Golduck (Pokémon)

Golduck ゴルダック Golduck

Artwork from FR/LG

Type Species  Water  Duck Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Damp or Cloud Nine 1,000,000 Pokédex Kanto #055 Johto #141* Hoenn #159 Sinnoh #044 Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 5'07" 168.9 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Blue 75 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Water 1, Ground 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 2 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 174 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Golduck (Japanese: ゴルダック Golduck) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves from Psyduck starting at level 33.

Biology

Physiology

Golduck are fast swimmers, outswimming even the most athletic of humans because of their frog-like webbed hands and feet. The gem on their foreheads glows when they use psychic powers, occasionally when they swim at full speed, suggesting that they sometimes use those powers to swim.

Golduck have webbed hands and feet, ending in broad flippers, which they use to swim in rivers and lakes, much in the way as a duck would move. Their blue bodies are especially adapted to have a great hydrodynamic shape, and they have long tails with which they use to steer. Due to their bluish color and webbed hands and feet, Golduck are sometimes mistaken for the Japanese monster and physical inspiration for Golduck, the Kappa. Though Golduck have no wings, only webbed hands and feet, it is still deemed as a duck instead of a platypus.

It has been noted that Golduck will often join swimmers when training. They are sometimes found rescuing people lost at sea from danger, their heads shimmering from the telekinetic powers that allow them do so. The headaches that ridiculed its Basic evolution form, Psyduck, don’t trouble Golduck, allowing them to have full use of their formidable mental powers.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

It is a very strong swimmer, and can use some psychic powers.

Behavior

Habitat

Water's-edge Pokémon

Golduck live in fresh-water lakes and in rivers, though they can also be seen occasionally in coastal waters.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Golduck in the anime

Major appearances

Golduck's first major role was in Bye Bye Psyduck. Misty thought that her Psyduck had evolved, but it turned out that the Golduck was just some wild Pokémon that happened to act like Brock.

In Love, Totodile Style, a Golduck was the boyfriend of an Azumarill that Ash's Totodile fell in love with.

Trinity used a Golduck in her battle against Misty in the Whirl Cup in The Perfect Match.

A Golduck was owned by a very clever trainer named Katie in Shocks and Bonds. It defeated Ash's Torkoal after Venomoth disabled Torkoal's Iron Defense attack. In the following episode, Katie's Golduck was defeated by Ash's Corphish, despite being under confusion.

In Like It or Lup It!, a wild group of Water-type Pokémon whose berries were stolen were led by a Golduck.

Minor appearances

Golduck first appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back. A Golduck owned by Fergus was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Golduck clone is seen again in Mewtwo Returns.

A Golduck belonging to Noland made a cameo in Numero Uno Articuno.

Golduck have been used in many contests, including a Fishing Contest, Sumo Conference, and the Whirl Cup.

A Golduck also appeared in One Big Happiny Family! in Jessie's fantasy.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

In Pokémon Adventures, Blue has a Golduck as one of his main team members. Golduck was shown in Volume 3 to be able to bypass Mr. Mime's Light Screen over Saffron City by using Confusion to scan the city and channel its visuals to Green's Pokédex. It used Confusion once again in Volume 5 to channel Green's thoughts to the Pokédex.

Golduck was seen again in Volume 23 during the double battle against Red on Two Island. It was heavily damaged by Gyara's Earthquake when it had dug underground.

In the TCG

Main article: Golduck (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Golduck is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness
Shadow moves		Level 33+	Purified moves
Shadow Mist	Shadow		Charm	Normal
Shadow Rave	Shadow		Waterfall	Water
--			Psych Up	Normal
--			Brick Break	Fighting

TCG-only moves

• Slash

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Turtleshell Pond
Phrases
51%-100% HP	If it's in the water, leave it to me!
26%-50% HP	Uh-oh... My health is down to half.
1%-25% HP	I've about had it... I have no strength left...
Level Up	I leveled up! I can feel the power in my webbed feet!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: C

Evolution

Unevolved Psyduck  Water

Level 33 →

First evolution Golduck  Water

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
			File:Spr 3e 055 s.gif
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Golduck images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In some of its Pokédex entries, it mentions Golduck using telekinetic powers. Despite this, it is not a Psychic-type, but it can learn a few Psychic-type moves.
  • Golduck, along with its pre-evolution, couldn't learn Psychic through a TM until Generation IV.
• Golduck's Platinum sprites are the only ones that show it with a hooked bill, though its Sugimori artwork also shows this.
• The red jewel that is found on Golduck's head is not depicted on its card from the Fossil (TCG) set.

Origin

Golduck's physical appearance has aspects of a duck, a duck-billed platypus, and Kappa - water imps from Japanese folklore.

Name origin

Golduck, in both Japanese and English, is a portmanteau of gold and duck, despite the fact that it is blue, not gold, in color.

In other languages

• German: Entoron - An extension of Ente (duck).
• French: Akwakwak - Based off aqua and quack. Both words are similarly modified with kw in place of qu.
• Korean: 골덕 Goldeok
• Chinese (Taiwan): 哥達鴨
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 高超鴨

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.