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#0706 · GENERATION 6

Goodra Build Guide

Dragon

Bulky special attacker

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMAssault Vest

ABILITYSap Sipper

NATUREModest

Dragon Pulse

Flamethrower

Thunderbolt

Surf

How to play

Assault Vest boosts Special Defense but prevents using status moves. Sap Sipper grants Grass immunity and raises Attack when a Grass move activates it, though this set attacks specially.

Watch out for

Key risk. Ice, Dragon and Fairy attacks are super effective. Assault Vest does not raise physical Defense or provide healing, and this set has no recovery move.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Assault Vest boosts Special Defense but prevents using status moves. Sap Sipper grants Grass immunity and raises Attack when a Grass move activates it, though this set attacks specially.

You want a healing or setup turn

This set cannot take one. With no recovery move, switch out rather than spending a turn Goodra cannot use.

A Grass attack is predicted

Sap Sipper turns it into an immunity — but the Attack boost is wasted here, since the listed moves deal special damage. Choose the coverage move that fits the target instead.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Goodra in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Assault Vest raises Special Defense and makes status moves unusable, so this set has no setup and no recovery move. Sap Sipper grants a Grass immunity and raises Attack when it activates, but all four listed attacks are special.

Watch the tradeoff. Ice, Dragon and Fairy attacks are super effective. Assault Vest does not raise physical Defense or provide healing, and this set has no recovery move.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Goodra or Primarina?

Primarina offers a Water/Fairy special attacker with Dragon immunity and a different defensive profile.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Goodra	Primarina
HP	90	80
Attack	100	74
Defense	70	74
Sp. Attack	110	126
Sp. Defense	150	116
Speed	80	60

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Steel teammate can resist Ice, Dragon and Fairy attacks. A physically sturdy partner helps complement its special bulk.

Corviknight

Resists Dragon and Fairy; takes neutral Ice damage.

Read Corviknight guide →Compare teammates →

Scizor

Resists Ice, Dragon and Fairy attacks.

Read Scizor guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Primarina

Primarina offers a Water/Fairy special attacker with Dragon immunity and a different defensive profile.

Read Primarina guide →

Try Primarina →

Type matchups

Weak to

Ice2×Dragon2×Fairy2×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.5×Water0.5×Electric0.5×Grass0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP90

Attack100

Defense70

Sp. Attack110

Sp. Defense150

Speed80

Evolution chain

Goomy#704
Level 40
Sliggoo#705
Level 50 or higher + level up in overworld rain (not Rain Dance)
Goodra#706

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Goodra team

Start with Goodra. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#706

Goodra

Dragon

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense82

Defense62

Coverage6

Synergy17

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Dragon attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Fairy attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 1 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Goodra	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	½×	0	1
Water	½×	0	1
Electric	½×	0	1
Grass	½×	0	1
Ice	2×	1	0
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	1×	0	0
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	2×	1	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	1×	0	0
Fairy	2×	1	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

FireNeutral

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

GroundNeutral

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

RockNeutral

GhostNeutral

Dragon✓ Super effective

DarkNeutral

SteelResisted

FairyImmune target

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.