Goodra
Goodra is a Dragon-type Pokémon, the Dragon Pokémon, number 706 (#0706) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 2 m tall and weighs 150.5 kg.
Goodra is the Dragon Pokémon, a gentle, slime-coated giant that hugs its Trainer and cries gooey tears when left alone. Make it angry, though, and the Pokédex claims its horns land 100 times harder than a heavyweight boxer's blow.
How to pronounce Goodra
Goodra is pronounced GOO-druh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Goodra said out loud:
In Japanese it is ヌメルゴン (Numelgon).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Goodra is 2.0 m tall and weighs 150.5 kg. It is a plump, bipedal, draconic Pokémon with pale purple skin, bright green eyes and green spots on its cheeks and tail. Two pairs of horns sit on its head, the rear pair longer and curving down its neck, and the Pokédex says they can be pushed out and pulled back. Slime drips from its chin and arms, and a layer of fat beneath makes attacks slide off.
Behaviour
Goodra is meek and friendly. The Pokédex says it gets teased because it seems weak, but whoever teases it gets a swat from its tail and horns. It often misunderstands instructions and looks dazed, which many Trainers find adorable. Left alone it oozes tears, and the Violet entry says an enraged Goodra can lash its tail hard enough to send a dump truck flying.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it loves rain and walks plains and mountains on rainy days. In Scarlet and Violet, Goodra appears in 5-star and 6-star Tera Raid Battles. In Legends: Z-A it roams Wild Zone 20 in Centrico Plaza, and the Mega Dimension DLC adds the Hisuian form to Hyperspace Lumiose.
Powers
Its Abilities are Sap Sipper and Hydration, with Gooey hidden. Draco Meteor, Outrage and Power Whip back up a huge Special Defense of 150 in a base stat total of 600. Hisuian Goodra is Steel and Dragon, 1.7 m and 334.1 kg, with a metal shell whose hardness it controls and which it rolls into like a rubber ball when something bad happens. It swaps Hydration for Shell Armor and trades Speed (60 against 80) for Defense (100 against 70).
Name origin
Goodra may combine 'goo' with 'dragon' or 'Hydra', and may hint at 'good' for its kindly nature. The Japanese name is Numelgon (ヌメルゴン), possibly from numeru ('to be slippery'), 'gel' and 'dragon'.
Design inspiration
Given its Dragon type, long body and retractable horns, Goodra probably draws on Lou Carcolh, a serpent-like mollusc from French folklore. A fan reading is the shussebora, a Japanese yokai in which a trumpet shell spends 1,000 years each in the mountains, on plains and at sea before becoming a dragon.
Evolution notes
Goodra is the end of the line, evolved from Sliggoo; the Hisuian form comes only from Hisuian Sliggoo.
In the games
Goodra is one of Champion Diantha's six Pokémon in X and Y, where it debuted and can only be obtained by evolving Sliggoo. It is a playable melee Defender in Pokémon UNITE, starting as Goomy and evolving at levels 5 and 8. Hisuian Goodra debuted in Legends: Arceus.
In the anime
Ash's Sliggoo evolved into Goodra in 'Good Friends, Great Training!', after using Rain Dance to help put out a big fire. Raihan's Goodra fought Ash's Gigantamax Gengar to a double knockout in 'Aim For The Eight!'.
Fun facts
- Goodra shares the plain category 'Dragon Pokémon' with only Salamence and the Horsea and Dratini lines in the poke.si data.
- Hisuian Goodra's 150 Special Defense ties Registeel and Probopass as the highest of any non-Mega Steel type in the poke.si data.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Zinnia uses a Goodra in her raid on Sea Mauville, and again in an attack on the Mossdeep Space Center.
Base stats
- HP: 90
- Attack: 100
- Defense: 70
- Sp. Atk: 110
- Sp. Def: 150
- Speed: 80
Goodra’s base stat total is 600. Its highest stat is Sp. Def.
Type matchups
What is Goodra weak to?
Goodra takes extra damage from Ice (2×), Dragon (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Fire (½×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×).
Evolution
What does Goodra evolve from?
Goodra evolves from Sliggoo (Level 50, while it rains; Hisuian Sliggoo: Level 50, while it rains).
Goodra is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Goomy, Sliggoo, Goodra.
Forms
- Hisuian Goodra (Hisuian form): Steel/Dragon-type, base stat total 600 (HP 80, Attack 100, Defense 100, Sp. Atk 110, Sp. Def 150, Speed 60). Abilities: Sap Sipper, Shell Armor, Gooey (hidden).
Abilities
- Sap Sipper: Absorbs Grass moves, raising Attack one stage.
- Hydration: Cures any major status ailment after each turn during rain.
- Gooey (hidden ability): Lowers attacking Pokémon's Speed by one stage on contact.
Moves
Moves Goodra learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evo | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 |
| 1 | Tearful Look | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Feint | Normal | Physical | 30 |
| 1 | Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | 50 |
| 1 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Dragon Breath | Dragon | Special | 60 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 |
| 15 | Protect | Normal | Status | — |
| 20 | Flail | Normal | Physical | — |
| 25 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 |
| 30 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — |
| 43 | Curse | Ghost | Status | — |
| 49 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 |
| 58 | Muddy Water | Water | Special | 90 |
| 67 | Power Whip | Grass | Physical | 120 |
“Evo” means Goodra learns the move the moment it evolves: Aqua Tail.
TM moves (52)
Goodra can learn 52 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Charm, Protect, Water Pulse, Acid Spray, Chilling Water, Facade, Poison Tail, Bulldoze, Mud Shot, Dragon Tail, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Body Slam, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Dragon Claw, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Body Press, Substitute, Dragon Pulse, Surf, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Sludge Bomb, Earthquake, Giga Impact, Outrage, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Thunder, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Toxic, Knock Off, Scald, Focus Punch, Weather Ball, Muddy Water, Sludge Wave, Skitter Smack, Breaking Swipe, Curse, Dragon Cheer.
Egg moves (2), which Goomy can hatch knowing:Counter, Life Dew.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Dragon.
- Egg cycles: 40 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 5,120).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 35.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Def effort values.
- Base experience yield: 270.
Pokédex entries
Able to freely control the hardness of its metallic shell. It loathes solitude and is extremely clingy—it will fume and run riot if those dearest to it ever leave its side. (Legends: Arceus)
Its form of offense is forcefully stretching out its horns. The strikes land 100 times harder than any blow from a heavyweight boxer. (Shield)
Sometimes it misunderstands instructions and appears dazed or bewildered. Many Trainers don't mind, finding this behavior to be adorable. (Sword)
Underneath its slimy skin is a thick layer of fat, and the combination of the two makes enemies' attacks slide right off. (Ultra Moon)
It's very friendly toward people. If you grow close to it, Goodra will hug you with its sticky, slime-covered body. Don't get mad. (Ultra Sun)
It gets picked on because it's meek. But then, whoever teased it gets to feel the full force of its horns and a good swatting from its thick tail. (Moon)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ヌメルゴン |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Numelgon |
| French | Muplodocus |
| German | Viscogon |
| Spanish | Goodra |
| Italian | Goodra |
| Korean | 미끄래곤 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 黏美龙 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黏美龍 |
Trivia
- Highest Sp. Def among Dragon types: 150.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Dragon types in Gen 6: 110.
- Highest Sp. Def among Dragon types in Gen 6: 150.
- Highest base stat total among Dragon types in Gen 6: 600, shared with 1 other.
- Taller than 87% of all Pokémon (2 m).
- Heavier than 89% of all Pokémon (150.5 kg).
- Base stat total 600, ranked #25 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Def, ranked #6 of 1,025.
- One of 70 Dragon-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 87 purple Pokémon.
- Number 57 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 63 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 9 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Goodra (Pokémon), Serebii: Goodra (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (GOO-druh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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