Golduck

Golduck ゴルダック
Psyduck < Golduck > Mankey
Species	Type
Duck Pokémon
Number	Ability
#55	Damp/Cloud Nine Swift Swim
Height	Weight
5′7″ (1.7m)	168.9 lbs. (76.6kg)
Gender Ratio
Male: 50%	Female: 50%
Evolves From	Evolves Into
Psyduck	None
Egg Group	Catch Rate
Water 1/Field	75
Tier	EV Yield
NU/RU	2 Special Attack Points

Golduck (ゴルダック) is the 55th Pokémon in the Pokédex. It is a Water-Type, and it is known as the Duck Pokémon.

Golduck can have one of two Abilities: Damp, which prevents other Pokémon from self-destructing with moves such as Explosion or Selfdestruct while it is on the field; or Cloud Nine, which negates the effects of weather while it is in battle. A third Ability is available to Golduck that come from the Dream World, the Swift Swim Ability. This Ability doubles its Speed while it is raining.

Psyduck evolve into Golduck at Level 33.

Golduck is in the Egg Groups Water 1 and Field, and its Egg takes approximately, 5,120 Steps to hatch. It takes Golduck One Million Experience Points to reach Level 100.

[edit] Biology

[edit] Physiology

Golduck has a more obvious platypus features than it's pre-evolution, Psyduck. Golduck's colouration is blue, it has flour limbs, with webbed feet and hands. Its tail extended somewhat - It has four crest like features, which are pointed. A red crystal-like sphere place on their foreheads. Many psychic Pokémon have this kind of feature, such as Espeon, Persian has one also, though it isn't a psychic type. Golduck has red irsises and a light-cream coloured bill.

[edit] Gender Differences

Golduck doesn't have any differences to differentiate between male and female.

[edit] Game Information

[edit] Original Games

Golduck appears at Seafoam Island in Red and Blue. In Yellow, Gold, Silver and Crystal, Golduck can be found on Route 6 while Surfing. Golduck also appears on Route 35 and the Ilex Forest by Surfing, and within the Cave at Mt. Silver in Gold, Silver, and Crystal.

Golduck appears at the Safari Zone when Surfing in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. In FireRed, Golduck appears within Cerulean Cave 1F & B1 and the Berry Forest while Surfing, and at Seafoam Islands B1-B4 & Cape Brink.

Golduck appears at a variety of different areas while Surfing in Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. In Heart Gold and Soul Silver, Golduck appears on Routes 6 & 35, the Ilex Forest, Seafoam Islands, Mt. Silver, and Cerulean Cave. Golduck also appears at the Safari Zone's Wetland and Wasteland areas, with different Block types required in both areas.

Golduck appears at Routes 11 & 14 and at Village Bridge in Black and White.

[edit] Spin-Off Games

Golduck is a Shadow Pokémon obtainable in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. It is one of the Shadow Pokémon that can be snagged from Navigator Abson at Citadark Isle.

Golduck appears at Secret Storage 11, Trozei Battle and Mr. Who's Den in Pokémon Trozei!.

In the first round of Mystery Dungeon games, the only way to obtain a Golduck is to evolve a Psyduck. Golduck can be found at Blizzard Island 1F-20F, Crevice Cave B1-B10 & DPB1-B4 and Mt. Avalanche B1-B19 in Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky. Golduck is exclusive to Light Adventure Squad in Mystery Dungeon 3, appearing at Light Summit 19F-27F and at Legendary Mountains on the following floors: 27-29, 34 & 35, 37, 43, and 45-47.

Golduck appears at Everspring Valley Lake 4-2 in Pokémon Rumble Blast.

[edit] Trading Card Game

Golduck is in the Battle Strength Deck Keldeo, and is listed as an Uncommon Card in the Fossil, Team Rocket, Neo Destiny, Aquapolis, EX Team Rocket Returns and EX Holon Phantoms (Delta Species Card) sets. Golduck is listed as a Rare Card in the Gym Challenge (2; 1 Misty & 1 Sabrina), EX Sandstorm, Secret Wonders, Platinum and Triumphant sets.

[edit] Anime/Manga Information

[edit] Anime

Golduck has appeared with different trainers in the episodes Love, The Totodile Style, The Perfect Match, Tie One On!, and the episodes Shocks and Bonds and A Judgment Brawl!. Noland was also featured with a Golduck in the episode Numero Uno Articuno.

[edit] Movies

A trainer named Fergus used a Golduck in the film Mewtwo Strikes Back, which was cloned by Mewtwo. It made a recurring appearance in Mewtwo Returns. A Wild Golduck appears in the Pikachu Short "Pikachu's Vacation."

[edit] Manga

Golduck's Manga Information is unknown as of writing.

[edit] Pokémon Information

[edit] Competitive Battling

Golduck finds itself in the Never-Utilized and Rarely-Utilized Tiers of Competitive Battling. Its offensive stats hold it back from being better, but despite this it has quite the movepool to work with.

[edit] Area Location

[edit] Pokédex Entries

[edit] Pokéthlon Statistics

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Moves

[edit] Via Level-Up

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Start	Aqua Jet		40	100	Physical
Start	Water Sport		N/A	N/A	Status
Start	Scratch		40	100	Physical
Start 5	Tail Whip		N/A	100	Status
Start 9	Water Gun		40	100	Special
14	Disable		N/A	100	Status
18	Confusion		50	100	Special
22	Water Pulse		60	100	Special
27	Fury Swipes		18	80	Physical
31	Screech		N/A	85	Status
37	Soak		N/A	100	Status
44	Psych Up		N/A	N/A	Status
50	Zen Headbutt		80	90	Physical
56	Amnesia		N/A	N/A	Status
63	Hydro Pump		120	80	Special
69	Wonder Room		N/A	N/A	Status

[edit] Via TM/HM

TM/HM No.	Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
TM01	Hone Claws		--	--	Status
TM03	Psyshock		80	100	Special
TM04	Calm Mind		--	--	Status
TM06	Toxic		--	90	Status
TM07	Hail		--	--	Status
TM10	Hidden Power		??	100	Special
TM13	Ice Beam		95	100	Special
TM14	Blizzard		120	70	Special
TM15	Hyper Beam		150	90	Special
TM16	Light Screen		--	--	Status
TM17	Protect		--	--	Status
TM18	Rain Dance		--	--	Status
TM19	Telekinesis		--	--	Status
TM21	Frustration		??	100	Physical
TM27	Return		??	100	Physical
TM28	Dig		80	100	Physical
TM29	Psychic		90	100	Special
TM31	Brick Break		75	100	Physical
TM32	Double Team		--	--	Status
TM40	Aerial Ace		60	--	Physical
TM42	Facade		70	100	Physical
TM44	Rest		--	--	Status
TM45	Attract		--	100	Status
TM47	Low Sweep		60	100	Physical
TM48	Round		60	100	Special
TM52	Focus Blast		120	70	Special
TM55	Scald		80	100	Special
TM56	Fling		??	100	Physical
TM65	Shadow Claw		70	100	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact		150	90	Physical
TM70	Flash		--	100	Status
TM77	Psych Up		--	--	Status
TM87	Swagger		--	90	Status
TM90	Substitute		--	--	Status
TM94	Rock Smash		40	100	Physical
HM03	Surf		95	100	Special
HM04	Strength		80	100	Physical
HM05	Waterfall		80	100	Physical
HM06	Dive		80	100	Physical

[edit] Via Breeding

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Hypnosis		--	60%	Status
Psybeam		65	100%	Special
Foresight		--	--%	Status
Future Sight		100	100%	Special
Cross Chop		100	80%	Physical
Refresh		--	--%	Status
Confuse Ray		--	100%	Status
Yawn		--	--%	Status
Mud Bomb		65	85%	Special
Encore		--	100%	Status
Secret Power		70	100%	Physical
Sleep Talk		--	--%	Status
Synchronoise		70	100%	Special

[edit] Via Dream World

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Brine		65	100%	Special

[edit] Generation III Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via Purification

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Charm		--	100%	Status

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] Emerald

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Dynamicpunch		100	50%	Physical

[edit] FireRed/LeafGreen

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Mega Punch		80	85%	Physical
Mega Kick		120	75%	Physical
Body Slam		85	100%	Physical
Double-Edge		120	100%	Physical
Counter		??	100%	Physical
Seismic Toss		??	100%	Physical
Mimic		--	--%	Status

[edit] Generation IV Exclusive Moves

[edit] Via TM/HM

• TM01: Focus Punch
• TM23: Iron Tail
• TM55: Brine
• TM58: Endure
• TM78: Captivate
• TM83: Natural Gift
• HM05: Whirlpool Heart Gold and Soul Silver Only

[edit] Via Move Tutor

[edit] Platinum/Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Fury Cutter		20	95%	Physical
Ice Punch		75	100%	Physical
Icy Wind		55	95%	Special
Snore		40	100%	Special
Swift		60	--%	Special
Aqua Tail		90	90%	Physical
Mud-Slap		20	100%	Special
Signal Beam		75	100%	Special

[edit] Heart Gold/Soul Silver

Move	Type	Power	Acc%	Class
Worry Seed		--	100%	Status
Magic Coat		--	--%	Status
Role Play		--	--%	Status
Low Kick		??	100%	Physical
Headbutt		70	100%	Physical

[edit] Evolution Line

Evolution Line
Psyduck	Golduck
level up to level 33

[edit] Type Matchups

Type	Attack Advantages	Attack Disadvantages	Defense Advantages	Defense Disadvantages