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goldeen
#118

Goldeen

Goldfish Pokémon

Water

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

Base Stats

HP 45
Attack 67
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 35
Sp. Def 50
Speed 63
Total 320

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

seaking Seaking Lv. 33

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Goldfish Pokémon
Height 0.6 m
Weight 15.0 kg
Base Exp 64
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 225
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water2

Sprites

goldeen Front Front
goldeen Back Back
goldeen Front Shiny Front Shiny
goldeen Back Shiny Back Shiny
goldeen Front ♀ Front ♀
goldeen Back ♀ Back ♀
goldeen Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
goldeen Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
goldeen Official Art Official Art
goldeen Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.2%
Physical Attacker
Item
Life Orb / Eviolite
Ability
Lightning Rod
Nature
Jolly
EVs
Atk 220
SpD 36
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Goldeen's ability Lightning Rod alongside its Water typing lets it handle several Electric-types such as Magnemite, Chinchou, and Elekid incredibly well. It's one of the best Volt Switch stoppers in the metagame; not only is it immune to Volt Switch, but it also resists many common coverage moves carried by Electric-types and can threaten them back with Drill Run. Goldeen also has a wide variety of coverage options to take advantage of its good Attack and Speed with, such as Knock Off, Poison Jab, and Megahorn. However, Goldeen is prone to being worn down quickly by entry hazards, Life Orb recoil, and switching into resisted hits, limiting its time on the battlefield. Despite this, Goldeen is still a fairly effective hard stop to Volt Switch users.

Most Used Moves

Waterfall
94.8%
Knock Off
93.8%
Drill Run
84.1%
Megahorn
46.2%
Facade
11.8%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
44.1%
Life Orb
32.8%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc