#0055

Golduck

Duck Pokémon

About

Its body is strong, and it has webbing on its hands and feet. Golduck can swim easily through rough seas, clawing its way through the high waves.

Legends: Arceus 1 of 25

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 Swim Hidden ability

Doubles Speed during rain.

Height: 1.7 m 5′07″
Weight: 76.6 kg 168.9 lb
Gender: ♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Base stats

Range at

Stat	Base	Range at level 100
HP	80	270–364
Attack	82	152–289
Defense	78	144–280
Sp. Atk	95	175–317
Sp. Def	80	148–284
Speed	85	157–295
Total	500

Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.

Type matchups

Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.

Taking hits

Weak 2×: ElectricGrass
Resists ½×: FireWaterIceSteel

Same-type attacks

Super effective 2×: FireGroundRock
Not very effective ½×: WaterGrassDragon

Evolution

#0054 Psyduck Water

Level 33

#0055 Golduck Water

Moves

Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Aqua Jet STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Physical	40	100%	20
1	Confusion Has a chance to confuse the target.	Psychic	Special	50	100%	25
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
1	Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
1	Water Gun STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	40	100%	25
9	Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
12	Water Pulse STAB Has a chance to confuse the target.	Water	Special	60	100%	20
15	Disable Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
18	Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
21	Screech Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
24	Aqua Tail STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Physical	90	90%	10
27	Soak Changes the target’s type to Water.	Water	Status	—	100%	20
30	Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
36	Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
40	Hydro Pump STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80%	5
45	Wonder Room All Pokémon’s Defense and Special Defense are swapped for 5 turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP
Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Blizzard Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Special	110	70%	5
Body Slam Has a chance to paralyze the target.	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15
Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen.	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
Calm Mind Raises the user’s Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
Chilling Water STAB 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.	Water	Special	50	100%	20
Confuse Ray Confuses the target.	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
Dig User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
Double-Edge User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15
Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns.	Normal	Status	—	100%	5
Endeavor Lowers the target’s HP to equal the user’s.	Normal	Physical	—	100%	5
Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
Fling Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item.	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
Flip Turn STAB User must switch out after attacking.	Water	Physical	60	100%	20
Focus Blast Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Fighting	Special	120	70%	5
Focus Punch If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled.	Fighting	Physical	150	100%	20
Future Sight Hits the target two turns later.	Psychic	Special	120	100%	10
Giga Impact User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5
Grass Knot Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.	Grass	Special	—	100%	20
Haze Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion.	Ice	Status	—	—	30
Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hydro Pump STAB Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Water	Special	110	80%	5
Hyper Beam User foregoes its next turn to recharge.	Normal	Special	150	90%	5
Ice Beam Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Special	90	100%	10
Ice Punch Has a chance to freeze the target.	Ice	Physical	75	100%	15
Icy Wind Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ice	Special	55	95%	15
Knock Off Target drops its held item.	Dark	Physical	65	100%	20
Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Liquidation STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Water	Physical	85	100%	10
Low Kick Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
Low Sweep Lowers the target’s Speed by one stage.	Fighting	Physical	65	100%	20
Metronome Randomly selects and uses any move in the game.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Mud Shot Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.	Ground	Special	55	95%	15
Muddy Water STAB Has a chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.	Water	Special	90	85%	10
Nasty Plot Raises the user’s Special Attack by two stages.	Dark	Status	—	—	20
Power Gem Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Rock	Special	80	100%	20
Protect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psybeam Has a chance to confuse the target.	Psychic	Special	65	100%	20
Psych Up Discards the user’s stat changes and copies the target’s.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
Psychic Noise 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.	Psychic	Special	75	100%	10
Psyshock Inflicts damage based on the target’s Defense, not Special Defense.	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
Rain Dance Changes the weather to rain for five turns.	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Shadow Claw Has an increased chance for a critical hit.	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
Skill Swap User and target swap abilities.	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Substitute Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Surf STAB Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users.	Water	Special	90	100%	15
Swift Never misses.	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Take Down User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Taunt For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves.	Dark	Status	—	100%	20
Tera Blast 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.	Normal	Special	80	100%	10
Thief Takes the target’s item.	Dark	Physical	60	100%	25
Trailblaze The user attacks suddenly as if leaping out from tall grass. The user's nimble footwork boosts its Speed stat.	Grass	Physical	50	100%	20
Vacuum Wave Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Fighting	Special	40	100%	30
Water Pulse STAB Has a chance to confuse the target.	Water	Special	60	100%	20
Waterfall STAB Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
Whirlpool STAB Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns.	Water	Special	35	85%	15
Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15

Training and breeding

Training

EV yield: 2 Sp. Atk
Catch rate: 75
Base friendship: 70
Base experience: 175
Growth rate: Medium

Breeding

Egg groups: Water1, Ground
Egg cycles: 20 (about 5,140 steps)