Hisuian Sliggoo Evolution
Hisuian Sliggoo Abilities
The Pokémon takes no damage when hit by Grass-type moves. Instead, its Attack stat is boosted.
A hard shell protects the Pokémon from critical hits.
Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker's Speed stat.
Hisuian Sliggoo Moves
| Move▲ | Type▲ | Cat.▲ | Pow▲ | Acc▲ | Method▲ | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelter | steel | status | 0 | – | Level Up | The user makes its skin as hard as an iron shield, sharply boosting its Defense stat. |
| Tackle | normal | physical | 40 | 100 | Level Up 1 | A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body. |
| Water Gun | water | special | 40 | 100 | Level Up 1 | The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water. |
| Absorb | grass | special | 20 | 100 | Level Up 1 | A nutrient-draining attack. The user's HP is restored by up to half the damage taken by the target. |
| Acid Armor | poison | status | – | – | Level Up 1 | The user alters its cellular structure to liquefy itself, sharply boosting its Defense stat. |
| Dragon Breath | dragon | special | 60 | 100 | Level Up 1 | The user exhales a mighty gust that inflicts damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Protect | normal | status | – | – | Level Up 15 | This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession. |
| Flail | normal | physical | – | 100 | Level Up 20 | The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power. |
| Water Pulse | water | special | 60 | 100 | Level Up 25 | The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target. |
| Rain Dance | water | status | – | – | Level Up 30 | The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks. |
| Dragon Pulse | dragon | special | 85 | 100 | Level Up 35 | The target is attacked with a shock wave generated by the user's gaping mouth. |
| Curse | ghost | status | – | – | Level Up 43 | A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not. |
| Iron Head | steel | physical | 80 | 100 | Level Up 49 | The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. This may also make the target flinch. |
| Muddy Water | water | special | 90 | 85 | Level Up 56 | The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy. |
| Acid Spray | poison | special | 40 | 100 | TM/HM | The user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Blizzard | ice | special | 110 | 70 | TM/HM | A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen. |
| Body Slam | normal | physical | 85 | 100 | TM/HM | The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Charm | fairy | status | – | 100 | TM/HM | The user gazes at the target rather charmingly, making it less wary. This harshly lowers the target's Attack stat. |
| Chilling Water | water | special | 50 | 100 | TM/HM | The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat. |
| Draco Meteor | dragon | special | 130 | 90 | TM/HM | Comets are summoned down from the sky onto the target. The recoil from this move harshly lowers the user’s Sp. Atk stat. |
| Endure | normal | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession. |
| Facade | normal | physical | 70 | 100 | TM/HM | This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed. |
| Flash Cannon | steel | special | 80 | 100 | TM/HM | The user gathers all its light energy and releases it at once. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. |
| Gyro Ball | steel | physical | – | 100 | TM/HM | The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Heavy Slam | steel | physical | – | 100 | TM/HM | The user slams into the target with its heavy body. The more the user outweighs the target, the greater the move's power. |
| Ice Beam | ice | special | 90 | 100 | TM/HM | The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen. |
| Ice Spinner | ice | physical | 80 | 100 | TM/HM | The user covers its feet in thin ice and twirls around, slamming into the target. This move's spinning motion also destroys the terrain. |
| Mud Shot | ground | special | 55 | 95 | TM/HM | The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat. |
| Outrage | dragon | physical | 120 | 100 | TM/HM | The user rampages and attacks for two to three turns. The user then becomes confused. |
| Rest | psychic | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions. |
| Rock Slide | rock | physical | 75 | 90 | TM/HM | Large boulders are hurled at opposing Pokémon to inflict damage. This may also make the opposing Pokémon flinch. |
| Rock Tomb | rock | physical | 60 | 95 | TM/HM | The user hurls boulders at the target to inflict damage. This also lowers the target's Speed stat by cutting off its movement. |
| Sandstorm | rock | status | – | – | TM/HM | A five-turn sandstorm is summoned to damage all Pokémon except Rock, Ground, and Steel types. The sandstorm also boosts the Sp. Def stats of Rock types. |
| Skitter Smack | bug | physical | 70 | 90 | TM/HM | The user skitters behind the target to attack. This also lowers the target's Sp. Atk stat. |
| Sleep Talk | normal | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep. |
| Sludge Bomb | poison | special | 90 | 100 | TM/HM | The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target. |
| Sludge Wave | poison | special | 95 | 100 | TM/HM | The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits. |
| Steel Beam | steel | special | 140 | 95 | TM/HM | The user fires a beam of steel that it collected from its entire body. This also damages the user. |
| Substitute | normal | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy. |
| Sunny Day | fire | status | – | – | TM/HM | The user intensifies the sun for five turns, powering up Fire-type attacks. The sunlight also lowers the power of Water-type attacks. |
| Take Down | normal | physical | 90 | 85 | TM/HM | A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little. |
| Tera Blast | normal | special | 80 | 100 | TM/HM | If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. |
| Thunder | electric | special | 110 | 70 | TM/HM | A wicked thunderbolt is dropped on the target to inflict damage. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
| Thunderbolt | electric | special | 90 | 100 | TM/HM | The user attacks the target with a strong electric blast. This may also leave the target with paralysis. |
It drives away opponents by excreting a sticky liquid that can dissolve anything. Its eyes devolved, so it can’t see anything.
Its four horns are a high-performance radar system. It uses them to sense sounds and smells, rather than using ears or a nose.
It has trouble drawing a line between friends and food. It will calmly try to melt and eat even those it gets along well with.
This Pokémon’s mucous can dissolve anything. Toothless, it sprays mucous on its prey. Once they’re nicely dissolved, it slurps them up.
It crawls along sluggishly. The swirly protrusion on its back is filled with its brain and other organs.
Hisuian Sliggoo's Japanese name is Numeil (ヌメイル). Here are all the official names for Hisuian Sliggoo across different languages:
Hisuian Sliggoo Breeding
How to Get Hisuian Sliggoo
Hisuian Sliggoo is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Hisuian Sliggoo in every game where it is available:
About Hisuian Sliggoo
Hisuian Sliggoo is a Steel/Dragon-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 8. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 452, Hisuian Sliggoo is classified as a Soft Tissue Pokémon and is part of the Goomy → Sliggoo → Goodra → Hisuian Sliggoo evolution line.
In competitive play, Hisuian Sliggoo is placed in the ZU tier where it holds a 0.08% usage rate. Its key abilities are Sap Sipper and Shell Armor and Gooey, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Hisuian Sliggoo is weak to Fighting, Ground-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Hisuian Sliggoo can learn 47 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include Flash Cannon, Rest, Thunderbolt, Sleep Talk. Standing at 0.7m tall and weighing 68.5kg, Hisuian Sliggoo has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Galar region games.