For those intense single battles, Goodra is an outstanding Special Tank. It's primary goal is to absorb special attacks and counter with decent force. With Sap Sipper, Goodra's attack is raised 1 stage if hit by a grass move; grass immunity. Assault Vest doubles Goodra's already amazing Sp.Def stat so we're going to focus on maxing out it's regular Def and make it a special tank. With a Assault Vest equipped to it, Goodra's sp. Def is 1.5x, but it can only select damaging moves.

Goodra stands out as a remarkable Special Sweeper in single battles. This configuration strives to take down the opponent's team with powerful special power. Life Orb boosts the power of Goodra'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 Goodra have their speed lowered by 1 stage.

For single battles, Goodra is pretty popular Special Tank. This moveset focuses to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. With Hydration, Goodra has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active. Set up rain dance and then go to town with perfect accuracy thunders or sleep-free rests. With a Wise Glasses equipped to it, Goodra's special attacks have 1.1x power.

For single battles, Goodra is a decent Special Tank. This moveset is tailored to absorb special attacks and counter with decent force. Life Orb boosts the power of Goodra'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 Goodra have their speed lowered by 1 stage.

For those intense single battles, Goodra is popular Special Tank. This moveset was created to absorb special attacks and counter with decent force. With Hydration, Goodra has its status cured at the end of each turn if rain dance is active. Goodra comes with a good amount of bulk from its decent HP and great SpDef stats, so it'll be able to take a few hits without much problem. Infestation will trap the opponent, and (with binding band), apply damage every turn equal to a non-toxic poisoning. Throw toxic on top of that, and you've got some nice, consistent damage being dealt every turn. When it's starting to look like Goodra's going to faint, rain dance and rest. Hydration will cure the sleep status at the end of the turn, so you can go right back to stalling. With a Binding Band equipped to it, Goodra's partial-trapping moves deal 1/6 max hp per turn instead of 1/8.

In single battles, Goodra is known as a fabulous Special Wall. The purpose of this moveset is to absorb special attacks and counter with decent force. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Goodra last longer regaining it's vitality every turn. With Gooey, pokemon making contact with Goodra have their speed lowered by 1 stage. Basic idea is to keep the opponent in with infestation and toxic it, whilst also gaining health back with leftovers and protect, counter is used if you know they will use a physical so you can OHKO them.