Pokemon Legends Arceus Golduck | Locations, Moves, Stats

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Golduck

Duck Pokémon

Hisuian Pokedex: #069

Pokemon Legends Arceus Golduck is a Water Type Duck Pokémon with a Medium Fast growth rate and a 2 Special Attack EV Yield. Golduck can be found with Damp, Cloud Nine and Swift Swim as an Ability; we recommend the Mild Nature, based on 500 total combined Base Stats in PLA.

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Golduck Stats and Abilities

Based on Golduck Base IVs we consider this pokemon B-Tier choice. Golduck Highest IV Stat is Special Attack (95) and the Lowest being Defense (78).

Golduck Stats
Rank	Stat	Value
E	HP	80
C	Attack	82
E	Defense	78
B	Special Attack	95
D	Special Defense	80
D	Speed	85
B	Total	500

Golduck Details
Golduck	Detail
Best Nature	Mild ↑ +10% Special Attack ↓ -10% Defense
Liked Foods	Hearty Grains Plump Beans
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance	15% Ball of Mud 40% Medicinal Leek
Catch Rate	75 (9.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Field Water 1

Golduck Abilities
Abilities	Description
Ability 1	Damp Damp prevents all Pokémon on the field from using the moves Selfdestruct and Explosion. It also prevents damage (to the Damp Pokémon only) from the ability Aftermath.
Ability 2	Cloud Nine Cloud Nine suppresses all effects brought on by weather, including move power increases, end-of-turn damage, accuracy changes, relevant abilities and so on.
Hidden Ability	Swift Swim Swift Swim doubles the ability-bearer's Speed during rain.

How To Evolve Golduck in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Psyduck requires (Level 33) to evolve into Golduck.

Golduck Evolutions
Base Form		Evolution Requirement	First Evolution
Psyduck		Level 33 →	Golduck

Golduck Evolution Stat Changes
Evolutions	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
Psyduck	320	50	52	65	48	50	55
Stat Change	+180	+30	+30	+30	+30	+30	+30
Golduck	500	80	82	95	78	80	85

Alpha Golduck Locations

List of Locations you can find Alpha Golduck in PLA.

Alpha Golduck Map Locations in Cobalt Coastlands

Cobalt Coastlands Golduck Alpha Pokemon Locations
Lv.	Location	Description
50	Cobalt Coastlands	Bathers' Lagoon

Where To Find Golduck Locations in Pokemon Legends Arceus

List of Locations where you can find and catch Golduck in PLA.

Pokemon LA Golduck Weakness

Golduck is a Water Type pokemon. This will cause Golduck to take More Damage from Grass, Electric Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Water, Ice Type moves.

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Golduck Type Weakness
Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Grass Electric
0.5x Less Damage	Steel Fire Water Ice
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Golduck Weak Against?

Golduck Weak Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Shaymin Sky
S	Shaymin Land
S	Thundurus
S	Thundurus Therian
A	Electivire

What pokemon is Golduck Strong Against?

Golduck Strong Against
Tier	Pokemon
S	Dialga
S	Palkia
S	Origin Dialga
S	Origin Palkia
S	Heatran

How To Complete Golduck Research Tasks in PLA


Research Task	Task 1	Task 2	Task 3	Task 4	Task 5
Number caught	1	2	4	10	15
Number defeated	1	2	4	10	15
Number of you've defeated with Grass-type moves	1	2	4	6	10
Times you have seen it use Zen Headbutt	1	3	6	12	25
Times you have seen it use Aqua Tail	1	3	6	12	25
Times you've seen it use an agile style move	1	3	6	12	25
Times you've stunned it by using items	1	2	3	4	5

Best Golduck Moves in Pokemon Legends Arceus

Best Moveset for Golduck Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Golduck Best Moves
Level	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
43	Hydro Pump	Special	165	80	5	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
34	Aqua Tail	Physical	135	90	10	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
25	Zen Headbutt	Physical	80	90	15	May cause flinching.
11	Water Pulse	Special	90	100	20	May confuse opponent.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in Bold

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Golduck Level Up Moves in PLA

List of Moves Golduck can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Legends Arceus. Level Requirements within (#) are the Level you (Master) the move at; this allows you to use the move in Agile and Strong Stance.

Golduck Level Up Moves
Level	Move	Description
1 (10)	Bubble	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 30 Special May lower opponent's Speed.
6 (15)	Confusion	Power: 50 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special May confuse opponent.
11 (20)	Water Pulse	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
18 (28)	Hypnosis	Power: — Acc: 60 PP: 20 Status Puts opponent to sleep.
25 (35)	Zen Headbutt	Power: 80 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
34 (45)	Aqua Tail	Power: 135 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
43 (54)	Hydro Pump	Power: 165 Acc: 80 PP: 5 Special The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.

Golduck Move Shop Attacks in PLA

List of Moves Golduck can learn from the Move Shop.

Golduck Move Shop Moves
Move Shop	Description
Rock Smash	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Aerial Ace	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Physical Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Swift	Power: 60 Acc: — PP: 20 Special Ignores Accuracy and Evasiveness.
Tri Attack	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May paralyze, burn or freeze opponent.
Calm Mind	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Raises user's Special Attack and Special Defense.
Rest	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
Ice Punch	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May freeze opponent.
Zen Headbutt	Power: 80 Acc: 90 PP: 15 Physical May cause flinching.
Shadow Claw	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical High critical hit ratio.
Iron Tail	Power: 100 Acc: 75 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
Water Pulse	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
Icy Wind	Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Speed.
Giga Impact	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
Aqua Tail	Power: 135 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Hyper Beam	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
Ice Beam	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
Psychic	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May lower opponent's Special Defense.

Pokemon similar to Golduck based on

Water Type

Similar Water Pokemon
TIER	Pokemon	Total	HP	Attack	Special Attack	Defense	Special Defense	Speed
S	Origin Palkia	680	90	100	150	100	120	120
S	Palkia	680	90	120	150	100	120	100
S	Manaphy	600	100	100	100	100	100	100
A	Gyarados	540	95	125	60	79	100	81
A	Empoleon	530	84	86	111	88	101	60

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