Sliggoo (Pokémon)

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Sliggoo (Japanese: ヌメイル Numeil) is a introduced in Generation VI.
It evolves from starting at level 40 and evolves into starting at level 50 when leveled up during rain or fog in the overworld.
In Hisui, Sliggoo has a dual-type regional form. It evolves from Goomy starting at level 40 and evolves into 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 that resembles a . 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 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. It has been seen in Kitakami during the rare Mass outbreak events.
Hisuian Sliggoo and its evolutionary relatives are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Evolution===
Sliggoo evolves from and evolves into .
In Hisui, Sliggoo has a regional form that evolves from Goomy and evolves into Goodra.
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Held items===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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Due to the different way stats are calculated in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, exact minimum and maximum stats are not shown in this table.
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===Learnset===
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===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
Sliggoo evolves from starting at level 40 and evolves into starting at level 50 when leveled up during rain in the overworld. In Generation VII and , Sliggoo will also evolve when leveled up during fog in the overworld. Rain instigated by , , or will not trigger Sliggoo's evolution.
In Hisui, Sliggoo has a dual-type 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.
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Major appearances===
====Ash's Sliggoo====
'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 .
===Minor appearances===
A 's Sliggoo appeared in Settling the Scorbunny!.
A Trainer's Sliggoo appeared in The Door That Never Opens.
===Pokédex entries===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Sylveon Enchants, a used a Sliggoo to trap while she was playing the Berry Picker game with her newly- . Eevee paid off Y's efforts to befriend it, by evolving into a and defeating the Sliggoo with .
A Sliggoo appeared in a flashback in Charizard Transforms.
A Sliggoo belonging to an first appeared in Battle in Vast Poni Canyon.
A Dynamaxed Sliggoo appeared in the Cracked!! The Rusted Sword and Shield.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Sliggoo's Pokédex entry in 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 .
* Sliggoo is currently the only known Pokémon to evolve during a weather condition.
* Hisuian Sliggoo shares its with . They are both known as the Snail Pokémon.
* In Pokémon Legends: Arceus's internal code, Hisuian Sliggoo's secondary Ability is instead of Shell Armor.
===Origin===
Sliggoo seems to be based on soft bodied gastropods such as , , and s. Its snail origins as well as its Dragon typing and elongated body shape may mean it could also be based on , 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 . Its metallic shell in particular may be based on the , a species of deep-sea snail unique for its shell, which consists of iron sulfide compounds. The brown color of its Shiny variant's shell may reference how metal s when exposed to water for too long. 
====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==
==Related articles==
* Ash's Sliggoo
* Goodra (UNITE)
* Regional form
==External links==
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