Golduck#055

Its stats are balanced — none stands out enough to force a single team role on it. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances at its disposal.

✦ Regular version

Water

Height: 1.7 m (5′07″) Weight: 76.6 kg (168.9 lbs)

Base stats

HP

80

68%

Atk

82

58%

Def

78

61%

SpA

95

77%

SpD

80

64%

Spe

85

70%

TOTAL

500

70%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Sp. Atk.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Sp. Atk, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits specially: its Sp. Atk (95) is 13 points higher than its Attack. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

• Timid +Spe · −Atk Its Speed is higher than 70% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
• Modest +SpA · −Atk If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.

• Swift Swim doubles Speed in rain. Calculate Speed benchmarks with the ability active — it may change the point of a +Spe or −Spe nature.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 13

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Kanto	#055	Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee
Johto	#139	Gold / Silver , Crystal
Johto	#141	HeartGold / SoulSilver
Hoenn	#159	Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald
Hoenn	#166	Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Sinnoh	#044	Diamond / Pearl , Platinum , Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Unova	#029	Black 2 / White 2
Kalos	#060	X / Y
Alola	#090	Sun / Moon
Alola	#108	Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Isle of Armor	#147	Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Isle of Armor
Hisui	#069	Legends: Arceus
Paldea	#056	Scarlet / Violet

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 Doubles Speed during rain.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.

Rank 256 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.02% of teams.

Moves Nasty Plot 99.1% Ice Beam 97.4% Vacuum Wave 76.3% Surf 56.2% Hydro Pump 43.3% Grass Knot 18.4% Encore 4%

Items Life Orb 96.8% Mystic Water 1.8%

Abilities Swift Swim 99.5%

Tera Type Ghost 58% Water 39.4% Psychic 1.3%

EV spreads Modest · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 Def 45.4% Timid · 252 SpA / 176 Spe / 72 HP / 8 Def 34.3% Modest · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 SpD 12.9% Modest · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP 4.2% Timid · 252 SpA / 252 Spe / 4 HP 1.4%

Teammates Pelipper 98.2% Raging Bolt 91.2% Tentacruel 51.8% Barraskewda 51.7% Pawmot 51.5% Iron Treads 41.2% Zamazenta 39.7% Overqwil 34.9%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

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

Habitat: Water's Edge Egg Group: Water 1 Egg Group: Field Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: medium (75/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 175

Evolution line Full line →

#054 Psyduck #055 Golduck Level 33

How much damage Golduck takes when it is hit by a move of each type.

The sprites come straight from the games in which Golduck appeared — one from each release.

Gen 1 1996

Gen 2 1999

Gen 3 2002

Gen 4 2006

Gen 5 2010

Gen 6 2013

Gen 7 2016

Gen 8 2019

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Golduck has 19 cards in 16 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Fossil Team Rocket Gym Challenge Gym Challenge Neo Destiny Legendary Collection

Offspring can come from 362 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#007

Squirtle

#008

Wartortle

#009

Blastoise

#019

Rattata

#020

Raticate

#023

Ekans

#024

Arbok

#025

Pikachu

#026

Raichu

#027

Sandshrew

#028

Sandslash

#029

Nidoran♀

The first 40 of 50 locations. The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Galar

Hoenn

Johto

Kanto

Orre

Sinnoh