Gooey (Ability)

Gooey	ぬめぬめ
	Gooey
Flavor text Generation VI Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker's Speed stat. Generation VII Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker's Speed stat. Generation VIII Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker's Speed stat. Generation IX Contact with the Pokémon lowers the attacker's Speed stat.

Gooey (Japanese: ぬめぬめ Gooey) is an Ability introduced in Generation VI. Prior to Generation IX, it was the signature Ability of Goomy's evolutionary line.

Effect

In battle

When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a move that makes contact, the Speed of the attacking Pokémon is decreased by one stage.

If a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a multistrike move that makes contact (such as Fury Swipes), each hit activates this Ability.

Outside of battle

Gooey has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Gooey

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0704		Goomy	Dragon		Dragon	Sap Sipper	Hydration	Gooey
0705		Sliggoo	Dragon		Dragon	Sap Sipper	Hydration	Gooey
0705		Sliggoo Hisuian Form	Steel	Dragon	Sap Sipper	Shell ArmorGen IX	Gooey
0706		Goodra	Dragon		Dragon	Sap Sipper	Hydration	Gooey
0706		Goodra Hisuian Form	Steel	Dragon	Sap Sipper	Shell ArmorGen IX	Gooey
0960		Wiglett	Water		Water	Gooey	Rattled	Sand Veil
0961		Wugtrio	Water		Water	Gooey	Rattled	Sand Veil
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 黏滑 Mandarin 黏滑 Niánhuá French Poisseux German Viskosität Italian Viscosità Korean 미끈미끈 Mikkeunmikkeun Brazilian Portuguese Pegajoso Spanish Baba

Variations of the Ability Gooey
Gooey • Tangling Hair

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.