Sliggoo

Like Goomy, Sliggoo looks like a soft, defenseless slug, but its body hides resources that are far less harmless. It secretes mucus capable of dissolving materials and uses it to drive away anyone who comes too close. It also coats its prey with it, since it has no teeth and needs to soften them before eating them.

Its eyes have regressed until it can no longer see. To find its way, it relies on four feelers that work like radar: they detect sounds and smells, doing the job of a nose and a pair of ears. That perception does not always help it tell allies from prey. Pokédex entries describe cases in which it ends up eating another of its own kind without showing any concern.

It moves slowly and carries a spiral-shaped protuberance on its back that contains its brain and internal organs. It occupies the middle stage of its evolutionary line: it evolves from Goomy at level 40 and evolves into Goodra at level 50 while it is raining.

Sliggoo is not a common competitive choice. Its stat spread concentrates its value in Special Defense, with 113, while Special Attack reaches 83, Attack 75, HP 68, Speed 60, and Defense is left at 53. It holds up well on the special side, but physical hits deal heavy damage, and its low Speed forces it to take attacks before acting.

The ability that most defines its use is Sap Sipper: it nullifies Grass-type moves and raises its Attack when it is hit by one. This lets it switch into Grass attacks and punish the opponent afterwards with Body Slam or Outrage, even though Attack is not its best stat. Gooey offers a different kind of utility: it lowers the Speed of any Pokémon that makes contact with it. Hydration cures status conditions while it is raining, but requires that weather to remain active.

The Dragon type gives it resistances to Fire, Water, Grass, and Electric. When attacking, Dragon Pulse and Draco Meteor provide pressure against other Dragon types, although Fairy and Steel types stop that plan. Defensively, it is weak to Ice, Dragon, and Fairy, and its low physical Defense makes those problems worse. In a normal playthrough, it works as a sturdy special attacker as long as it does not face strong physical hits; in serious battles, Goodra usually justifies its slot better than its pre-evolution.

Sliggoo belongs to the Dragon Egg Group and has an even gender ratio: 50% female and 50% male. Its eggs need 40 cycles to hatch, equivalent to approximately 10.455 steps using the usual formula. The species yields 2 Special Defense EVs when defeated and may be holding a Shed Shell as a wild item.

It evolves from Goomy at level 40. Afterwards, Sliggoo evolves into Goodra at level 50 while it is raining. The weather condition must be met when it levels up; reaching the level and waiting for the evolution to activate later is not enough.

Its catch rate is 45, so catching it is difficult compared with species that have high catch rates. It is worth saving better Poké Balls or inflicting a status condition if you want to catch it without wasting too many attempts. Its experience growth rate is Slow and its base friendship is 35.