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golduck
#055

Golduck

Duck Pokémon

Water

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

Base Stats

HP 80
Attack 82
Defense 78
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 80
Speed 85
Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
grass 2xelectric 2x
Resistant to
steel ½xfire ½xwater ½xice ½x

Abilities

Damp Cloud Nine Swift Swim (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

psyduck Psyduck
→
golduck Golduck Lv. 33

Moves

Locations

Village Bridge
Unova Route 11
Unova Route 14
Abundant Shrine
Seaside Cave 1f
Seaside Cave B1f
Nature Sanctuary
Unova Route 22
Unova Route 23

Details

Category Duck Pokémon
Height 1.7 m
Weight 76.6 kg
Base Exp 175
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water1 ,Ground

Sprites

golduck Front Front
golduck Back Back
golduck Front Shiny Front Shiny
golduck Back Shiny Back Shiny
golduck Official Art Official Art
golduck Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2012
PUVGC2012NU
Anti-Weather Support
Moves
Scald / Hydro Pump
Icy Wind
Hidden Power Electric / Hidden Power Grass / Encore
Protect
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Cloud Nine
Nature
Timid
EVs
HP 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

This duck's goal is to stop all weather teams in their tracks. With its ability Cloud Nine, Golduck can achieve this while also providing valuable support to the rest of its team. Golduck has a decent base 85 Speed, and it can easily put this to good use with its access to Icy Wind. Its movepool is not the greatest, but Golduck's niche is not in attacking, it is in supporting.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc