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Golduck's Type

WATER

Golduck's Pokédex #s

National #: 55

Galar #: --

Armor #: 147

Crown #: --

Sinnoh #: 44

Golduck's Base Stats

HP:: 80

Attack:: 82

Defense:: 78

Sp. Atk:: 95

Sp. Def:: 80

Speed:: 85

Total:: 500

Misc. Info

Height:: 5'7" (1.7m)

Weight:: 168.9 lbs. (76.6 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Water 1 / Field

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

EV Yield:: 2 Sp. Atk

Base EXP:: 175

Catch Rate:: 75

Base Happiness:: 70

Golduck's Abilities

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

Damp: Prevents all effects of Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath while Golduck is on the field.

Cloud Nine: While Golduck is on the field, all effects of weather are ignored.

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

Weaknesses & Resistances

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

2×: ELECTRIC

GRASS

½: FIRE

WATER

ICE

STEEL

Golduck's Evolution Line

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

Psyduck: starting form

Golduck: at level 33

Golduck's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Golduck 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 Golduck 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	Aqua Jet Has higher priority.	WATER	40	100%	20	One Target
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Tail Whip Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
9	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
12	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
15	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
18	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
21	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
24	Aqua Tail Damages the target.	WATER	90	90%	10	One Target
27	Soak Changes the target's type to Water until it switches out.	WATER	--	100%	20	One Target
30	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
36	Amnesia Raises Golduck's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
40	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
45	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Golduck 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
TM00	Mega Punch Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	85%	20	One Target
TM01	Mega Kick Damages the target.	NORMAL	120	75%	5	One Target
TM02	Pay Day Scatters coins after the fight. $5 times Golduck's level.	NORMAL	40	100%	20	One Target
TM04	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM16	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
TM17	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM21	Rest Golduck 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 Golduck 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 Golduck is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM40	Swift Doesn't miss all nearby enemies.	NORMAL	60	--	20	Nearby Enemies
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM45	Dive Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	WATER	80	100%	10	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Golduck's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM71	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM75	Low Sweep Lowers the target's Speed by one stage.	FIGHTING	65	100%	20	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

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Golduck 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
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
TR07	Low Kick Does more damage depending on how heavy the target is.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	One Target
TR11	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TR16	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR17	Amnesia Raises Golduck's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Golduck's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR25	Psyshock Psyshock uses the target's Defense stat to calculate damage instead of its Special Defense.	PSYCHIC	80	100%	10	One Target
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 Golduck's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR30	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR34	Future Sight Does its damage after two more turns have passed.	PSYCHIC	120	100%	10	One Target
TR45	Muddy Water 30% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Accuracy by one stage.	WATER	90	85%	10	Nearby Enemies
TR49	Calm Mind Raises Golduck's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR69	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
TR84	Scald Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TR98	Liquidation 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	WATER	85	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Golduck 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 Golduck.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Clear Smog Removes any stat modifiers on the target.	POISON	50	--	15	One Target
EGG	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Cross Chop Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	FIGHTING	100	80%	5	One Target
EGG	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	PSYCHIC	--	60%	20	One Target
EGG	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Simple Beam Changes the target's ability to Simple until the target switches out.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Yawn Makes the target fall asleep at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Golduck 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 Golduck to switch out after dealing damage.	WATER		60	100%	20	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Golduck 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	Aqua Jet Has higher priority.	WATER	40	100%	20	One Target
1	Scratch Damages the target.	NORMAL	40	100%	35	One Target
1	Tail Whip Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
1	Water Gun Damages the target.	WATER	40	100%	25	One Target
1	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
9	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
12	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
15	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
18	Zen Headbutt Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	PSYCHIC	80	90%	15	One Target
21	Screech Lowers the target's Defense by two stages.	NORMAL	--	85%	40	One Target
24	Aqua Tail Damages the target.	WATER	90	90%	10	One Target
27	Soak Changes the target's type to Water until it switches out.	WATER	--	100%	20	One Target
30	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
36	Amnesia Raises Golduck's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
40	Hydro Pump Damages the target.	WATER	110	80%	5	One Target
45	Wonder Room For the next 5 turns, all Pokémon's Defense and Special Defense stats are swapped.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	Entire Field

TM Moves

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

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM04	Calm Mind Raises Golduck's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
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
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM16	Light Screen Reduces damage from Special-based moves for 5 turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User's Field
TM17	Protect Protects Golduck 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
TM23	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TM27	Low Sweep Lowers the target's Speed by one stage.	FIGHTING	65	100%	20	One Target
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM29	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Golduck's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM40	Aerial Ace Doesn't miss the target.	FLYING	60	--	20	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Golduck is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Golduck 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
TM52	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TM55	Brine Does double damage if the target's HP is 50% or less.	WATER	65	100%	10	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Golduck's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	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
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM77	Psych Up Copies all stat modifiers on the target.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Golduck's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Golduck'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
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
TM99	Waterfall Has a 20% chance of causing the target to flinch.	WATER	80	100%	15	One Target
TM100	Rock Climb Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Golduck 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 Golduck.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Clear Smog Removes any stat modifiers on the target.	POISON	50	--	15	One Target
EGG	Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	GHOST	--	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Cross Chop Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	FIGHTING	100	80%	5	One Target
EGG	Hypnosis Puts the target to sleep.	PSYCHIC	--	60%	20	One Target
EGG	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Simple Beam Changes the target's ability to Simple until the target switches out.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Yawn Makes the target fall asleep at the end of the next turn.	NORMAL	--	--	10	One Target
EGG	Future Sight Does its damage after two more turns have passed.	PSYCHIC	120	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Encore Forces the target to use its recent move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	5	One Target

Golduck's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Golduck'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 Golduck's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Golduck 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	270	301	333	364	80
Attack	169	200	232	263	82
Defense	161	192	224	255	78
Sp. Atk	195	226	258	289	95
Sp. Def	165	196	228	259	80
Speed	175	206	238	269	85
Total					500

Where to Find Golduck in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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If you're looking for where to find Golduck, 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 Golduck in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Golduck

Can be found as a wandering Pokémon in several spots in the Isle of Armor (DLC).

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Getting Golduck By Evolution

Evolves from Psyduck at level 33.

Location information on where to find Golduck 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 Golduck

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

This Pokémon lives in gently flowing rivers. It paddles through the water with its long limbs, putting its graceful swimming skills on display.

Shield

Old tales tell of Golduck punishing those that defiled its river. The guilty were dragged into the water and taken away.

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

Sun

It is said that the red part of its forehead grants supernatural powers to those who possess one, so it was over-hunted in the past.

Moon

It swims along the banks of lakes and catches fish Pokémon. It takes them to the shore and quietly eats them up.

Ultra Sun

Even fast-swimming fish Pokémon can be disabled by Golduck. It brings them to a standstill and seizes them.

Ultra Moon

A professional swimmer, it can continue swimming for two days straight by waving its long tail skillfully.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

X

It appears by waterways at dusk. It may use telekinetic powers if its forehead glows mysteriously.

Y

The forelegs are webbed, helping to make it an adept swimmer. It can be seen swimming elegantly in lakes, etc.

Omega Ruby

The webbed flippers on its forelegs and hind legs and the streamlined body of Golduck give it frightening speed. This Pokémon is definitely much faster than even the most athletic swimmer.

Alpha Sapphire

Golduck is the fastest swimmer among all Pokémon. It swims effortlessly, even in a rough, stormy sea. It sometimes rescues people from wrecked ships floundering in high seas.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White

It is seen swimming dynamically and elegantly using its well-developed limbs and flippers.

Black 2 White 2

When its forehead shines mysteriously, Golduck can use the full extent of its power.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

Diamond

A Pokémon that lives in lakes. It swims faster than any human swimming champion.

Pearl

The flippers of its well-developed limbs give it shocking speed. It is the best swimmer among Pokémon.

Platinum

It is seen swimming dynamically and elegantly using its well-developed limbs and flippers.

HeartGold

When it swims at full speed using its long, webbed limbs, its forehead somehow begins to glow.

SoulSilver

It appears by waterways at dusk. It may use telekinetic powers if its forehead glows mysteriously.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

Ruby

The webbed flippers on its forelegs and hind legs and the streamlined body of GOLDUCK give it frightening speed. This POKéMON is definitely much faster than even the most athletic swimmer.

Sapphire

GOLDUCK is the fastest swimmer among all POKéMON. It swims effortlessly, even in a rough, stormy sea. It sometimes rescues people from wrecked ships floundering in high seas.

Emerald

A GOLDUCK is an adept swimmer. It sometimes joins competitive swimmers in training. It uses psychic powers when its forehead shimmers with light.

FireRed

The forelegs are webbed, helping to make it an adept swimmer. It can be seen swimming elegantly in lakes, etc.

LeafGreen

Often seen swimming elegantly by lakeshores. It is often mistaken for the Japanese monster Kappa.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

Gold

When it swims at full speed using its long, webbed limbs, its forehead somehow be gins to glow.

Silver

It appears by waterways at dusk. It may use telekinetic powers if its forehead glows mysteriously.

Crystal

It swims gracefully along on the quiet, slow-moving rivers and lakes of which it is so fond.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

Often seen swimming elegantly by lake shores. It is often mistaken for the Japanese monster, Kappa.

Yellow

Its slim and long limbs end in broad flippers. They are used for swimming gracefully in lakes.