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Goldeen's Type

WATER

Goldeen's Pokédex #s

National #: 118

Galar #: 146

Armor #: 94

Crown #: --

Sinnoh #: 78

Goldeen's Base Stats

HP:: 45

Attack:: 67

Defense:: 60

Sp. Atk:: 35

Sp. Def:: 50

Speed:: 63

Total:: 320

Misc. Info

Height:: 2'0" (0.6m)

Weight:: 33.1 lbs. (15 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 2

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,000,000

EV Yield:: 1 Attack

Base EXP:: 64

Catch Rate:: 225

Base Happiness:: 70

Goldeen's Abilities

Here are what abilities Goldeen can possibly have, along with their effects.

Swift Swim: Doubles Goldeen's Speed while the weather is rainy.

Water Veil: Goldeen cannot be burned.

Lightning Rod: Draws in Electric moves to Goldeen, which prevents their damage and raises Goldeen's Special Attack by one stage.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Goldeen's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: ELECTRIC

GRASS

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

STEEL

Goldeen's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Goldeen evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Goldeen: starting form

Seaking: at level 33

Goldeen's Alternate Forms

Gender Differences

Male ♂

Female ♀

Goldeen's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Goldeen can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Goldeen learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	35	100%	35	One Target
1	Tail Whip Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
5	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
10	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
15	Horn Attack Damages the target.	NORMAL	65	100%	25	One Target
20	Agility Raises Goldeen's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
25	Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 the user's max HP between turns.	WATER	--	--	20	User
30	Flail Does more damage when Goldeen's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
35	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
40	Soak Changes the target's type to Water until it switches out.	WATER	--	100%	20	One Target
45	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
50	Horn Drill Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	NORMAL	varies	30%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Goldeen can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM21	Rest Goldeen restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Goldeen from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM35	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Goldeen is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM52	Bounce Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn. Has a 30% chance of paralyzing the target.	FLYING	85	85%	5	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM96	Smart Strike Doesn't miss the target.	STEEL	70	--	10	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Goldeen can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR00	Swords Dance Raises Goldeen's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR03	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR12	Agility Raises Goldeen's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Goldeen's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Goldeen's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR28	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR87	Drill Run Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GROUND	80	95%	10	One Target
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Goldeen can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Goldeen.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Aqua Tail Damages the target.	WATER	90	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Acupressure Raises a random stat (including Accuracy and Evasion) by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User or Ally
EGG	Mud-Slap 100% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	20	100%	10	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Goldeen can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Flip Turn Forces Goldeen to switch out after dealing damage.	WATER		60	100%	20	One Target
TUTOR	Scale Shot Hits the target two to five times in a row. If Scale Shot hits at least once, raises Goldeen's Speed by one stage and lowers Goldeen's Defense by one stage.	DRAGON		25	90%	20	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Goldeen learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
1	Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	35	100%	35	One Target
1	Tail Whip Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
5	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
10	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
15	Horn Attack Damages the target.	NORMAL	65	100%	25	One Target
20	Agility Raises Goldeen's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
25	Aqua Ring Restores 1/16 the user's max HP between turns.	WATER	--	--	20	User
30	Flail Does more damage when Goldeen's HP is low.	NORMAL	varies	100%	15	One Target
35	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
40	Soak Changes the target's type to Water until it switches out.	WATER	--	100%	20	One Target
45	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
50	Horn Drill Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	NORMAL	varies	30%	5	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Goldeen can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM07	Hail Changes the weather to hail for 5 turns.	ICE	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM13	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TM17	Protect Protects Goldeen from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM32	Double Team Raises Goldeen's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Goldeen is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Goldeen restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM49	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Goldeen's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Goldeen's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM84	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Goldeen's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM95	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TM99	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Goldeen can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Goldeen.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Haze Resets all stat, accuracy, and evasion modifiers.	ICE	--	--	30	Entire Field
EGG	Aqua Tail Damages the target.	WATER	90	90%	10	One Target
EGG	Acupressure Raises a random stat (including Accuracy and Evasion) by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User or Ally
EGG	Mud-Slap 100% chance of lowering the target's Accuracy by one stage.	GROUND	20	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
EGG	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
EGG	Skull Bash Raises Goldeen's Defense by one stage. Charges for a turn, attacks on second turn.	NORMAL	130	100%	10	One Target

Goldeen's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Goldeen's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Goldeen's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Goldeen is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	200	231	263	294	45
Attack	139	170	202	233	67
Defense	125	156	188	219	60
Sp. Atk	75	106	138	169	35
Sp. Def	105	136	168	199	50
Speed	131	162	194	225	63
Total					320

Where to Find Goldeen in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Goldeen, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Goldeen in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Goldeen in the Wild

Galar Route 4

Fishing Rod Encounters

10%			Lv. 13-15

Galar Route 5

Fishing Rod Encounters

10%			Lv. 16-18

Galar Route 6

Fishing Rod Encounters

10%			Lv. 28-30

East Lake Axewell

Fishing Rod Encounters

25%			Lv. 8-12
Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)
Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
5%	25%	15%	5%	5%	--	15%	55%	10%
Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43		Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43

West Lake Axewell

Fishing Rod Encounters

35%			Lv. 7-11
Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)
Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
25%	60%	25%	10%	10%	--	5%	25%	25%
Lv. 38-40	Lv. 38-40	Lv. 38-40	Lv. 38-40	Lv. 38-40		Lv. 38-40	Lv. 38-40	Lv. 38-40

South Lake Miloch

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
60%	5%	60%	25%	10%	25%	10%	10%	5%
Lv. 41-44	Lv. 41-44	Lv. 41-44	Lv. 41-44	Lv. 41-44	Lv. 41-44	Lv. 41-44	Lv. 41-44	Lv. 41-44

North Lake Miloch

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
--	--	28%	60%	--	--	--	25%	--
		Lv. 42-45	Lv. 42-45				Lv. 42-45

Bridge Field

Surfing (w/ Rotom Bike)

Norm.	Over.	Rain	Strm.	Sun	Snow	Bliz.	Sand.	Fog
55%	40%	45%	30%	25%	20%	10%	35%	40%
Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43	Lv. 40-43

Giant's Cap

Fishing Rod Encounters

50%			Lv. 26-28

Forest of Focus

Fishing Rod Encounters

40%			Lv. 13-18

Location information on where to find Goldeen in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Goldeen

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

Its dorsal, pectoral, and tail fins wave elegantly in water. That is why it is known as the Water Dancer.

Shield

Its dorsal and pectoral fins are strongly developed like muscles. It can swim at a speed of five knots.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

When the weather grows warm, they form groups and swim upriver. This sight serves as a poetic reminder that spring has arrived.

Moon

Spellbound by the length of its horn and the beauty of its fins, many strange Trainers raise Goldeen and nothing but Goldeen.

Ultra Sun

Although known for their splendid tail fins, Goldeen apparently compete among themselves to see whose horn is thickest and sharpest.

Ultra Moon

The way it swims along fluttering its dress-like fins has earned it the name “princess of the water.”

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

It swims at a steady 5 knots. If it senses danger, it will strike back with its sharp horn.

Y

Its dorsal, pectoral, and tail fins wave elegantly in water. That is why it is known as the water dancer.

Omega Ruby

Goldeen is a very beautiful Pokémon with fins that billow elegantly in water. However, don't let your guard down around this Pokémon—it could ram you powerfully with its horn.

Alpha Sapphire

Goldeen loves swimming wild and free in rivers and ponds. If one of these Pokémon is placed in an aquarium, it will shatter even the thickest glass with one ram of its horn and make its escape.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

Though it appears very elegant when swimming with fins unfurled, it can jab powerfully with its horn.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond

It swims elegantly by flittering its tail fin as if it were a dress. It has the look of a queen.

Pearl

It swims at a steady 5 knots. If it senses danger, it will strike back with its sharp horn.

Platinum

Though it appears very elegant when swimming with fins unfurled, it can jab powerfully with its horn.

HeartGold

Its dorsal, pectoral and tail fins wave elegantly in water. That is why it is known as the water dancer.

SoulSilver

A strong swimmer, it is capable of swimming nonstop up fast streams at a steady speed of five knots per hour.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby

GOLDEEN is a very beautiful POKéMON with fins that billow elegantly in water. However, don't let your guard down around this POKéMON - it could ram you powerfully with its horn.

Sapphire

GOLDEEN loves swimming wild and free in rivers and ponds. If one of these POKéMON is placed in an aquarium, it will shatter even the thickest glass with one ram of its horn and make its escape.

Emerald

In the springtime, schools of GOLDEEN can be seen swimming up falls and rivers. It metes out staggering damage with its single horn.

FireRed

Its dorsal and pectoral fins are strongly developed like muscles. It can swim at a speed of five knots.

LeafGreen

Its tail fin billows like an elegant ballroom dress, giving it the nickname of “The Water Queen.”

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

Its dorsal, pectoral and tail fins wave elegantly in water. That is why it is known as the water dancer.

Silver

A strong swimmer, it is capable of swimming nonstop up fast streams at a steady speed of five knots.

Crystal

During spawning season, they swim gracefully in the water, searching for their perfect mate.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

Its tail fin billows like an elegant ballroom dress, giving it the nickname of the Water Queen.

Yellow

When it is time for them to lay eggs, they can be seen swimming up rivers and falls in large groups.