#055 Golduck

water

Height1.7 m(5'07")

Weight76.6 kg(168.9 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 1

Golduck Evolution

PsyduckLevel 1

GolduckLevel 33

Golduck's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	80		301
Attack	82		200
Defense	78		192
Sp. Atk	95		226
Sp. Def	80		196
Speed	85		206
		0/508	1321

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

electric grass

1xdamage

normal fighting poison ground flying psychic bug rock ghost dragon dark fairy

0.5xdamage

fire water ice steel

Golduck Abilities

Damp

Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Cloud Nine

Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.

Swift SwimHidden

Doubles Speed during rain.

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Golduck Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Scratch	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	Hard, pointed, sharp claws rake the target to inflict damage.
Tail Whip	normal	status	–	100	Level 1	The user wags its tail cutely, making opposing Pokémon less wary. This lowers their Defense stats.
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 1	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Confusion	psychic	special	50	100	Level 1	The target is hit with a weak telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also confuse the target.
Aqua Jet	water	physical	40	100	Level 1	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Fury Swipes	normal	physical	18	80	Level 9	The user attacks by raking the target with claws, scythes, or the like. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	Level 12	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Disable	normal	status	–	100	Level 15	For four turns, the target will be unable to use whichever move it last used.
Zen Headbutt	psychic	physical	80	90	Level 18	The user focuses its willpower to its head and attacks the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Screech	normal	status	–	85	Level 21	An earsplitting screech harshly lowers the target's Defense stat.
Aqua Tail	water	physical	90	90	Level 24	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Soak	water	status	–	100	Level 27	The user shoots a torrent of water that changes the target's type to Water.
Psych Up	normal	status	–	–	Level 30	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the target.
Amnesia	psychic	status	–	–	Level 36	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	Level 40	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Wonder Room	psychic	status	–	–	Level 45	The user creates a bizarre area in which Pokémon's Defense and Sp. Def stats are swapped for five turns.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Body Slam	normal	physical	85	100	TM	The user attacks by dropping onto the target with its full body weight. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brick Break	fighting	physical	75	100	TM	The user attacks with a swift chop. This move can also break barriers, such as Light Screen and Reflect.
Calm Mind	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit to boost its Sp. Atk and Sp. Def stats.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Confuse Ray	ghost	status	–	100	TM	The target is exposed to a sinister ray that causes confusion.
Dig	ground	physical	80	100	TM	The user burrows into the ground on the first turn, then attacks on the next turn.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Encore	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user compels the target to keep using the move it encored for three turns.
Endeavor	normal	physical	–	100	TM	The user inflicts damage by cutting down the target's HP to roughly equal the user's HP.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Fling	dark	physical	–	100	TM	The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Focus Blast	fighting	special	120	70	TM	The user heightens its mental focus and unleashes its power. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Focus Punch	fighting	physical	150	100	TM	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. This move fails if the user is hit before using the move.
Future Sight	psychic	special	120	100	TM	Two turns after this move is used, a hunk of psychic energy attacks the target.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Grass Knot	grass	special	–	100	TM	The user snares the target with grass and trips it. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Helping Hand	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user assists an ally by boosting the power of that ally's attack.
Hyper Beam	normal	special	150	90	TM	The target is attacked with a powerful beam. The user can't move on the next turn.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Ice Punch	ice	physical	75	100	TM	The target is attacked with an icy punch. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Knock Off	dark	physical	65	100	TM	The user slaps down the target's held item, making it unusable for that battle. This move does more damage if the target has a held item.
Light Screen	psychic	status	–	–	TM	A wondrous wall of light is put up to reduce damage from special moves for five turns.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	TM	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Low Kick	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	A powerful low kick that makes the target fall over. The heavier the target, the greater the move's power.
Low Sweep	fighting	physical	65	100	TM	The user makes a swift attack on the target's legs, which lowers the target's Speed stat.
Metronome	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user waggles a finger and stimulates its brain into randomly using nearly any move.
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Muddy Water	water	special	90	85	TM	The user attacks by shooting muddy water at opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their accuracy.
Nasty Plot	dark	status	–	–	TM	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
Power Gem	rock	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks with a ray of light that sparkles as if it were made of gemstones.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Psybeam	psychic	special	65	100	TM	The target is attacked with a peculiar ray. This may also confuse the target.
Psychic	psychic	special	90	100	TM	The target is hit with a strong telekinetic force to inflict damage. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Psychic Noise	psychic	special	75	100	TM	The user attacks the target with unpleasant sound waves. For two turns, the target is prevented from recovering HP through moves, Abilities, or held items.
Psyshock	psychic	special	80	100	TM	The user materializes an odd psychic wave to attack the target. This move deals physical damage.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Shadow Claw	ghost	physical	70	100	TM	The user attacks by slashing the target with a sharp claw made from shadows. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit.
Skill Swap	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user employs its psychic power to exchange Abilities with the target.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Thief	dark	physical	60	100	TM	The user attacks and steals the target's held item simultaneously. The user can't steal anything if it already holds an item.
Trailblaze	grass	physical	50	100	TM	The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.
Vacuum Wave	fighting	special	40	100	TM	The user whirls its fists to send a wave of pure vacuum at the target. This move always goes first.
Waterfall	water	physical	80	100	TM	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.