Nacli
Nacli is a Rock-type Pokémon, the Rock Salt Pokémon, number 932 (#0932) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 9 and comes from the Paldea region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 16 kg.
Nacli is the Rock Salt Pokémon, a small rock that leaves a trail of salt wherever it walks, so that its tracks have long been called salt roads. People prized it long ago because it shared its precious salt.
How to pronounce Nacli
Nacli is pronounced NAK-lee. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Nacli said out loud:
In Japanese it is コジオ (Kojio).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Nacli is made of rock salt, 0.4 m (1'04") tall and 16 kg (35.3 lbs). Its upper half is rugged brown rock, ringed by a pale stripe, and its lower half is a cube of white salt set with orange-yellow rectangular eyes that can flare red. The Pokédex says it is born in a bed of rock salt deep underground.
Behaviour
Nacli wears away as it travels. The ground scrapes salt off its body, and its designer says, as cited by Bulbapedia, that this rounds off its lower rear corners, while fresh salt keeps forming inside it. Bulbapedia adds that Nacli salt still goes into foods like ice cream, as the flavour is gentle.
Habitat
The Pokédex says it is born in rock salt deep under the earth. In Scarlet and Violet Serebii lists it in rock and beach biomes across Paldea, including the Asado Desert.
Powers
Its Ability Purifying Salt protects it from status conditions and halves damage from Ghost-type moves, and only this line is known to have it. Sturdy is its other regular Ability, with Clear Body hidden. It throws Rock Slide and Stone Edge, sets Stealth Rock and hardens up with Iron Defense. A base Defense of 75 and Speed of 25 make it a very slow, sturdy little wall.
Name origin
Nacli may combine NaCl, the chemical formula of table salt, with 'little' or 'salty'; the final i might even nod to iodine, which is added to salt. The Japanese name is Kojio (コジオ), which may combine ko (small or child), shio (salt) and geo- (earth).
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia, citing its designer Hitoshi Ariga, says the whole line was his work and that Nacli is a halite (rock salt) crystal sitting inside a small piece of sedimentary rock. Its trail may be a literal salt road, a trade route for salt, and its glowing eyes may recall salt lamps. The last two are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Nacli evolves into Naclstack at level 24.
In the games
Players meet Nacli in 1-star Tera Raid Battles in Scarlet and Violet, where it debuted. In Legends: Z-A it is wild in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose, in 3-star Rock-type zones, and one appears in Side Mission 142.
In the anime
Nacli debuted in 'Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin'. In 'The Terapagos I Don't Know' one lives in ancient Paldean fort ruins beside a Charcadet, and the episode suggests Nacli has lived with people since ancient times and helped them ward off evil spirits.
Fun facts
- Pokémon Masters EX has a sync pair of Arven and Nacli.
- At 25 base Speed it is the slowest Rock type introduced in Generation IX.
- Bulbapedia notes that its rounded top also looks like a button mushroom.
Base stats
- HP: 55
- Attack: 55
- Defense: 75
- Sp. Atk: 35
- Sp. Def: 35
- Speed: 25
Nacli’s base stat total is 280. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Nacli weak to?
Nacli takes extra damage from Water (2×), Grass (2×), Fighting (2×), Ground (2×), Steel (2×) moves.
It resists Normal (½×), Fire (½×), Poison (½×), Flying (½×).
Evolution
How does Nacli evolve?
Nacli evolves into Naclstack at level 24.
The whole family: Nacli, Naclstack, Garganacl.
Abilities
- Purifying Salt: Protects from status conditions and halves damage from Ghost-type moves.
- Sturdy: Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
- Clear Body (hidden ability): Prevents stats from being lowered by other Pokémon.
Moves
Moves Nacli learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Harden | Normal | Status | — |
| 5 | Rock Throw | Rock | Physical | 50 |
| 7 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 |
| 10 | Smack Down | Rock | Physical | 50 |
| 13 | Rock Polish | Rock | Status | — |
| 16 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 20 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — |
| 25 | Recover | Normal | Status | — |
| 30 | Rock Slide | Rock | Physical | 75 |
| 33 | Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — |
| 35 | Heavy Slam | Steel | Physical | — |
| 40 | Earthquake | Ground | Physical | 100 |
| 45 | Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 |
TM moves (31)
Nacli can learn 31 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Facade, Bulldoze, Mud Shot, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Dig, Zen Headbutt, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Flash Cannon, Iron Head, Power Gem, Substitute, Iron Defense, Stealth Rock, Heavy Slam, Helping Hand, Earth Power, Earthquake, Stone Edge, Tera Blast, Smack Down, Meteor Beam, Curse.
Egg moves (4):Ancient Power, Curse, Fissure, Power Gem.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Mineral.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 1 Defense effort value.
- Base experience yield: 56.
Pokédex entries
The ground scrapes its body as it travels, causing it to leave salt behind. Salt is constantly being created and replenished inside Nacli's body. (Violet)
It was born in a layer of rock salt deep under the earth. This species was particularly treasured in the old days, as they would share precious salt. (Scarlet)
Names around the world
| Japanese | コジオ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kojio |
| French | Selutin |
| German | Geosali |
| Spanish | Nacli |
| Italian | Nacli |
| Korean | 베베솔트 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 盐石宝 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鹽石寶 |
Trivia
- Shortest Rock type in Gen 9: 0.4 m.
- Slowest Rock type in Gen 9: 25 Speed.
- Lowest base stat total among Rock types in Gen 9: 280.
- Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
- Heavier than 37% of all Pokémon (16 kg).
- Base stat total 280, ranked #913 of 1,025.
- One of 74 Rock-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 147 brown Pokémon.
- Number 27 of 120 Pokémon introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 39 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 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: Nacli (Pokémon), Serebii: Nacli (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (NAK-lee): no English source says it out loud, so it is our best guess from the parts of the name.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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