Competitive Information for Sliggoo [Sword/Shield]
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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Sliggoo is a notable 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Sap Sipper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Body Slam / Facade
- Rock Slide
- Poison Tail
Physical Sweeper Sliggoo (Sap Sipper)
Sliggoo is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Sliggoo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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 Sap Sipper, Sliggoo's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Sliggoo is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Poison Tail is a physical 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Sap Sipper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Special Sweeper Sliggoo (Sap Sipper)
Sliggoo is a pretty decent Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Sliggoo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Sap Sipper, Sliggoo's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Sliggoo's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a substantial 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 a marvelous Special Wall for single battles. It tries to take a nice amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Sliggoo is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield but Eviolite makes it possibly stronger than it's final form. 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 substantial 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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Sap Sipper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Rock Slide
- Body Slam / Facade
- Poison Tail
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sliggoo (Sap Sipper)
Sliggoo is an astounding Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Sliggoo's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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 Sap Sipper, Sliggoo's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Sliggoo is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Poison Tail is a physical 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
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Item: Eject Pack / Choice Specs
Ability: Sap Sipper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Def / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
Doubles Special Sweeper Sliggoo (Sap Sipper)
Sliggoo is a decent Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Sliggoo's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Sap Sipper, Sliggoo's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Sliggoo's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great 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.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sliggoo can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS 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: 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 Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Sliggoo's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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