Goodra Deck
0.0% of the meta · Updated June 10, 2026
Win Rate
16.7%
Meta Share
0.0%
Core Cards
1
Estimated Pack Cost
300
estimated packs to collect all core cards
1x Rare~300/ea
GoodraRare
Mega Altaria300 pks
Estimates based on pull rates. Actual results may vary.
Core Cards
Key Moves & Abilities
Spiral Drain(Goodra)
100Heal 40 damage from this Pokémon.
Strategy Guide
Auto-generatedGoodra wins by repeatedly attacking with Spiral Drain's 100 damage while healing 40 damage each turn, surviving far longer than opponents expect and gradually reaching the 3-point threshold through sustained exchanges. The self-heal makes every incoming attack less decisive.
Open with Goomy and use Poké Ball to find it on turn 1. Evolve through natural draw from Professor's Research and Copycat, using Rare Candy to skip Shelgon and reach Goodra directly. Mid-game, attach the water, psychic, and colorless energy needed for Spiral Drain. Once Goodra is Active, each attack deals 100 damage and heals 40 — effectively meaning opponents must deal 190 net damage to knock it out after one Spiral Drain. Pokémon Center Lady heals 30 damage and Lillie heals 60 from your Stage 2, while Lucky Ice Pop adds further recovery. Druddigon and Rocky Helmet punish opposing attackers. Will guarantees the next coin flip in the same turn is heads, which is useful when using Druddigon's Giga Claw or Lucky Ice Pop's coin flip.
Damage Math
Goodra's effective HP after one Spiral Drain
150 HP base + 40 heal per attack = 190 net HP to overcome per turn of combat
Pokémon Center Lady, Lillie, and Lucky Ice Pop can stack onto the 40-heal, making Goodra even harder to knock out in consecutive turns
Strengths
- Spiral Drain's 40 HP heal per attack makes Goodra effectively far bulkier than its base 150 HP suggests against sustained attackers.
- The deck uses no ex Pokémon, so every knockout the opponent scores is worth only 1 point — they need 3 separate knockouts to reach 3 points.
- Goodra favorably handles Inteleon and Sylveon ex at 54-61% win rates; its sustained damage and healing outlast their burst-damage strategies.
Weaknesses
- Chandelure, Mega Gardevoir ex, and Armarouge ex all win 75% against this deck; fire and fairy type matchups deal damage faster than Goodra can heal.Matchup
- Goodra is a Stage 2 requiring Goomy to find through Poké Ball; later stages must come from natural draw, making the evolution line brittle on a single-copy build.Consistency
- Spiral Drain's 100 damage is not enough to one-shot most ex Pokémon; the deck wins through attrition and fails against opponents who can one-shot Goodra first.Tempo
How to Play
Sustain Combat with Spiral Drain Healing
Keep Goodra Active and attack every turn with Spiral Drain. The 40 HP heal offsets roughly one third of most opponents' per-turn damage output, forcing them to deal 190 or more net damage to score the knockout. Pokémon Center Lady adds 30 HP of healing to any of your Pokémon, Lillie heals 60 from your Stage 2 Goodra, and Lucky Ice Pop provides 20 additional recovery.
Key cardsGoodraPokémon Center LadyLillieLucky Ice Pop
Punish Attackers with Druddigon and Rocky Helmet
Bench Druddigon as a secondary attacker and equip Rocky Helmet to Goodra before it is hit. Druddigon provides a non-ex backup that scores 1 point on KO. Rocky Helmet deals 20 damage back to any attacking Pokémon that damages Goodra while it is Active, accelerating their KO timeline while Goodra heals the incoming hits. Will's heads-guarantee makes Druddigon's Giga Claw reliable when you need it.
Key cardsDruddigonRocky HelmetGoodraWill
How to Beat This Deck
One-Shot Goodra to Bypass the Healing Loop
Spiral Drain only heals 40 per turn, so a one-shot KO at 150 or more damage bypasses the healing entirely. Chandelure and Armarouge ex deal enough damage per turn to knock Goodra out before it heals. Score the 1-point KO cleanly and repeat — since the deck runs only one Goomy and one Goodra, there is no recovery path.
CountersChandelureArmarouge ex
Counter-Heal to Deny 100-Damage Knockouts
Goodra deals only 100 damage per turn. Opposing Pokémon with more than 200 effective HP — from their own healing or tool cards — can outlast Goodra's output while Goodra's self-heal cannot compensate for the point deficit. Pair high-HP ex Pokémon with Pokémon Center Lady to trade favorably through the attrition game.
CountersPokémon Center Lady
Exploit the Fragile Single-Copy Evolution Line
The top Goodra build runs only 1 Goomy. Use Cyrus to pull Goomy forward if it has taken any damage, or use Sabrina to send the opponent's Active to the bench and force Goomy up if bench pressure is active. A single 1-point knockout that eliminates the sole Goomy leaves the opponent with only Druddigon and support Pokémon permanently.
CountersCyrusSabrina
Common Substitutions
Secondary attacker
- Druddigon:Single copy in top build; non-ex backup attacker that provides a second threat without giving up 2 points on KO.
- Bagon:Single copy; low-HP Basic that provides an extra bench presence and forces the opponent to spread their attacks.
Healing support
- Pokémon Center Lady:Single copy; heals 30 damage from 1 of your Pokémon and removes Special Conditions.
- Lillie:Single copy; heals 60 damage from 1 of your Stage 2 Pokémon — the largest single heal available for Goodra specifically.
- Lucky Ice Pop:Single copy; heals 20 from your Active and on a heads coin flip returns to hand instead of being discarded.
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