Snail and Slug Pokémon
10 Pokémon are based on or look like snails and slugs. They run from Slugma (#0218) to Wo-Chien (#1001).
Snail and Slug Pokémon facts
- Most snail and slug Pokémon are Dragon types (3 of 10), then Fire (2) and Water (2).
- Generation 6 added the most (3 of 10).
- Heaviest: Goodra (150.5 kg). Lightest: Goomy (2.8 kg).
- Legendary: Wo-Chien.
All 10 Snail and Slug Pokémon
Each Pokémon is here because its lore page on pokee.si says it is based on or inspired by snails and slugs, or looks like them. Game Freak does not always say what inspired a design, so some of these are well-supported readings, not official facts.
| # | Pokémon | Type | Why it counts | Gen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #0218 | Slugma | Fire | Looks like a slug made of lava. | 2 |
| #0219 | Magcargo | Fire/Rock | A snail whose body is lava and whose shell is rock. | 2 |
| #0422 | Shellos | Water | Inspired by real sea slugs; its name means lost shell. | 4 |
| #0423 | Gastrodon | Water/Ground | A sea slug at heart, from a sea slug family. | 4 |
| #0616 | Shelmet | Bug | A snail, maybe the iron-shelled scaly-foot snail. | 5 |
| #0617 | Accelgor | Bug | Mixes a ninja or racer with a slug or snail. | 5 |
| #0704 | Goomy | Dragon | Modelled on soft slugs and nudibranchs. | 6 |
| #0705 | Sliggoo | Dragon | Modelled on slugs, and it looks a bit like a snail. | 6 |
| #0706 | Goodra | Dragon | Probably draws on Lou Carcolh, a serpent-like mollusc from French folklore. | 6 |
| #1001 | Wo-Chien | Dark/Grass | May be modelled on the decollate snail. | 9 |
Snail and Slug Pokémon by type
A Pokémon with two types is counted once for each type.