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[@qwertykins76]

I'm extremely surprised Lockstin didn't mention that Hisuian Goodra is probably based on mercury, one of the only metals to be liquid at room temperature. Mercury poisoning causes depression and the metal is associated with melancholy.

[@Gnoggin]

Oooo! that's cool. There's always so much with the deeper Pokemon that I always manage to miss some things. 🙃

[@wolftalon9129]

@Newcious no!

[@qwertykins76]

@@Gnoggin That's okay man. Yeah depression & anxiety are some of the first signs of mercury poisoning which would explain why neo-Goodra is so emotionally clingy. I also googled a little to see if this could relate to alchemic mercury in any way, but all I found was that alchemic mercury is often symbolized by a serpent, which you could link to Goodra being a dragon but eh probably a stretch.

[@alldayagain]

What about Gallium

[@qwertykins76]

@@alldayagain Hey you might actually be onto something about Gallium. Just looking at the Wikipedia page for it has lead to a few promising things. The dude who discovered gallium was French which may tie in with Goodra being from Kalos. The word gallium come from Gallia which is apparently the Latin word for France. Gallium is non-toxic unlike mercury, so it is used in stuff like thermometers. Gallium is solid at room temperature but it's melting point is only slightly above that. It melts into liquid form in your hand. This actually makes sense for Hisuian Goodra because it has a solid metal shell and is also dripping some liquid metal substance from it's skin at the same time. The shell could just be insulted against Goodra's own body heat so that part of it stays solid. Gallium makes sense, it doesn't have the melancholy aspect but maybe Hisuian Goodra is sorta supposed to represent both since the 2 metals are often used in similar applications.

[@O.D25]

I love how the Kalos pseudo legendary is based of off the weakest/strongest JRPG enemies while the Kalos Starter are based around JRPG heroes: Greninja being a Rogue Chesnaught being a Paladin and Delphox being a mage

[@Pexil_Effex]

Rogue, Paladin and Mage

[@lunarkomet]

Except for the slime, all those things belong to regular RPGs

[@thatcorruptdino]

​@@DrFlagShipKingBeard indeed

[@PinkyTheInky]

Trevenant is a haunted tree!

[@caroalcala3741]

I love Hisuian Goodra's sleeping animation where it tucks inside of its shell.

[@orobwalsh2581]

@Newcious dude really? Plugging your channel or something?

[@halberd-3291]

@@orobwalsh2581 Report it and move on. They’re everywhere.

[@johnedmaramante5218]

but he cant 100% hide basically like snails

[@ZGlove.]

@@johnedmaramante5218 Oh yeah, H-Goodra has that exposed open. If it had a form based on the oyster snail, it could completely close its shell.

[@mariolucario493]

The Kalos Pokédex is divided into three parts: the Central Dex (mostly plains and grasslands), the Coastal Dex (which includes oceans), and the Mountain Dex. This could be a reference to how the Shussebora lives 1000 years in the mountains, 1000 years in the plains, and 1000 years in the ocean.

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

I have to assume that's a coincidence because I'd doubt they'd make a big distinction in the pokedex like that for just a single pokemon's partial inspiration. If intended though it's very cool.

[@Ylurple]

@@JacobPDeIiNoNi maybe it was a little intentional, as goodra is a new pokemon to the region, and the pseudo legendary for the region. so maybe they liked it a lot

[@bluesubaru7338]

@@JacobPDeIiNoNi Probably a nice little bonus fact

[@metarcee2483]

France also has those three distinct areas, in the same space as the Kalos map

[@Jormyyy]

I am ashamed to admit how long it took me to realize that Goodra's head tendrils are supposed to be the eye stalks of a slug, and that Goodra in general is a slug but with lil dino legs and a a face, and NOT just a slime monster.

[@Kyumifun]

You didn't knew that!? At least now you know.

[@Jormyyy]

@@Kyumifun just one of those things where you miss the obvious thing right in front of you! I always thought it was just a slime dragon, with the baby forms being the ones with slug and snail influence. But Goodra is in fact, a slug dragon with legs!

[@keksidy]

You didn't see its previous evolution and connected the dots?

[@Jormyyy]

@@keksidy nope! I noticed it kinda looked like a snail but didn't realize it was a straight up slug in it's final evo

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@Jormyyy you dont check bulbapedia?

[@damyenhockman5440]

Goodra can have sap sipper, making it immune to grass types, and it normally resists them. Most other slimy pokémon are water/ground type (like Swampert and Seismitoad), and are super weak to grass because of it. This implies predatory mimicry, where Goodra and its previous forms trick grass types into attacking them, only to play an Uno Reverse Card and eat them instead.

[@dahlgalai]

They could also intimidate fairy types which are predator of dragon by imitating poisonous thing like Muk

[@DG_Toti]

@@dahlgalai it doesn’t hurt that Goodra can also learn some decently strong Poison-type moves

[@viiranen]

2:40 ditto. ditto is literally the most slime pokemon, that has or ever will slime. there are other pokemon that also are partly made of slime or made of slime but in a shape of something else prior to gen6. im thinking about reuniculus and manaphy lines respectively here. im sure there are one or two others that could be said to be slime pokemon as well.

[@captainmcnaughty2849]

Ditto is in the Video in 16:35 😳😶

[@noahtaylor1721]

@@Unknown-Pub Slugma is from gen 2

[@dallanledford6364]

Not only that but Ditto was going to get a Steel type evolution as we can see in the G&S beta games.

[@Alice-zy6gj]

Gulpin!

[@josmos1182]

ALSO GLUPIN

[@alv1506]

Btw i don't think regular sligoo's "shell" is actually a shell, rather than just a very short version of goodra's tail. It just happens to look like a shell so he looks snaily/sluggy in a more obvious way.

[@michaelserwetnyk1607]

I did quiz bowl in high school, and I’ll never forget the time I helped my team win a match because I knew that Goomy, Sliggoo, and Goodra were dragons

[@rolandswift4311]

I just want to mention that in Greek mythology there was a dragon named Python who was made from the rotting slime left behind after a flood destroyed a village. It was the first thing I thought of when I saw the Goodra line, and I never see anybody mention it as a potential inspiration.

[@Technotoadnotafrog]

This would explain why Goodra only evolves when it rains

[@SkeletalSpyro]

I love lockstins videos on specific pokemon or evolution lines! He always manages to teach me some new, it really makes me appreciate the design process behind the mon more :) I especially love when he does this for lesser cared about Pokemon like the video he did on arrokuda/barraskewda. I'd really love if he did a video on object mon! I'm sure doing a video on just one line wouldn't be very much content so a single video on multiple object mon would be very cool I think! Object mon are super under loved and I think lockstin covering them would do a lot towards helping people appreciate them more, maybe even put more love towards my favorite pokemon trubbish lol

[@relay6109]

Oh boy! Nudies! A few notes: - Pronounced similarly to “sir-radda” - Nudibranch/naked gill comes from the fact that their gills are those (often) external plumes towards their rears. I forget the name.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Another note: the common pronunciation of "nudibranch" rhymes with "bank" as the ch ending is the guttural ch in "loch" that is often pronounced as a "K" sound by English speakers (with the exception of "machine").

[@vilrauiri]

Kalos had a lot of video game rpg aspect, the starters literally being a mage, rouge, and paladin

[@matthewskutar5964]

I've always liked the theory that monks portrayed snails and slugs as monsters because the monks were angy that their manuscripts kept getting ruined by the slimy bois

[@LMC_Jarred]

13:20 I love that Lockstin had e6 open in the background. Very funny background gag on the editor's part, well done.

[@acherrysodacan]

were else did he get the art for the bit at the start of the video

[@Liliana_the_ghost_cat]

MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE

[@redjack2629]

He was obviously doing some serious Goodra research. 😏 On a related note, the furry version of NovelAI may be pretty good at creating Goodra lewds. >.>

[@Liliana_the_ghost_cat]

@@redjack2629 thanks for the info man

[@LMC_Jarred]

@@redjack2629 Thank you for sharing the fruits of your research. I may also pursue this field of knowledge. >.>

[@Koboldaholic]

I love that he snuck in the picture of the knight saving the dragon from the princess.

[@pixellord2370]

Funny how he never mentioned that the goo on Goodra turns into liquid metal for the Hisuian Form.

[@desroth]

Lockstin including the artist names on those pieces of art at the start... Truly a man of culture in these trying times.

[@Beefaroni_Bert]

also having e621 pulled up on those computers in the background lmao

[@seththeblue3321]

@@Beefaroni_Bertcame down here to look for this comment.

[@vegladex]

My favourite theory about snails in medieval manuscripts is that monks very often tended gardens and grew vegetables (which I guess was also just an incredibly common job in that era), so they had strong ill-feelings towards these creatures that ate and damaged their plants. So the illustrations might have been a power fantasy about the snails getting their comeuppance, or just wishful fantasy about having someone to fight and deal with them for them.

[@Shu_K_]

I could just say that goodra is one of my fav Pokémon I'm happy to see a video about the goodra line

[@Frozenflame006]

I'm surprised you didn't bring up how it just looks like they evolved their tails different. Sligoo's "shell" looks like a premature version of Goodra's tail, giving it the snail look until it unfurls. While Hisuian Sligoo is able to change the hardness of its skins, so it uses its tail more "shell-like" than its counterpart. The fact that Goodra's tail turns into its shell just continues that theme.

[@castform7]

Since you brought up the anime, a fun fact about Ash's Goodra is that it was on his team for 16 episodes. That's right, in the span of 16 espisodes (not counting the Mega Evolution Special), Ash caught a Goomy, learned about it's trauma, worked through it's fear of Fairies, evolved it into a Sligoo, the into a Goodra (keep in mind this is a pseudo legendary evolving in between five episodes each), had a gym battle with it, defended it's home and the released it until it came back for the Kalos League. Keep in mind, they didn't appear in all 16 episodes. I'm not trying to say this is a problem, I love the Goodra line because of Ash's and didn't realise how fast it came and went until five years after XY had ended. Goodra was short lived but well handled (let's just not talk about the Kalos League.)

[@mr.r_theodd1686]

This line is absolutely adorable, change my mind.

[@mr.r_theodd1686]

@@En_Joshi-Godrez You can be thicc and cute at the same time

[@Shrewstorm1]

I love the Goodra line and the hisuian forms are cute too

[@SergioDorad0]

6:43 holy CRAP is that a MONMUSU QUEST REFERENCE!? ...although considering the art in 0:22 maybe I shouldn't be surprised. if you know you know

[@michaelhopp2700]

I always thought Goodra's second form was growing a tail and when it got to its third form the tail is fully formed but that was back when it first came out😁

[@superkroger]

Actually Goodra It's based on Lou Carcolh, or the Carcolh. A mythical beast from French folklore. It's described as a large, slimy, snail-like serpent with hairy tentacles and a large shell. It is said to live in a cavern beneath Hastingues, a town in the Les Landes region in southwestern France.

[@Galaxy_0123]

someone better reply to this with the nerd emoji

[@piibik2006]

@@Galaxy_0123 Do it yourself

[@prof.reuniclus21]

the nerd emoji

[@aaronwong235]

Dragon steel is a great pokemon type combo, can't wait to see them in scarlet and violet competitive

[@convalaria]

goodra isnt a goo dra, it is a good ra. He is very good

[@onijester56]

Goodra is a good ra goo dra. :P

[@enigmatic2878]

I geniunely thought "goodra" was just "good" and "dragon". I felt so smart back then when I was a chikd

[@Stirling96]

She*

[@convalaria]

I said he because my shiny goodra is male haha

[@luckyinky7849]

​@@Stirling96 "she" ?

[@Eisenwulf666]

I've read somewhere that one of the theories for all those snails in miniatures is that snails were just freaking everywhere in monasteries especially, being cold, shady and most of them kind of humid. This was waaaaay before pesticides and monasteries all had gardens so snails were basically ubiquitous. That and there's a little innuendo involved because snails have been associated with the male genitalia (for pretty obvious reasons), so knights fighting snails could be a dirty inside joke. Most scribe monks were young novices since glasses(or similar devices:the first glasses were invented around the 13th century, before some people used magnifying glass gizmos and it wasn't common) were expensive and the job was very, VERY tedious, older monks had too bad of an eyesight and better things to do. Thus is pretty easy to imagine a 17 yo sitting all day in front of his work thinking about dirty jokes and drawing silly things.

[@cobalt7248]

Goodra has somehow managed to become one of my favorite Pokémon: it's shaped like a friend all throughout its line, and that's all that matters

[@smackjack78]

Is it fair to call this the perfect Pokémon line? All three of Goomy, Sliggoo (both forms), and Goodra (both forms) are adorable in their own ways, and in the case of Goodra, its got the power to back up that Pseudo Legend title. They’re all so likable, I don’t think anyone’s seen them and thought anything bad about them. Love all three of them

[@Oscar-ek2jx]

Goodra is the point the line stops being cool. Sliggoo has its eyes devolved and starts growing a shell, and they couldve kept going on those concepts but instead we get another boring companion pokemon for ash to use

[@mohammadmurie]

Facts

[@scientistsablon1924]

10:53 Actually in old Greek, ( I am a student) the ‘x’ is more like a ‘ch’ and the ‘y’ more like a ‘g’ and the ‘p’ more like a ‘r’ So the word would be ‘Brachhia’. Just for information. You still got the Lattin right however! ( I am a greek-Lattin student.) Nice video! It’s nice to have so much thorough research explained!

[@VeraExora]

I love Goodra. Lockstin has now covered 2 of my favorite Pokemon in a row! :3

[@nak8490]

What is your other favorite?

[@MGlBlaze]

Goodra has been my favourite pokemon ever since I first interacted with it in Pokemon-amie. I've definitely said this before in your comments section (At least, I think so) but I found Goodra still being energetic and bouncy when most other fully-evolved pokemon become really understated and serious to be endlessly charming. They're just a big friendly squishy thing that wants hugs, and I love it.

[@Arkouchie]

13:19 I see you were doing other kinds of research too, lockstin. You can't hide that from me.

[@huntergreenhaw1209]

Finally someone else has seen it and knows it

[@piibik2006]

I'VE BEEN SEARCHING THE ENTIRE COMMENT SECTION. FINNALY SOMEONE MENTIONED IT. Btw he had to get the pictures for 0:22 somehow.

[@dragonboyjgh]

16:24 we do that with fish too. Steelhead vs Rainbow Trout. In fact nearly every kind of pacific salmon have the same thing going, two names depending on life cycle stage.

[@jacohbruh9466]

6:45 the slime from Monster Girl Quest, I see you're a man of culture as well.

[@ArdissVT]

I'm always happy to learn more about Pokémon origins and inspirations, so I was thrilled to see a video of one of my favorite Pokémon in my sub box today. Thanks Lockstin!

[@Wolfbane382]

After being out and about all day, it's nice to come home and see a video all about Goodra. The only mon I have yet to catch outside of Go. Also, I've had a rather bad day and this cheered me right up. ^^

[@EridianBlaze]

8:06 *YOOOOOOO!* Slime Rancher! that immediately put a smile on my face

[@risel56]

5:24 I can't believe I just got Rickrolled behind a mosiac filter.

[@definitelynotrobotic6875]

Candidate for Weirdest Lockstin title ever? Lol

[@TBB1216]

Yep

[@exzyyd392]

I still think the Splatoon video will always be his weirdest video

[@michaelaguilera6946]

Just about but the thumbnails is were the weird stuff is

[@VincentSplat]

5:40 Worst thing is, salt makes snails taste better when you eat them (judging by the one time I ate snails and I had to cover them with salt to make them just a little tasteful)

[@Galaxy_0123]

like... not just random snail, right?

[@VincentSplat]

@@Galaxy_0123 lol no, we're not savages. Farm snails, snails raised to be eaten. Don't really know how it's put in place tho

[@Deathnotefan97]

@@VincentSplat I’m assuming this was from a restaurant or something, and thus it was properly prepared, but your wording makes it seem like you just bought a live snail and ate it raw

[@VincentSplat]

@@Deathnotefan97 Well, it was frozen snails, sorry for the confusing wording

[@mattwo7]

8:13 I mean their policies were certainly _draconian_ (seriously though Greece and Rome were known for long histories of tyrannical rulers and one of Greece's tyrants was literally named Draco, seriously, can't make this stuff up)

[@lord_boneman]

0:16 “and since then, Goodra has become a very popular Pokémon! Especially from certain fans” I swear Goodra is one of the bigger examples of “I’m sorry little one,” of Pokémon and “””art”””

[@zenmaster8086]

it is one of the few pokemon that cant be searched up

[@bluesubaru7338]

Gonna be honest, didn't think Goodra would be popular with that group but now that I think about it I guess I see why

[@CocoLocoToco]

Thats just sad

[@engineergaminglechu]

@@bluesubaru7338 Here is a reminder that people find Scolipede """"Attractive"""",Goodra and Scolipede look quite similar so of course it would be in that group.

[@aspiringwayfarer]

3:31 lmao at the book titles: Magikarp Cookbook In's & Out's of Poke'marriage How to Become a Poke'professor and of course Science of Bidoof

[@preservedfroth5159]

13:20 Interesting screen there

[@bobson_dugnutt2863]

I love how Goodra is also a reference to classic rpg tropes, alongside the starters. It makes you wonder what other Kalos pokemon reference to them.

[@jbyrne4531]

Ive always thought it was such an interesting concept to have a pokemon based on the Dragon-Snails medieval knights would fight in old manuscripts. Great video! Also it looks like you could cut your hand on your hair ridge that you have going on Lockstin 😉

[@admirallister7847]

I'm surprised you didn't talk about how many ancient european myths about dragons have overlap with slugs and snails, often because the words used were often similar. There's an old icelandic myth, about the lyngorm, a slug that turns into a venomous dragon, which plays off of the fact that the translation for both was "heath snake"

[@pilot_aki]

I can’t wait for you to cover Cetitan, Fidough, and Paldean Wooper.

[@Toneill029]

Honestly this maybe my favorite pseudo legendary line hands down. Goomie is just so cute and squishy and I just wanna smother them in love.

[@TheBlackSerpentBeta]

6:45 happy to see some MGQ rep

[@Jw87563]

1:59 The Neptunia reference was definitely a surprise, but a welcome one.

[@limeyell0w945]

I love the idea of mons subtly based on RPG tropes. Hope we eventually see more (if we haven't already)

[@TornaitSuperBird]

There's Voltorb and Electrode, as well as Foongus and Amoongus, which are all based on RPG mimics (they mimic Pokeballs, which are essentially the Pokemon version of chests when they're objects on the map). The point being that they mimic Pokeballs, and attack whoever tries to pick them up.

[@limeyell0w945]

@@TornaitSuperBird ooh true

[@marlowepup9863]

Goodra has been my favorite Pokémon ever since it came out 🥰 it’s practically my signature Pokémon, amongst my family; and so, it is very especially cool that you made this video!

[@Embtic]

I love this but I’m also tempted to push back against the “humans scared but just want to be friends” idea for why H-Goodra is upset. Every stage from Goomy to Goodra attacks first when they spot you in the wild. Yet they don’t really have many predators out and about in the Crimson Mirelands at least. The fairy types nearby are peaceful like Ralts and Togepi line and there’s no ice types if I’m remembering correctly to hit Goomy. Upon evolving They gain an immunity to the nearby poison types and are further resistant now to most types or now neutral to everything except Fighting and Ground since Dragon/Ice/Fairy are all resisted by Steel. In the Highlands habitat probably it’s biggest predator in Hisui, the Gible line, are in abundance… which might back up your theory that Sharpedo native to Sinnoh eventually evolved into Gible but now we can speculate it is not only due to Ocean competition but due to its (potential) main food source the Sea Snails and Slugs that would become the Goomy line going to ground. Which even could explain why an escargatoire of the Goodra line migrated all the way up a mountain. Do you think the Gible line ultimately finished off the Goomy line is Sinnoh and caused it to eventually ditch the Steel type? I mean the Sharpedo line does learn Ice Fang naturally so even if Goomy was dragon type when it lived in the sea that wouldn’t stop it from being hunted by the proposed ancestors of the Gible line.

[@BNotInc]

The Goodra line definitely should have been Poison type. It makes too much sense, and it’s perfect!!! I guess they’re just trying to make Dragalgae more notable being the Kalos Dragon/Poison.

[@jaelli101010]

I do wish Goomy line was the first Dragon/Poison as a counter to the newly introduced Fairy type- despite taking Fairy damage- it can come back with STAB poison moves- but Hisuian gains steel so it kinda is okay. But we have yet to see it in competitive matches or it’s ability

[@prof.reuniclus21]

everyone forgets about my boi dragalge

[@Wandergirl108]

The snail is my spirit animal. There is much to respect about the humble snail - it may be slow, but it always gets where it's going in the end, damn it! I was SO thrilled when I found out that Hisuian Sligoo and Goodra were a thing, AND that they were MORE SNAIL-LIKE! It's the closest thing to a full snail mon there is (Magcargo doesn't count, shut up) and I was SO HAPPY!!!! I HAD to have one on my team! Legends was great. :) Anyway thank you for talking about snails, you made my day. :)

[@bacca4813]

0:20 I hate that I recognized all of those artists.

[@huntergreenhaw1209]

😐.... Same

[@evankurasu3190]

15:16 ...that slime is from the Monster Girl Encyclopedia. Nice

[@Khailward]

00:52 Clearly the shell is for avoiding social responsibility

[@Deadpool3E]

13:48 To be fair, Goodra does appear similar to many early sauropodomorphs that were around between the Late Triassic to Middle Jurassic thanks to it's long neck and tail along with it's bipedalism. Also, just to add, you know where you find an Alpha Goodra in PLA? On top of a mountain at the Primeval Grotto.

[@jayjayislereese9155]

3:01 Ditto:u forgot about me.

[@ryanchen8403]

I once saw a slug crawl out on to a patch of concrete while it was damp at about noon, the sun came out quite quickly and the slug died as the concrete patch heated up

[@Lumberjack_king]

2:28 even cuphead makes reference to it

[@thefrostychemist]

Shussebora is also used in English sometimes. The main instance that comes to mind is sardines vs pilchards. They refer to the same group of species of fish, but iirc a sardine is one less than 4 inches, a pilchard is at least 4 inches long.

[@mrowo1961]

respect for lookstin for shareing the sauce

[@zenone9698]

@Lockstin&Gnoggin i find it funny that Melona of Queen's Blade is over the top parody of Ditto and Dragon quest slimes.It helps she has english VA of Korrina and Litten.

[@CrashMSx82]

Seeing you make a video of this Pokémon (which just so happened to be my favorite) makes me very happy! Keep up the good work!

[@lordcooler1703]

When I caught a Goomy in my first Pokémon X playthrough, I named him Slinkman.

[@hotabichnk]

5:53 Noibat is weaker than Goomy. They came from the same generation btw.

[@CoolMintMC]

I think as of Gen 8, the objective title of "Weakest Dragon Type Pokémon" EASILY goes to Applin. It literally only learns 2 moves naturally with Withdrawal & Astonish. EDIT: It can't learn too many more moves, but apparently after looking it up, I was surprised. Applin can learn Rollout & Sucker Punch via Egg Moves. But via Move Tutor, it can learn DRACO METEOR & GRASSY GLIDE! This cute little worm in an apple Pokémon using DRACO METEOR. 💀

[@hotabichnk]

​@@CoolMintMC, yes, Applin is weaker than Goomy too. Btw, Seems like every dragon type pokemon (even babies) can learn Draco Meteor.

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@hotabichnk That reminded me of a running gag in the Gen-IV arc of the anime where Ash's Gible's Draco Meteor gravitates towards Dawn's Piplup every time it tried to use the move.

[@Fujoshi1412]

It would have been really interesting if the Pokémon that look like ducks were used for the Goomy line control like ducks are often used for slug and snail control now. Like a fairy duck based Pokémon used to fight off the slug/snail dragons.

[@tundra0116]

You can't keep getting away with this lockstin 6:44

[@realdaslup]

13:20 I-

[@goldexperiencerequiem776]

Another possible origin: In Japanese mythology, if a supposed breed of *Giant Triton Snail* reaches 1000 years of age, it gains a pseudo-sentience, and travels down the mountains it was said to live in via landslides, to live closer to civilization. There, it spends *another* 1000 years of it's life, learning about the world around it, and gaining more Dragon-Like features (Horns, a muzzle, Etc.). Finally, it heads under the ocean water for *ANOTHER* 1000 years, after which it transforms into a dragon known as a "Shussebora", roughly translating to "Elevated Triton Snail", with an intelligence that surpasses that of not only the average human, but even the average Kami or Yokai. This leads me to 3 main points. 1: The Triton Snail that is said to become the Shussebora is located in moist, damp undergound caves, while Goomy is found in the swampy regions of Kalos and Hisui (Such as route 14 of Kalos, or the Crimson Marshland of Hisui). 2: Goodra's evolutionary line goes from: "Barely sentient", to "Struggles to tell friends from food", and finally to "Smart, and *very* friendly". This mirrors the Shussebora going from an ordinary snail, to gaining intelligence and dragon-like features, and finally a true dragon, with all the intelligence that entails. 3: Finally, considering goomy looks more snail-like than dragon-like, Sliggoo has a second pair of protrusions on it's head (Almost like horns, huh?), and Goodra is more Dragon-Like than Snail-Like, I think it's quite clear what this line is based on! :)

[@Dani-tp4wn]

Ironically i feel believing snails lived up in the mountains is more believable than the true magical fact that no, ur island just used to be underwater.

[@MasterV26]

I’m so happy that in addition to a song dedicated to Goomy, there is now an entire KZbin video dedicated to my favorite boy and his evolutions

[@poke-maniacchris2965]

13:21 God dammit Lockstin

[@explodingcabage19]

Hisuian Goodra may be the result of Hisui/Shinnoh being based on a large mountain range. The weather is possibly colder than in Kalos so Hisuian Goodra gained the Steel type to counter its dragon type weakness to the cold. The cold may also affect its personality.

[@CandleBite]

Just saying Goodra's by far my favourite pokemon, ever since i added a Goomy to my main team in X/Y~

[@prexp9026]

Speaking cladisticaly, Saurapods (those with long necks and walk on four legs), are more related to the Theropods (the bipedal walking dinos that includes raptors and T-Rexes) than other dinos as they are both Saurischians (reptile hipped due to the arrangement of their hips being like that of reptiles). While the others like stegosaurus and triceratops are Ornithischian (bird hipped).

[@fleefie]

13:15 Hm. Interesting thing you've got there, Lockstin. Necessary for research on Goodra, I imagine, or something.

[@iLikeDucks_]

A grass/dragon (or water idk) goomy form based on the costaseilla kuroshimae (adorable little things that can photosynthesise) would be so cool

[@JamesDavy2009]

If they did similarly for Meowth's variants there does exist a (small) probability. A factor against that variant is the fact that at least one Grass/Dragon Pokémon had been introduced in the recent two generations: Alolan Exeggutor and the Applin evolution line.

[@iLikeDucks_]

What does that matter crawdaunt was water dark and in the next generation greninja also was And it doesnt even have to be grass dragon Your opinion is invalid

[@halfdecentstrange]

Anyone else notice the books on his desk at 3:25?

[@spring4642]

I absolutely love that the old Gnoggin avatar was sleepin away in the background :D

[@riverdog_deyna]

13:49 Lockstin with e621 open? 👀

[@karishadkit27]

Yeah

[@poke-maniacchris2965]

Goodra is easily one of my top 5 Pokémon of all time! It’s the first shiny I found after coming back to Pokémon. Its also got this soft and squishy appearance which makes it super approachable and lovable. That also ties into its dex entries being attention driven and almost sad, which makes me feel for it as well. Tldr, I love Goodra and it deserves all of the hugs

[@mohammadmurie]

Facts

[@PaleAlchemist]

5:07 *sees largest snail on the left* my brain: nice dog

[@villageflippinidiot]

Goodra is so awesome. Big slug puppy dragon. He's like a therapy dog, I want a big gooey hug on my worst days.

[@dragonsswarm1987]

With the tutorial slime and the later image of Alice I'm beginning to wonder if he's played MGQ recently.

[@111cvb111]

...He absolutely has, you wouldn't know that thing is a tutorial slime unless you have...

[@thefrostychemist]

13:27 I don't know why I'm remotely surprised lmao

[@noahberan6498]

Goodra is so cute! People say it is too cute to be a psuedo legend, but I think its a perfect one

[@Gloomdrake]

It's basically just a slimy, grounded Dragonite, so there's nothing out of place about it

[@noahberan6498]

@@Gloomdrake Dragonite is a favorite of mine too, but I never saw their similarities until now

[@Gloomdrake]

@@noahberan6498 I didn't think about them, either, until you said that people complained it was too cute, and my first thought to that was "but doesn't that mean that Dragonite from Gen 1 is too cute, as well?" followed immediately by "wait a minute"

[@noahberan6498]

@@En_Joshi-Godrez lmao why tho

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@En_Joshi-Godrez "Lubricant" is the last word I would describe Gooda's slime as it's described as sticky.

[@ognurd9858]

this video turned the goomy line from a cool design for me to one of my favorite Pokémon lines. i never got that jrpg slime reference till now.

[@fishnewt1331]

0:46 Lockstin!!! Why are you sleeping on the job?!!!! You should be more like your co-worker. Lockstin!!!!! You’re fired!!!!!!

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

Slimes are so iconic, the franchise Epic Battle Fantasy have a whole FAMILY of slime monsters in pretty much every map! Heck even the loading screens in some of the games have you clicking slimes to pass the time.

[@Kazuma11290]

Not one, but TWO Monster Girl Quest cameos. Clearly a man of culture.

[@kuroryuken]

13:20 Nice Now I know you got your Goodra pics XD

[@Pokemazda]

I love your history lessons my man! I love that the Pokémon Company aoso does a lot of research before making a Pokémon. Its great!!