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* Gholdengo is heavily associated with the number 1,000.
* Gholdengo is heavily associated with the number 1,000.
** Its [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Pokédex number]] is #1000.
** Its [[List of Pokémon by National Pokédex number|National Pokédex number]] is #1000.
*** A video titled “One Thousand Pokémon!” was made to celebrate the series reaching 1,000 Pokémon with Gholdengo.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa08Y-fhfTI&t=44s "One Thousand Pokémon]." [https://www.youtube.com/c/pokemon The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel]. ''YouTube''.</ref>
*** A video titled “One Thousand Pokémon!” was made to commemorate the number of Pokémon surpassing 1,000. The video features a counter that increases as Pokémon appear, eventually turning gold when it reaches 1,000 with Gholdengo.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa08Y-fhfTI&t=44s "One Thousand Pokémon]." [https://www.youtube.com/c/pokemon The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel]. ''YouTube''.</ref>
** Its belt buckle has a stylized depiction of the number 1,000. As Gholdengo's belt is fashioned from Chest Form Gimmighoul's chest, this symbol is also present in Chest Form Gimmighoul, albeit oriented sideways.
** Its belt buckle has a stylized depiction of the number 1,000 on it. As Gholdengo's belt is fashioned from Chest Form Gimmighoul's chest, this symbol is also present in Chest Form Gimmighoul, albeit oriented sideways.
** Its body is made of 1,000 [[Gimmighoul Coin]]s.
** Its body is made of 1,000 [[Gimmighoul Coin]]s.


===Origin===
===Origin===
Gholdengo's golden humanoid appearance, together with its position as the 1,000th Pokémon in the National Pokédex, may allude to award statuettes, which are often made with gold and given to honor achievements or milestones. Gholdengo may also be based on {{wp|El Dorado}}, a mythical king who covered his entire body with gold.
Gholdengo's golden humanoid appearance, together with its position as the 1,000th Pokémon in the National Pokédex, may be inspired by award statuettes, which are often made with gold and given to honor achievements or milestones. Gholdengo may also be based on {{wp|El Dorado}}, a mythical king who covered his entire body with gold.


The association of a ghost with coins may draw inspiration from {{wp|Charon's obol}}, where the deceased are buried with coins as a preparation for the afterlife. The coins were frequently placed in the mouth or on the eyes.
The association of a ghost with coins may draw inspiration from {{wp|Charon's obol}}, where the deceased are buried with coins as a preparation for the afterlife. The coins were frequently placed in the mouth or on the eyes.


Gholdengo also seems to take cues from {{wp|surfing|surfers}}, given the golden surfboard it rides on as well as its dreadlock-like appendages and friendly nature, befitting of the archetypal "surfer dude." It also bears some physical resemblance to a {{wp|tube man}}. The cylindrical shape of its body is similar to a {{wp|coin wrapper}}.
Gholdengo also seems to take inspiration from {{wp|surfing|surfers}}, given the golden surfboard it rides on as well as its dreadlock-like appendages and friendly nature, befitting of the archetypal "surfer dude." It also bears some physical resemblance to a {{wp|tube man}}. The cylindrical shape of its body is similar to a {{wp|coin wrapper}}.


====Name origin====
====Name origin====
Gholdengo may be a combination of ''ghoul'', ''golden'', ''ghost'', and ''go'' (as in {{g|GO}}, the game its pre-evolution Gimmighoul debuted in). It may also come from ''tengo'', the Spanish word for "I have", or from ''{{wp|denga}}'', an old Russian coin worth one two-hundredth of a ruble; its plural form became the usual Russian word for ''money''.
Gholdengo may be a combination of ''ghoul'' or ''ghost'', ''golden'', and possibly ''go'' (as in {{g|GO}}, the game its pre-evolution Gimmighoul debuted in). It may also come from ''tengo'', the Spanish word for "I have", or from ''{{wp|denga}}'', an old Russian coin worth one two-hundredth of a ruble, the plural form of which became the usual Russian word for ''money''.


Surfugo may be a combination of ''surf'', {{j|富豪}} ''fugō'' (wealthy person), ''gold'', and ''go''.
Surfugo may be a combination of ''surf'', {{j|富豪}} ''fugō'' (wealthy person), ''gold'', and possibly ''go''.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==

Revision as of 13:43, 17 March 2023

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
0999MS.png #0999: Gimmighoul
Pokémon
#1001: Wo-Chien 1001MS.png
Gholdengo
Coin Entity Pokémon
サーフゴー
Surfugo
#1000
Gholdengo



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Steel Ghost
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Unknown Unknown
Ability
Good as Gold Cacophony
Cacophony

Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Gender unknown
Catch rate
45 (11.9%)
Breeding
Egg Group
No Eggs Discovered
Hatch time
50 cycles
Egg not obtainable
Height
3'11" 1.2 m
Gholdengo
0'0" 0 m
{{{form2}}}
0'0" 0 m
{{{form3}}}
0'0" 0 m
{{{form4}}}
Weight
66.1 lbs. 30.0 kg
Gholdengo
0 lbs. 0 kg
{{{form2}}}
0 lbs. 0 kg
{{{form3}}}
0 lbs. 0 kg
{{{form4}}}
Mega Stone
[[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
275
Leveling rate
Slow
EV yield
Total: 2
Gholdengo
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
2
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
Shape
Body12.png
Footprint
F1000.png F000.png
{{{form2}}}
Pokédex color
Yellow
Base friendship
50
External Links

Gholdengo (Japanese: サーフゴー Surfugo) is a dual-type Steel/Ghost Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Gimmighoul when leveled up while the player has 999 Gimmighoul Coins. After the evolution, the Gimmighoul Coins disappear. Gimmighoul's evolution cannot be canceled with the B button.

Biology

Gholdengo is a bipedal humanoid Pokémon whose body is composed of 1,000 Gimmighoul Coins stacked together, giving it a golden, cylindrical appearance. Its face has oval eyes and a mouth displaying a crooked smile. Its body has skinny arms with large hands, and short, stumpy legs with no toes. It has three fingers on each hand and four tufts of dreadlock-like "hair", all made out of coins. It wears the strap from a Gimmighoul's chest as a belt, using it to fasten the chest to its side. The belt buckle has a stylized number 1,000 on it. Gholdengo is capable of creating a golden surfboard out of coins as a means of movement.

Gholdengo is a sociable Pokémon, able to quickly befriend anybody. It overwhelms opponents by firing coins at them in quick succession. The coins that form its body are tightly packed, making it able to withstand damage. When attacked by enemies, it can let loose some of the coins on the areas of its body that are hit, in order to absorb the impact.[1]

Gholdengo is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Make It Rain. It is also the only known Pokémon that can have Good as Gold as an Ability.

In the anime

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In the manga

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea
#392
Scarlet Its body seems to be made up of 1,000 coins. This Pokémon gets along well with others and is quick to make friends with anybody.
Violet It has a sturdy body made up of stacked coins. Gholdengo overwhelms its enemies by firing coin after coin at them in quick succession.


File:Pokedex Image Gholdengo SV.png
Gholdengo in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX
Scarlet Violet
Evolve Gimmighoul

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
87
147 - 194 284 - 378
60
58 - 123 112 - 240
95
90 - 161 175 - 317
133
124 - 203 243 - 401
91
86 - 157 168 - 309
84
80 - 149 155 - 293
Total:
550
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting
Flying ½×
Poison
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ¼×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic ½×
Ice ½×
Dragon ½×
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying ½×
Poison
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ¼×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic ½×
Ice ½×
Dragon ½×
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying ½×
Poison
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ¼×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic ½×
Ice ½×
Dragon ½×
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting
Flying ½×
Poison
Ground
Rock ½×
Bug ¼×
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire
Water
Grass ½×
Electric
Psychic ½×
Ice ½×
Dragon ½×
Dark
Fairy ½×
None
Notes:

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Astonish Ghost Physical 03030 100100% 15
011 Tackle Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35
077 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000 100100% 15
1414 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000 100100% 10
2121 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00——% 10
2828 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000 08585% 40
3535 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100100% 15
4242 Recover Normal Status 0000 00——% 5
4949 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100100% 20
5656 Make It Rain Steel Special 120120 100100% 5
6363 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000 00——% 20
7070 Memento Dark Status 0000 100100% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gholdengo
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gholdengo

By TM

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM001Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20
TM007Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM012Bag TM Fighting SV Sprite.png TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000 100}}100% 20
TM017Bag TM Ghost SV Sprite.png TM017 Confuse Ray Ghost Status 0000 100}}100% 10
TM018Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25
TM023Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM023 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10
TM029Bag TM Ghost SV Sprite.png TM029 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10
TM039Bag TM Fighting SV Sprite.png TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20
TM042Bag TM Ghost SV Sprite.png TM042 Night Shade Ghost Special 0000 100}}100% 15
TM043Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
TM047Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM051Bag TM Rock SV Sprite.png TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM054Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM054 Psyshock Psychic Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM068Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15
TM070Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM072Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM072 Electro Ball Electric Special 0000 100}}100% 10
TM074Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM074 Reflect Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM075Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM075 Light Screen Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 30
TM079Bag TM Fairy SV Sprite.png TM079 Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM082Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000 090}}90% 20
TM085Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM093Bag TM Steel SV Sprite.png TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM099Bag TM Steel SV Sprite.png TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM101Bag TM Rock SV Sprite.png TM101 Power Gem Rock Special 08080 100}}100% 20
TM103Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM109Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM109 Trick Psychic Status 0000 100}}100% 10
TM114Bag TM Ghost SV Sprite.png TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15
TM120Bag TM Psychic SV Sprite.png TM120 Psychic Psychic Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM121Bag TM Steel SV Sprite.png TM121 Heavy Slam Steel Physical 0000 100}}100% 10
TM126Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM126 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TM140Bag TM Dark SV Sprite.png TM140 Nasty Plot Dark Status 0000 00—}}—% 20
TM152Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5
TM158Bag TM Fighting SV Sprite.png TM158 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5
TM163Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5
TM166Bag TM Electric SV Sprite.png TM166 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10
TM170Bag TM Steel SV Sprite.png TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5
TM171Bag TM Normal SV Sprite.png TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gholdengo
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Gholdengo

By breeding

Generation IX
Other generations:
None
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding.
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gholdengo
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gholdengo
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gholdengo

Side game data

Pokémon GO
GO1000.png Base HP: 202 Base Attack: 252 Base Defense: 190
Egg Distance: N/A km Buddy Distance: 5 km Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks: Astonish, Hex
Charged Attacks: Dazzling Gleam, Focus Blast, Shadow Ball

Evolution

0999Gimmighoul.png
Unevolved
Gimmighoul
Chest Form
 Ghost 
Rare Candy + Bag TM Material Sprite.png
Level up with
999 Gimmighoul Coins in the Bag
1000Gholdengo.png
First Evolution
Gholdengo
 Steel  Ghost 


Sprites

Trivia

  • Despite its Japanese name, Pokédex image, and its ability to create a surfboard while traversing water, Gholdengo is incapable of learning the move Surf.
  • Gholdengo is heavily associated with the number 1,000.
    • Its National Pokédex number is #1000.
      • A video titled “One Thousand Pokémon!” was made to commemorate the number of Pokémon surpassing 1,000. The video features a counter that increases as Pokémon appear, eventually turning gold when it reaches 1,000 with Gholdengo.[2]
    • Its belt buckle has a stylized depiction of the number 1,000 on it. As Gholdengo's belt is fashioned from Chest Form Gimmighoul's chest, this symbol is also present in Chest Form Gimmighoul, albeit oriented sideways.
    • Its body is made of 1,000 Gimmighoul Coins.

Origin

Gholdengo's golden humanoid appearance, together with its position as the 1,000th Pokémon in the National Pokédex, may be inspired by award statuettes, which are often made with gold and given to honor achievements or milestones. Gholdengo may also be based on El Dorado, a mythical king who covered his entire body with gold.

The association of a ghost with coins may draw inspiration from Charon's obol, where the deceased are buried with coins as a preparation for the afterlife. The coins were frequently placed in the mouth or on the eyes.

Gholdengo also seems to take inspiration from surfers, given the golden surfboard it rides on as well as its dreadlock-like appendages and friendly nature, befitting of the archetypal "surfer dude." It also bears some physical resemblance to a tube man. The cylindrical shape of its body is similar to a coin wrapper.

Name origin

Gholdengo may be a combination of ghoul or ghost, golden, and possibly go (as in Pokémon GO, the game its pre-evolution Gimmighoul debuted in). It may also come from tengo, the Spanish word for "I have", or from denga, an old Russian coin worth one two-hundredth of a ruble, the plural form of which became the usual Russian word for money.

Surfugo may be a combination of surf, 富豪 fugō (wealthy person), gold, and possibly go.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
Japan Flag.png Japanese サーフゴー Surfugo From surf, 富豪 fugō, gold, and Pokémon GO
France Flag.png French Gromago From gros, magot, and Pokémon GO
Spain Flag.png Spanish Gholdengo Same as English name
Germany Flag.png German Monetigo From Moneten, amigo, and Pokémon GO
Italy Flag.png Italian Gholdengo Same as English name
South Korea Flag.png Korean 타부자고 Tabujago From 타보자고 Tabojago, 부자 (富者) buja, and Pokémon GO
China and Taiwan Flags.png Mandarin Chinese 賽富豪 / 赛富豪 Sàifùháo From 賽 / 赛 sài and 富豪 fùháo
Hong Kong Flag.png Cantonese Chinese 賽富豪 Choifuhòuh From choi and 富豪 fuhòuh


Related articles

References

External links

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#1001: Wo-Chien 1001MS.png
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