#055

Golduck

Duck Pokémon

Water

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.

Base Stats

HP 80

Attack 82

Defense 78

Sp. Atk 95

Sp. Def 80

Speed 85

Total 500

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

grass 2x electric 2x

Resistant to

steel ½x fire ½x water ½x ice ½x

Abilities

Damp Cloud Nine Swift Swim (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

Psyduck

→

Golduck Lv. 33

Moves

Locations

Cerulean Cave 1f

Cerulean Cave B1f

Poni Gauntlet

Vast Poni Canyon Northwest

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

vgc2017 Usage: 3.7%

PU VGC2017 ZU

Swift Swim Attacker

Moves

Hydro Pump

Scald / Encore

Ice Beam

Protect

Item

Waterium Z

Ability

Swift Swim

Nature

Modest

EVs

HP 132

SpA 252

Spe 124

Strategy Overview

Golduck is the best Swift Swim user in VGC 2017.
Its STAB moves such as Scald, Hydro Pump, and Surf are boosted from rain.
It is highly dependent on rain to maintain an offensive presence.
Its bulk is decent, but it cannot survive most super effective moves.
Electric-type Pokemon like Tapu Koko and Alolan Raichu are incredibly common, which rarely leaves Golduck unthreatened.