Psyduck (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Psyduck (disambiguation).

Psyduck コダック Koduck #054
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type  Water   Water   Water   Water   Water   Water	Species Duck Pokémon
Abilities Damp or Cloud Nine Cloud Nine Swift Swim Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #054 Johto #140* Hoenn #158 Sinnoh #043 Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R-121 Almia R— Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 2'07" Imperial 0.8m Metric 2'07"/0.8m 0.0m	Weight 43.2lbs Imperial 19.6kg Metric 43.2lbs/19.6kg 0.0kg
Dex color Yellow	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 190 24.8%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Water 1 and Field groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 80 Battle Exp.: 801*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Psyduck (Japanese: コダック Koduck) is a Water-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Golduck starting at level 33.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Major appearances 2.1.1 Misty's Psyduck 2.1.2 Other 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga 3.2 In the Pokémon Adventures manga 4 In the TCG 5 Other appearances 5.1 Super Smash Bros. Melee 6 Game data 6.1 NPC appearances 6.2 Pokédex entries 6.3 Game locations 6.3.1 In side games 6.4 Held items 6.5 Stats 6.5.1 Base stats 6.5.2 Pokéathlon stats 6.6 Type effectiveness 6.7 Learnset 6.7.1 By leveling up 6.7.2 By TM/HM 6.7.3 By breeding 6.7.4 By tutoring 6.7.5 Dream World-only moves 6.7.6 TCG-only Moves 6.8 Side game data 6.9 Evolution 6.10 Sprites 7 Trivia 7.1 Origin 7.1.1 Name origin 8 In other languages 9 Related articles 10 External links 11 Notes

Biology

Physiology

Psyduck resembles a yellow duck or platypus with a vacant stare. It has three small tufts of black hair at the top of its head. It walks on its hind legs, has a stubby tail, and has arms rather than wings. Its arms are useful in using its powerful psychic abilities. Its appearance, according to the Pokédex, is meant to trick enemies into thinking it is weak. It has arms with three claws on each to deliver scratches if threatened.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Psyduck is constantly stunned by its headache. It usually just stands there vacantly, trying to calm its headache. When the headache gets too bad, however, it releases tension in the form of strong psychic powers.

Behavior

Psyduck are usually unable to think very clearly due to having a chronic headache. Because of the headache, a Psyduck will always hold its head. When these headaches worsen, Psyduck may use psychic powers.

Habitat

Psyduck live in freshwater lakes, small ponds, or rivers in tropical areas. It is a widespread Pokémon common in Kanto, Johto, and Sinnoh. It has also been imported to the Hoenn Safari Zone.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

Misty's Psyduck

Misty has a Psyduck that she accidentally caught in Hypno's Naptime. It is a constant source of frustration for her, as it frequently emerges from its Poké Ball to attempt to battle the opponent in substitution of one of her other Pokémon. Despite this, she has been shown to deeply care for it. Despite being generally shown as dimwitted and oblivious, when its headache gets bad enough, it has been shown to use phenomenally powerful Psychic-type moves which far exceed its normal ability.

Other

In Bye Bye Psyduck, a girl named Marina owned a Psyduck that wasn't as dopey as the one Misty had.

In Sitting Psyduck, a Psyduck was owned by a rich girl named Emily. However, the Psyduck didn't like having a pampered life-style and kept running away.

Nine Psyduck appeared in The Psyduck Stops Here!; six parents and three babies. Three of the parents were blocking the path that Ash and his friends tried to pass on their way to Celestic Town. The Psyduck weren't able to return to their real home, Lake Psyduck, due to three Muk.

Minor appearances

A Psyduck appeared in Win, Lose, or Drew! as a Pokémon in the Contest.

A Psyduck was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.

A boy's Psyduck appeared in Once in a Mawile! when Samantha's Mawile fell in love with it.

Team Rocket used a Psyduck in their scheme in Not on My Watch Ya Don't.

Psyduck made a small appearance in The Rise of Darkrai as one of the Pokémon Darkrai hit with a Dark Void.

Dawn's Piplup spotted a Psyduck in Sleepless In Pre-Battle!.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP027 Psyduck Ash's Pokédex Psyduck, a Water Pokémon. Uses mysterious powers to perform various attacks. Psyduck constantly suffers from a headache. EP032 Psyduck's attacks Ash's Pokédex Psyduck's attacks are: Number one: Tail Whip. Number two: Scratch. Number three: Disable. Number four: Confusion. This concludes the entries from the original series.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry AG140 Psyduck May's Pokédex Psyduck, the Duck Pokémon. Psyduck suffers frequent headaches and can exhibit mysterious attacks when they become especially intense. This concludes the entries from the Advanced Generation series.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP087 Psyduck Dawn's Pokédex Psyduck, the Duck Pokémon. When a Psyduck's headache gets severe, it starts to exhibit odd powers. This concludes the entries from the Diamond & Pearl series.

In the manga

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga, a Psyduck appears in Troubled Pokémon, Psyduck.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Red, Green & Blue chapter, an undead Psyduck that had been brought back to life by a Koga's Gastly appeared in the Pokémon Tower. It first appeared to Red like a normal Psyduck, until it attempted an assault on him: its eyeballs suddenly sunk into its eye sockets and some skin fell off, revealing its bones. Since it was just a mindless undead, it was easily destroyed by Red's Bulbasaur using Vine Whip.

After several other appearances, a herd of Psyduck appeared, blocking the route to Celestic Town, just as they had in the games. However, included among them were trainer Pokémon, and this was all a ruse by Team Galactic, which Cynthia catches on to shortly after calming them.

In the TCG

Main article: Psyduck (TCG)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Psyduck is the third Pokéfloat to appear. Fighting occurs on its head and beak. It then floats up and off the top of the screen as the fighting moves onto Chikorita.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Pinball: A Psyduck appears on the Blue Table, and earns the player points when it is hit.
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl: A group of Psyduck can be found blocking the northern fork of Route 210. After the player obtains the badges in Veilstone City and Pastoria City, Cynthia will hand over a SecretPotion to cure their headaches.

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue While lulling its enemies with its vacant look, this wily Pokémon will use psychokinetic powers. Yellow Always tormented by headaches. It uses psychic powers, but it is not known if it intends to do so. Stadium Appears unaware and totally vacant. However, if its chronic headache worsens, it starts exhibiting peculiar powers. Generation II Gold It has mystical powers but doesn't recall that it has used them. That is why it always looks puzzled. Silver If its chronic headache peaks, it may exhibit odd powers. It seems unable to recall such an episode. Crystal The only time it can use its psychic power is when its sleeping brain cells happen to wake. Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire {{{rsdex}}} Ruby Psyduck uses a mysterious power. When it does so, this Pokémon generates brain waves that are supposedly only seen in sleepers. This discovery spurred controversy among scholars. Sapphire If it uses its mysterious power, Psyduck can't remember having done so. It apparently can't form a memory of such an event because it goes into an altered state that is much like deep sleep. Emerald When its headache intensifies, it starts using strange powers. However, it has no recollection of its powers, so it always looks befuddled and bewildered. FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed It is constantly wracked by a headache. When the headache turns intense, it begins using mysterious powers. LeafGreen While lulling its enemies with its vacant look, this wily Pokémon will use psychokinetic powers. Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum {{{dpptdex}}} Diamond If its usual headache worsens, it starts exhibiting odd powers. It can't remember doing so, however. Pearl It never remembers using its odd powers, so it always tilts its head in puzzlement. Platinum Overwhelmed by enigmatic abilities, it suffers a constant headache. It sometimes uses mysterious powers. HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} HeartGold It has mystical powers but doesn't recall that it has used them. That is why it always looks puzzled. SoulSilver If its chronic headache peaks, it may exhibit odd powers. It seems unable to recall such an episode. Generation V Black White Overwhelmed by enigmatic abilities, it suffers a constant headache. It sometimes uses mysterious powers. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue Common Seafoam Islands and Routes 24 and 25, Cerulean City, and Safari Zone with Super Rod Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow Common Route 6 (surfing) Generation II Gold Silver Common Routes 6, 35, Ilex Forest Crystal Common Routes 6, 35, Ilex Forest, National Park Generation III Ruby Sapphire Common Safari Zone Emerald Common Safari Zone FireRed LeafGreen Common Almost all water areas (FireRed only) Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl Common Almost all water areas, Great Marsh, Routes 208, 210 Platinum Common Almost all water areas HeartGold SoulSilver Common Routes 6, 35, Ilex Forest, Seafoam Islands, Cerulean Cave Safari Zone Pal Park Pond Pokéwalker Beautiful Beach and Stormy Beach Generation V Black White None Breed Golduck Dream World Pleasant Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Snap	River
Pokémon Pinball	Mt. Moon Cerulean City Seafoam Islands
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Safari Zone (Ruby Field)
Pokémon Trozei!	Huge Storage 4 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Starter Pokémon Joyous Tower (9F-12F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Waterfall Cave (B1-B8)
Pokémon Ranger	Safra Sea
Pokémon Rumble	Bright Beach
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Lake: Sun-Dappled Bank, Everspring Valley
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure	Beach Zone

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Stadium*		Normal Box (100%)*
Gold	Silver	Berry (8%)
Crystal

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 50	110 - 157	210 - 304
Attack: 52	51 - 114	98 - 223
Defense: 48	47 - 110	90 - 214
Sp.Atk: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp.Def: 50	49 - 112	94 - 218
Speed: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229
Total: 320   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature. This Pokémon's  Special  base stat in Generation I was 50.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 2/5 ★★☆☆☆	Power 2/5 ★★☆☆☆
Skill 2/5 ★★☆☆☆	Stamina 2/5 ★★☆☆☆
Jump 2/4 ★★☆☆	Total 10/24 ★★☆☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Water Sport	Water	Status	—	—%	15
Start	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35
5	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
9	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100%	25
14	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
18	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100%	25
22	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20
27	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80%	15
31	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85%	40
35	Soak	Water	Status	—	100%	20
40	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
44	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90%	15
48	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
53	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	120	80%	5
57	Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Psyduck obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Psyduck Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Psyduck Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM03	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100%	10
	TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—%	30
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM19	Telekinesis	Psychic	Status	—	—%	15
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100%	10
	TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100%	15
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—%	20
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM55	Scald	Water	Special	80	100%	15
	TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
	TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM05	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100%	15
	HM06	Dive	Water	Physical	80	100%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Psyduck Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Psyduck Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Confuse Ray	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10
	Cross Chop	Fighting	Physical	100	80%	5
	Encore	Normal	Status	—	100%	5
	Foresight	Normal	Status	—	—%	40
	Future Sight	Psychic	Special	100	100%	10
	Hypnosis	Psychic	Status	—	60%	20
	Mud Bomb	Ground	Special	65	85%	10
	Psybeam	Psychic	Special	65	100%	20
	Refresh	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
	Secret Power‡	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Synchronoise	Psychic	Special	70	100%	15
	Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Psyduck in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Psyduck in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Psyduck Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Psyduck Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Psyduck can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Psyduck cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Psyduck Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Psyduck Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

Dream World-only moves

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Event	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Dream World	Brine	Water	Special	65	100%	10
Dream World	Encore	Normal	Status	—	100%	5
A superscript level indicates that Psyduck can learn this move normally in Generation V at that level Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Psyduck Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Psyduck Click on the generation numbers at the top to see event moves from other generations

TCG-only Moves

• Bubble

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball     Acquisition: Catch	Pokémon Pinball RS     Acquisition: Catch	Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 10.8% Friend Area: Turtleshell Pond Phrases 51%-100% HP Owowowow! My head hurts! 26%-50% HP Owowowowow! I only have half my HP left! 1%-25% HP Owowowow... I'm close to flopping on my face... Level up Owowowowow! Leveled up! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Owowowowow! Leveled up!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Water  Poké Assist: ( Water ) Field move: None Loops: 32 Min. exp.: N/A Max. exp.: N/A Browser entry   Psyduck is a laid-back Pokémon that likes to vacantly float on water.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: Psyduck can often be found playing in the Beach Zone. His most favorite Attraction of all is Gyarados's Aqua Dash.

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
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

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

Trivia

• Psyduck, as well as Golduck, has been in all four Japan-centric regional Pokédexes. It can be caught in every Safari Zone.
• Psyduck is one of fourteen Pokémon that one could collect foreign Pokédex entries for in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
• Psyduck is the only Pokémon to learn Psychic by breeding.
  • Psyduck could not learn Psychic any other way up until Generation IV, where it was capable of learning it by TM.
• Psyduck requires the most loops with the Capture Styler to be captured in Pokémon Ranger, surpassing even Metagross.
• Despite its own name and numerous Pokédex entries talking about how its headache increases its psychic powers, neither Psyduck nor Golduck are part Psychic-type.

Origin

Psyduck's apparent lack of feathers and ability to fly, along with its claws, suggest that its design draws inspiration from a platypus with some influence from ducks.

Name origin

Psyduck's name is possibly a combination of psychic, referring to its mental powers, and duck. Its Japanese name may come from 子ko, child, and duck.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Enton An extension of Ente. French Psykokwak From psychotique and couac. Korean 고라파덕 Gorapadeok Chinese (Mandarin) 可達鴨 / 可达鸭 Kědáyā Partial transliteration of Koduck. The last character means duck. Chinese (Cantonese) 傻鴨 Sòhngaap Literally "Silly duck", possibly based on its silly appearance.

Related articles

• Misty's Psyduck

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

Notes

Starter Pokémon
Kanto Bulbasaur Charmander Squirtle	Johto Chikorita Cyndaquil Totodile	Hoenn Treecko Torchic Mudkip
Sinnoh Turtwig Chimchar Piplup	Unova Snivy Tepig Oshawott	Yellow Pikachu (Player) Eevee (Rival)
Colosseum Espeon (Both) Umbreon (Both)	XD Eevee (→ Any Eeveelution)	Rumble Rattata
Mystery Dungeon series BulbasaurRBTDS Charmander RBTDSBl Squirtle RBTDSSt Pikachu RBTDSL Vulpix SBl Meowth RBTDL Psyduck RBL Growlithe Bl Machop RB Cubone RB Eevee RBSBl Chikorita RBTDS Cyndaquil RBTDSBl Totodile RBTDSSt Pichu L Togepi L Mareep L Wooper St Teddiursa Bl Phanpy SSt Elekid L Treecko RBTDS Torchic RBTDSBl Mudkip RBTDSSt Azurill St Skitty RBTDS Wynaut St Turtwig TDS Chimchar TDSBl Piplup TDSSt Shinx SL Pachirisu L Buneary Bl Munchlax TD Riolu SSt

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