian Form) Tera Raid Battles (4★) (Kalosian Form) Pokémon HOME (Hisuian Form) The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Timeless Woods (Kalosian Form)

In side games

Held items

Sliggoo

Games		Held items
Sun	Moon	Shed Shell (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon
Sword	Shield

Hisuian Sliggoo

Games		Held items
Legends: Arceus		Normal Springy Mushroom (35%) Ball of Mud (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy M (100%) Seed of Mastery (20%) Grit items by level

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

Sliggoo

Hisuian Sliggoo

Learnset

By leveling up

Sliggoo

Hisuian Sliggoo

By TM

Sliggoo

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM169 TM169 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM209 TM209 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10 TM214 TM214 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM219 TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 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 or an alternate form of Sliggoo Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

Hisuian Sliggoo

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM002 TM002 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM013 TM013 Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM115 TM115 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM124 TM124 Ice Spinner Ice Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM126 TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM156 TM156 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TM166 TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM169 TM169 Draco Meteor Dragon Special 130130 090}}90% 5 TM170 TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM180 TM180 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM209 TM209 Muddy Water Water Special 09090 085}}85% 10 TM214 TM214 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM219 TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 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 or an alternate form of Sliggoo

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VI - VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Counter* Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Life Dew Water Status — —% 10

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

By a prior evolution

Sliggoo

Hisuian Sliggoo

Special moves

Sliggoo

Side game data

Sliggoo

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 2.22 seconds Base HP: 53 Base Attack: 76 Base Defense: 56 Base Speed: 60

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

Pokémon Shuffle Dragon Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #289 Barrier Bash Removes one barrier-type disruption without fail.

Pokémon GO Base HP: 169 Base Attack: 159 Base Defense: 176 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 100 + or Fast Attacks: Water Gun, Tackle Charged Attacks: Dragon Pulse, Sludge Wave, Muddy Water, Water Pulse

Hisuian Sliggoo

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:

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.

Unevolved Goomy  Dragon	Level 40 outside of Hisui ↗	First evolution Sliggoo  Dragon	+ Level 50 (during rain or fog) →	Second evolution Goodra  Dragon
	+ Level 40 in Hisui ↘	First evolution Sliggoo Hisuian Form  Steel  Dragon	+ Level 50 (during rain or fog) →	Second evolution Goodra Hisuian Form  Steel  Dragon

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII Sword Shield Legends: Arceus
Cross-Generation HOME

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

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

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 黏美兒 / 黏美儿 Niánměi'er* 黏美伊兒 Niánměiyī'er* From 黏 nián and the transcription of the Japanese name with the incorporation of 美 měi and 兒 / 儿 er Cantonese Chinese 黏美兒 Nìhmméihyìh From 黏 nìhm, 美 méi, and 兒 yìh

More languages Hindi स्नेलिसा Snailisa From snail Russian Слиггу Sliggu Transcription of English name Thai นูเมล Numen Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Ash's Sliggoo
• Goodra (UNITE)
• Regional form

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