Nacli (Pokémon)

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Nacli (Japanese: コジオ Kojio) is a Rock-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

Nacli Rock Salt Pokémon コジオ Kojio #0932 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Rock Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Purifying Salt or Sturdy Cacophony Cacophony Clear Body Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Mineral Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Nacli 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 35.3 lbs. 16.0 kg Nacli 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 56	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 1 Nacli 0 HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It evolves into Naclstack starting at level 24, which evolves into Garganacl starting at level 38.

Biology

Nacli is a Pokémon composed of rock salt. Its upper body is rugged and brown, with an off-white stripe circling it, while its lower body is a white salt cube with rectangular orange-yellow eyes that can glow red. A white salt cube is embedded on the top half of its body as well.

Nacli are born deep within the earth, inside layers of rock salt. Bits of salt are scraped off of Nacli as it travels the ground, although Nacli is able to create and replenish the salt inside its body. The rear corners of Nacli's lower body are rounded as a result of this scraping. The trails left behind by Nacli have been called "salt roads" since ancient times. As revealed in The Terapagos I Don't Know, Nacli lived in Paldean lands since ancient times, forming bonds with humans. In the same episode, it is also thought that Nacli used to help humans in warding off evil spirits for hundreds of years. In the past, it was treasured by people who would use its salt; even today, Nacli salt is still used in foods such as ice cream, because it has a gentle flavor.

Nacli and its Evolutions are the only known Pokémon that can have Purifying Salt as an Ability.

Evolution

Nacli evolves into Naclstack, which evolves into Garganacl.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Nacli  Rock

→

First Evolution Naclstack  Rock

→

Second Evolution Garganacl  Rock

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #129 Kitakami #— Blueberry #— Lumiose #— Hyperspace #089 Scarlet It was born in a layer of rock salt deep under the earth. This species was particularly treasured in the old days, as they would share precious salt. Violet The ground scrapes its body as it travels, causing it to leave salt behind. Salt is constantly being created and replenished inside Nacli's body. Legends: Z-A As Nacli treads along the ground, grains of rock salt are left behind. These trails have been called "salt roads" since long ago.
Spin-off games Pokopia #— This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Pokopia.

Nacli in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.

Generation IX Scarlet Violet South Province: Area Two, Area Three, Area Four, Area Five, Area Six, Pokémon League East Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Three, East Paldean Sea West Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Three, Asado Desert North Province: Area One, Area Two, Area Three, Casseroya Lake, Glaseado Mountain Area Zero Tera Raid Battles (1★) Legends: Z-A TradeVersion 2.0.0+ Mega Dimension Hyperspace Lumiose Vert Sector 8 (Only one, during Side Mission 142: "That's Some Nacli Coffee")

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation Masters EX Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100: Arven & Nacli

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 55		115 - 162	220 - 314
Attack: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Defense: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Atk: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Sp. Def: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Speed: 25		27 - 84	49 - 163
Total: 280	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal ½× Fighting 2× Flying ½× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel 2× Fire ½× Water 2× Grass 2× Electric 1× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Purifying Salt, the effectiveness of  Ghost-type  moves is ½×.

Learnset

Nacli is available in Scarlet and Violet and Legends Z-A Version 2.0.0+.

By leveling up

SV

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Harden Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 055 Rock Throw Rock Physical 05050 09090% 15 077 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 09595% 15 1010 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100100% 15 1313 Rock Polish Rock Status 0000— 00——% 20 1616 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15 2020 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00——% 15 2525 Recover Normal Status 0000— 00——% 5 3030 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 09090% 10 3333 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00——% 20 3535 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100100% 10 4040 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100100% 10 4545 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 08080% 5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nacli Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nacli

ZA

Generation IX Other generations: None

Learn Plus  Move   Type   Cat.   Power   CD  1 10 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 4 1 10 Harden Normal Status 0000— 6 5 8 Rock Throw Rock Physical 05050 6 7 10 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 6 12 15 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 8 16 19 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 7 20 23 Ancient Power Rock Special 06060 6 24 27 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 9 28 31 Recover Normal Status 0000— 15 35 38 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 7 38 41 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 10 40 43 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 10 47 50 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 10 54 57 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nacli Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nacli

By TM

SV

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM086 TM086 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM101 TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM121 TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM133 TM133 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM179 TM179 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM220 TM220 Meteor Beam Rock Special 120120 090}}90% 10 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nacli Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Nacli

ZA

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   CD  TM001 TM001 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 7 TM012 TM012 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 7 TM017 TM017 Protect Normal Status 0000— 15 TM019 TM019 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 8 TM028 TM028 Dig Ground Physical 08080 12 TM033 TM033 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 8 TM035 TM035 Endure Normal Status 0000— 12 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 10 TM037 TM037 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 10 TM046 TM046 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 6 TM052 TM052 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 8 TM058 TM058 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 8 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 8 TM065 TM065 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 10 TM069 TM069 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 10 TM078 TM078 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 6 TM080 TM080 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 9 TM084 TM084 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 8 TM085 TM085 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 10 TM091 TM091 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 15 TM109 TM109 Facade Normal Physical 07070 7 TM120 TM120 Ancient Power Rock Special 06060 6 TM146 TM146 Skull Bash Normal Physical 150150 12 TM154 TM154 Fissure Ground Physical 250250 20 TM156 TM156 Meteor Beam Rock Special 120120 12

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nacli Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Nacli

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100% 5 Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Fissure* Ground Physical — 30% 5 Power Gem Rock Special 80 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nacli Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nacli Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nacli

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 146 Base Attack: 95 Base Defense: 108 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: 25 Fast Attacks: Rock Throw, Mud Shot Charged Attacks: Rock Blast, Rock Tomb, Ancient Power

Evolution data

Unevolved Nacli  Rock

Level 24 →

First Evolution Naclstack  Rock

Level 38 →

Second Evolution Garganacl  Rock

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Nacli images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Nacli in Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Main series

Minor appearances

Nacli debuted in Transform! Hero of the Seas, Palafin.

A Nacli appeared in The Terapagos I Don't Know, living in an ancient Paldean fort ruins alongside a Charcadet. It reappeared in The Knight in the Ruins.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Nacli debuted in Battle! Team Star, the Delinquents!!.

A Nacli appeared in PASV10.

Arven was revealed to have caught a Nacli in PASV11.

In the TCG

Main article: Nacli (TCG)

Trivia

• Nacli's evolutionary line was designed by Hitoshi Ariga.
• Nacli was briefly shown in a pre-release trailer on 6 October 2022 alongside Tandemaus and Squawkabilly, though it remained officially unrevealed until the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
• Nacli is tied with Roggenrola and Rockruff for the lowest base stat total of all Rock-type Pokémon.

Origin

Nacli is based on a rock salt crystal embedded in a small sedimentary rock. Its body shape resembles mushrooms, particularly those of the Agaricus bisporus variety. Considering that it originated underground, it might also draw inspiration from truffles. Additionally, its mushroom shape may be a reference to mushroom rocks, which are naturally occurring rock formations.

The scraping of its body along the ground leaving salt trails might be a literal interpretation of salt roads, trade routes upon which salt was transported to foreign markets. Its glowing eyes may be based on Himalayan salt lamps.

Name origin

Nacli may be a combination of NaCl (chemical formula for sodium chloride; table salt) and little or salty. The -i at the end of its name may also refer to iodine, a common element added to salt to prevent iodine deficiency.

Kojio may be a combination of 小 ko (small) or 子 ko (child), 塩 shio (salt), and geo- (prefix for earth).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese コジオ Kojio From 小 ko (small), 子 ko (child), 塩 shio (salt), and geo- French Selutin From sel and lutin Spanish Nacli Same as English name German Geosali From geo- and salis Italian Nacli Same as English name Korean 베베솔트 Bebesolteu From bébé and salt Mandarin Chinese 鹽石寶 / 盐石宝 Yánshíbǎo From 石鹽 / 石盐 shíyán (rock salt), 寶石 / 宝石 bǎoshí (jewel), and 寶寶 / 宝宝 bǎobao (baby) Cantonese Chinese 鹽石寶 Yìhmsehkbóu From 石鹽 sehkyìhm (rock salt), 寶石 bóusehk (jewel), and 寶寶 bóubóu (baby) Brazilian Portuguese Nacli Same as English name

More languages Hindi सॉल्टू Saltoo From salt Thai โคจีโอ Khochi-o Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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