Goodra

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**Goodra** (Japanese: **ヌメルゴン** *Numelgon*) is a Dragon pseudo-legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation VI.

It evolves from Sliggoo starting at level 50 when leveled up during rain or fog in the overworld. Rain instigated by Rain Dance, Drizzle or Primordial Sea will not trigger this evolution. It is the final form of Goomy.

## Biology

Goodra is a pudgy bipedal Dragon Pokémon that is coated and dripping with goo. Its ventral portion is mauve, while its dorsal side is lavender. It has bright green eyes, and two green spots on either side of its face and three on either side of its thick tail which curls inward. Goodra have two sets of antennae atop their head that are capable of retracting. The front pair of antennae are short, skinny and stand upright, while the back pair are long and thick, drooping downward behind its head and curling upward toward their tapering ends. They are very dextrous and can be used for grabbing onto things, and can be extended to almost 3 times Goodra's height, as seen in the anime. A pale green slime drips from Goodra's chin and arms.

Goodra is capable of throwing very strong punches. It is very affectionate and, when it hugs its Trainer, leaves them covered in goo. Goodra is easily overcome by loneliness though, and oozes gooey tears when left to itself. Although it gets teased because of its meek nature, it fights back with powerful horn and tail attacks. Its slimy skin and thick fat layer allows it to brush off enemy attacks with ease.

### Major appearances

#### Ash's Goodra

Ash's Sliggoo evolved into a Goodra in *Good Friends, Great Training!*, using Rain Dance to trigger its evolution. Later on, Ash released it in *Beyond the Rainbow!*. However, it rejoined Ash's party for the Lumiose Conference in *Valuable Experience for All!* before being released again in *Facing the Needs of the Many!*.

### Pokédex entries

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### In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A Goodra appeared silhouetted in *Omega Alpha Adventure 4*, during Template:Steven's explanation about the Draconid people.

Zinnia used a Goodra during her raids on Sea Mauville and the Mossdeep Space Center in *Omega Alpha Adventure 8*.

## Game data

### Pokédex entries

 Alpha Sapphire  | It attacks with retractable horns. It throws a punch that's the equivalent of the force of a hundred pro boxers.

 Ultra Moon  | Underneath its slimy skin is a thick layer of fat, and the combination of the two makes enemies' attacks slide right off.

### Stats

#### Base stats

* Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

### Learnset

#### By a prior evolution

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Goodra
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Goodra

### Side game data

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### Sprites

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## Trivia

* Goodra is the only pseudo-legendary of a single type.
* Goodra is tied with Mega Latias as having the highest base Special Defense stat of all Dragon Pokémon.
* Goodra shares its category with Horsea, Dratini, their evolutions, and Salamence. They are all known as the Dragon Pokémon.
* Every one of Goodra's base stats are exactly double those of Goomy, with Sliggoo's being halfway in between (rounded up).
* Goodra is the only pseudo-legendary to have a signature Ability, which is exclusively obtained as a Hidden Ability.
* Goodra was designed by Saya Tsuruta.

### Origin

Goodra, due to its Dragon type, elongated body shape, and retractable tentacles used for battling is probably based on the Lou Carcolh, a mythical serpent/mollusk creature from French folklore.

Like its pre-evolutions, it could also be based on soft bodied gastropods, such as slugs and nudibranch; in particular, the "blue dragon" sea slug; Goodra's Pokédex entry may be a reference to slug's retractable eyes, which retract when they are in danger.

Alternatively, it could be based on the yōkai called Template:Jwp, meaning "ascended trumpet shell", which is a trumpet shell snail that lives 1000 years in the mountains, 1000 on the plains, and 1000 at sea, then will ascend and turn into a dragon.

#### Name origin

Goodra is a combination of *goo* and *dragon*. It may also be a play on *good* or *hydra*.

Numelgon may be a combination of 滑る *numeru* (to be slippery), *gel*, and *dragon*.

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