@ilovegaming: yeah, these two guys are my "backup duo"; previously Metagross was my one backup guy (and he's proven his worth by rescuing me from certain defeat on many an occasion), but I'm giving him a new friend to play with in Goodra!

@Gioku Well, they pair up pretty well, especially since the lowered speed from Goodra's gooey will allow Metagross to outspeed other pokemon and hit them hard! I also want to ev train a Goodra but there are so many possibilities that I don't know where to start!

One last Goodra question: how does it learn Sludge Wave? Is it just by level up, or do I have to do something special?

Gooey doesn't seem as good as an ability as Hydration. Instant recovery in the rain when using rest sounds better than lowering the Speed of the opponent when Goodra gets hit or dies, as Goodra would still be slow enough to go last with minimal Speed investment.

That's what I think, anyways. Gooey might be a better choice.

TM34.

@Gioku It learns it with TM34, which is a prize in the Battle Maison- however, I would suggest that you instead teach it Sludge Bomb (also a TM, TM36, found in route 19) . Sludge Wave has 95 base power and a 10% chance to poison, whereas Sludge Bomb has 90% base power (only slightly weaker) but it has a 30% chance to poison, which is a great plus! I really think that the 5 drop in power is worth the 20 increase in the chance to poison an opponent!

I agree. I also think that with Goodra's great defenses and with a little help from the EVs it can take hits, then rest to recover to full hp and wake up instantly during rain. It's an amazing pokemon and all 3 of its abilities can be used in teams to provide support.

Hey I'm a little late to the party (just got Pokemon Y today) but feel free to add me. FC is in the sig.

I beg to differ. Normal poison is VERY weak and not worth inflicting on a Pokemon. Instead, two layers of Toxic Spikes should be layed down for Toxic poison if you want to spread poison. Not to mention, you're going to spread paralysis or sleep most of the time if you're not running Toxic Spikes. So Sludge Wave is worth using over Sludge Bomb for me.

Goodra is too slow to put Weakness Policy to good use. Assault Vest is the better option.

I think that I'm going to lay off competitive battling for a while and just focus on chain breeding and EV training 6th gen only Pokemon, then transfer 1st - 5th gens and EV train their offspring too. I think I should have done this in the first place, so that I could just simply wait in the meantime for December. :S

Added you so add me back if you want!

Does Sludge Wave hit multiple opponents? That'd be the deal breaker, if so... otherwise I guess I'll go with Sludge Bomb!

I never really expected Vivillon to be so useful, especially with it's horrid defensive typing.

@EvilLucario Well, I don't know the whole team structure, so I suggested the move without considering anything else... However I still stand by my choice- Goodra has amazing bulk so poisoning an opponent then taking hits as they lose health seems pretty good. If he has a pokemon with toxic spikes in his team then maybe Sludge Wave will be better, but since toxic spikes can go away with rapid spin, defog or if an opponent's poison type switches in and absorbs them, I would like to have that 30% chance to poison in the worst case scenario. As for sleep or paralysis being better, that depends heavily on the team- I personally love paralysis, because it allows other powerful but slow pokemon to outspeed opponents and hit first, but if it's just between Sludge Wave and Sludge Bomb, I think the second is better! But that's still an opinion and he should just go with whatever he prefers!

@Gioku Yes, Sludge Wave hits everyone- even allies, just like surf does!

@ilovegaming Sure, to each there own - but that extra 10 base power can mean life or death, especially if you're lucky to get a critical hit or something.

Finished breeding my perfect Riolu - time to move on to a Dragonite. Sorry Goodra, you're very interesting to use, but Dragonite's better offensives and priority work better for me than your bulk.

Well boom! That's perfect! Stick Goodra next to Metagross, and free use of Sludge Wave!

The difference in base power is 5 if I remember correct, but you're right: to each their own! And I totally agree that Dragonite is better- he even has multiscale which is amazing!

Sorry, you're right. It is 5, but I said 10 because you're not going to use it on anything but Fairies.