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Click for Shadow Golduck
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

PvE Attacker Rating 2 / 5
Great League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
76.60 kg Weight
1.70 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,770
Level 40: 2,450
Level 25: 1,750 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,400 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,050 (Research Tasks)
ATK 191
DEF 162
STA 190

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Water Gun
Hydro Pump
A
X
Confusion
Hydro Pump
C
A
Confusion
Ice Beam
X
A
Confusion
Psychic
X
A
Confusion
Bubble Beam
X
B
Confusion
Liquidation
B-
A-
Water Gun
Liquidation
A
B
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Water Gun is superior to Confusion for filling Golduck’s role as a Water-type attacker.

  • Hydro Pump is Golduck's strongest Charged Move, but Liquidation is just a touch weaker but far more reasonable thanks to being 2-bars.

  • Psychic, Cross Chop, Synchronoise, Bubble Beam and Ice Beam lose out on STAB and perform suboptimally against Golduck’s best matchups.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Confusion is Golduck’s best move on defense, outperforming Water Gun by a huge margin.

  • Ice Beam is superior on defense due to having 2 bars and Grass-type coverage.

  • Liquidation is the best charged move for neutral damage, but it gives counters an easier time.

  • Psychic is a worthwhile move on defense thanks to having 2 bars, good power, and relevant coverage against Fighting types. It easily beats out Synchronoise.

  • Bubble Beam is weak, but it has 3 bars, which grants it some utility on defense.

  • Hydro Pump is powerful, but too slow to be useful on defense.

  • Cross Chop is too weak to be worthwhile.

PVE Overview

The Water Gun + Hydro Pump combo is commonly seen on many Water-types in Pokemon GO, and Golduck is outclassed by a lot of other Pokemon who are either more powerful, durable, or both. With prestiging removed from the game, Golduck is primarily seen as a poor man’s Vaporeon on offense or a very poor man’s Slowbro on defense.

The September 2018 moveset update was very kind to Golduck, giving it numerous new attacks to play with. However, none of them have any real value in the Raid/Gym meta.

June 2022 gave Liquidation to Golduck, but that doesn't change much.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Confusion
Cross Chop
Ice Beam
A
Water Gun
Cross Chop
Ice Beam
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Water Gun or Confusion + Cross Chop or Liquidation and Ice Beam or Psychic or Synchronoise

Water Gun features average damage output and energy generation, but STAB helps to increase its damage. Confusion can be chosen for its interesting coverage, but its long animation time can make it difficult to use. 

Cross Chop is recommended for its wide coverage, in addition to its cheap 35 energy cost. Liquidation is a great STAB move, but many other Pokemon have strong Water-type movesets, so Golduck may want to choose its other coverage options to be more unique. Bubble Beam has a debuff utility and can be chosen instead as a shield bait option, but is underwhelming if the bait fails. Ice Beam provides useful coverage, especially against Dragon and Grass-type counter picks. Psychic or Synchronoise could also work depending on what coverage is needed, though they aren't generally recommended. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1.5 / 5

Golduck is a mono-Water type Pokemon with average bulk and an interestingly large move pool. The update following the September 2019 rebalance gave Golduck three extra charge move options which is great for Golduck, but bad for our limited Charge TMs. Numerous moveset combinations make Golduck quite versatile and lets it be customized more specifically to a player's needs depending on what coverage they need for their team. However, as a Water type Golduck has a lot of competition in this league, which makes it less desirable due to its unimpressive bulk and unspectacular damage output or energy generation. 

Ultra League: 1 / 5

Golduck requires Candy XL to hit Ultra League's CP cap. Once again, Golduck relies on its rather unique moveset combinations to find a niche in this league, but its moves are just not powerful enough to stand out.

Master League: 0 / 5

Ducks don't have much of a chance against dragons and dinosaurs. 

Fast Moves

20
Confusion
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.60
1.00
9.38
12.50
15.63
5
Water Gun
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
10.00
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

130
Hydro Pump
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
2.10
0.00
 1.30
39.39
49.24
 51.21
90
Ice Beam
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
1.50
0.00
 1.80
27.27
34.09
 49.09
90
Psychic
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.80
1.30
0.00
 1.80
32.14
40.18
 57.86
45
Bubble Beam
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.90
0.25
0.00
 1.36
23.68
29.61
 32.30
80
Synchronoise
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.60
0.75
0.00
 1.60
30.77
38.46
 49.23
50
Cross Chop
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.50
0.40
0.00
 1.00
33.33
41.67
 33.33
70
Liquidation
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.70
0.00
 2.12
23.33
29.17
 49.49

Purified Charge Moves

35
Return
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
0.70
0.25
0.00
 1.06
50.00
62.50
 53.03

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 50,000

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 6.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate20.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Water Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20012934
2001.56171
200292108
2002.5124145
4003155182
4003.5187219
4004219256
4004.5250293
6005282330
6005.5313367
6006345404
6006.5377441
8007408478
8007.5440515
8008471552
8008.5503589
10009534626
10009.5566663
100010598700
100010.5628735
130011657770
130011.5687805
130012717840
130012.5747875
160013777910
160013.5807945
160014837980
160014.58671015
1900158971050
190015.59261085
1900169561120
190016.59861155
22001710161190
220017.510461225
22001810761260
220018.511061295
25001911361330
250019.511661365
25002011951400
250020.512251435
30002112551470
300021.512851505
30002213151540
300022.513451575
35002313751610
350023.514051645
35002414351680
350024.514651715
40002514941750
400025.515241785
40002615541820
400026.515841855
45002716141890
450027.516441925
45002816741960
450028.517041995
50002917342030
500029.517642065
50003017942100
500030.518082118
60003118232135
600031.518382153
60003218532170
600032.518682188
70003318832205
700033.518982223
70003419132240
700034.519282258
80003519432275
800035.519582293
80003619732310
800036.519882328
90003720032345
900037.520182363
90003820332380
900038.520482398
100003920632415
1000039.520772433
100004020922450
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