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Pokemon Unitedivides its playable characters into four different categories based on their role on the battlefield, Attackers, Defenders, Supporters, Speedsters, and All-Rounders. Their latest release,Goodra,falls into the Defender role, coming in as the eighth Pokemon in the game that fits this role.
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Goodra proves to fit this role to a tee, possessing extremely high defensive stats paired with moves and abilities that make this Pokemon virtually impossible to knock out. That being said, it’s essential that you know the ins and outs of Goodra’s kit to take full advantage of its ability to out-sustain its opponents.
When To Pick Goodra
Being a Defender, Goodrathrives when it comes to sustainability,not only possessing great defensive stats, but also possessing several moves and abilities that provide it withHP regeneration.
Althoughthis comes with the downside of underwhelming attacking stats, this Pokemon’s ability to outlive its opponents is unparalleled.
Additionally, Goodra possesses aunique passive ability,“Gooey,“damaging and decreasing the movement speed of opposing Pokemonfor a brief time when applied.
This effect can be inflicted on other Pokemon either when Goodra is hit with an attack, or through the use of certain moves in its kit.
For these reasons, it’s best to play as Goodrain the presence of your allies,allowing you to take on the majority of your opponent’s attacks while also hindering them with your Gooey ability’s slowing effect. This will allow your teammates playing as attack-based Pokemon to safely damage and knock out vulnerable opponents.
Additionally, it’s best to play as Goodra ineither the top or bottom lanes of the map.Constantly being accompanied by other allies in these areas of the map, this allows for Goodra to take on the true Defender role, allowing your teammates to deal consistent damage to the opposing team while you safely take on the bulk of their attacks.
Overall, Goodra proves to be arelatively easy Pokemon for both new and experienced players to pick upand battle with.
With this Pokemon’sextremely high defensive stats and ability to regenerate healthand out-sustain its opponents, Goodra proves to be relatively forgiving when it comes to learning and playing as this Pokemon for the first time.
Goodra: Muddy Water Build
This buildcenters around the use of Goodra’s Muddy Water attack,effectively making this Pokemon impossible to knock out when played correctly.
Although this build lacks overall damage output, it perfectly sets Goodra up to play the Defender role.
Move Selection
For this build, verify to select theMuddy Waterattack, dealing damage to opposing Pokemon in a small area around you. On top of damaging your opponents, Pokemon hit with this move will have theirattacking stats decreasedfor a short time.
Additionally, when you successfully hit an opposing Pokemon with Muddy Water,Goodra’s Defense, and Special Defense stats will be increasedfor a brief time, with the ability to be stacked up to four times.
Pair this withPower Whip,a move used todecrease the movement speed and displaceopposing Pokemon.
On top of damaging and reducing the speed of those who are hit with this attack, opposing Pokemon that are hit with this attack from a distance will bequickly pulled toward you.
To effectively pair these two moves together, use Power Whip to pull distant enemies toward you, making it hard for them to escape with the applied movement speed reduction.
Now that your opponent is close to you, use Muddy Water to decrease the damage their attacks deal and boost your defensive stats.
With relatively short cooldowns on both of these moves, this combo can be repeated to constantly hinder your opponents, leaving them vulnerable to your allies' attacks.
Held Items
To further increase Goodra’s sustainability, it is always recommended touse the Focus Band Held Item,regardless of which build you are playing with.
For this build, you’ll want to pair this with otherHeld Items that boost Goodra’s defensive stats and HP.This includes Held Items like theRocky HelmetandAeos Cookie.
Battle Item
With the extremely short range of Goodra’s Muddy Water attack, you’ll want to use aBattle Item that allows you to quickly close in on opposing Pokemon.
This includes either theEject ButtonorX-SpeedBattle Items, also giving you the tools to quickly retreat from unfavorable battles and situations.
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Goodra: Dragon Pulse Build
This build uses moves thatdeal more damagecompared to the previous build while also providing Goodra withhealth regenerationat the same time.This build takes advantage of Goodra’s sustainability, allowing you to take on several attacks from opposing Pokemon while also dealing significant damage and restoring your HP at the same time.
Start by selectingDragon Pulseas your first move, an attack that deals damage to opponents in a straight line in front of you. In addition to dealing damage, hitting opposing Pokemon with the central area of this attack willprovide you with health regeneration.
You will be provided with additional health when doing this if the Pokemon that is hit with this attack isinflicted by Goodra’s Gooey effect.
Pair this withAcid Spray,an attack that deals damage and slows opposing Pokemon that are hit with it. Once an opponent is hit with this attack, Goodra can dash at that opponent using this move, throwing any Pokemon that is hit if they were previously hit by Acid Spray.
This build shines tremendously once you have obtained the upgrade version of Acid Spray, inflicting opponents who are hit by Acid Spray with theGooey effect.
Once this has been done, follow it with Dragon Pulse, which not only deals significant damage, but also provides you with great health regeneration at the same time.
Again, you’ll want to be using theFocus BandHeld Item when playing as Goodra, further increasing its ability to out-sustain its opponents. It’s recommended that you pair this Held Item with others that boost your Special Attack stats, increasing the effectiveness of Goodra’s Dragon Pulse.
This includes Held Items like theShell Bell, Slick Spoon,andWise Glasses.
For this build, there are a couple of Battle Items that can be effectively used. You can opt for theFull HealBattle Item, giving you a way to negate hindrances placed on you.
Alternatively, you’re able to use thePotion BattleItem, giving you another way to heal and restore your HP in battle.
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