Competitive Information for Sliggoo [Sun/Moon]
Dragon
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Sap Sipper ability are immune to Grass attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sliggoo? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Sliggoo is a spectacular Dragon-typed Pokemon. Sliggoo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Sliggoo is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Gooey
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Return / Body Slam
- Rock Slide
- Poison Tail
Physical Sweeper Sliggoo (Gooey)
Sliggoo is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Sliggoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gooey, pokemon making contact with Sliggoo have their speed lowered by 1 stage.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Poison Tail is a physical 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
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Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Gooey
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Sliggoo (Gooey)
Sliggoo is a decent Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Sliggoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gooey, pokemon making contact with Sliggoo have their speed lowered by 1 stage.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Eviolite
Ability: Gooey
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 SpA / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Infestation
- Dragon Pulse / Toxic
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
Sliggoo Special Wall (Slime Snail)
Sliggoo is popular Special Wall. It's meant to take a great amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Sliggoo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was equipped. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Gooey, pokemon making contact with Sliggoo have their speed lowered by 1 stage.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Sliggoo must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Rest is a status move (Sliggoo sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sliggoo? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Gooey
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Rock Slide
- Return / Body Slam
- Poison Tail
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sliggoo (Gooey)
Sliggoo is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Sliggoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gooey, pokemon making contact with Sliggoo have their speed lowered by 1 stage.
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Poison Tail is a physical 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
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Item: Dragonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Gooey
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Sliggoo (Gooey)
Sliggoo is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Sliggoo's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Gooey, pokemon making contact with Sliggoo have their speed lowered by 1 stage.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sliggoo learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sliggoo can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Sliggoo
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Sliggoo's stats
- Acid Armor
- Curse
Most notable and possible best moves for Sliggoo
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Sliggoo in Sun and Moon
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