Is Goldeen Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Surfing encounter. Seaking is one of the weakest fully evolved Water-types available. No reason to use it when Sinnoh hands you Gyarados, Gastrodon, and Floatzel for free.
Goldeen resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Goldeen on Twinleaf Town (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10-25, common).
Your Goldeen should hit Level 33 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Goldeen in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Goldeen's scattered across 24 spots in early-game fishing spots with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Where To Catch Goldeen in BDSP
The path to Goldeen starts with Goldeen at Lv. 10-50 via fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Goldeen ✓Lake AcuityLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Lake ValorLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Lake VerityLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Resort AreaLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 203Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 204 - NorthLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 204 - SouthLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 209Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 212 - NorthLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Route 214Lv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Sendoff SpringLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%Twinleaf TownLv.10-25Good RodRate 35%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SeakingLake AcuityLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Lake ValorLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Lake VerityLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Resort AreaLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 203Lv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 204 - NorthLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 204 - SouthLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 209Lv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 212 - NorthLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Route 214Lv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Sendoff SpringLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%Twinleaf TownLv.20-50Super RodRate 35%or evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)
Goldeen Weakness
Type-wise, Goldeen takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Goldeen Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Goldeen
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x157-186%KO | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Kartana's Knock Off hits Goldeen for 60-71%. Rotom's Hex hits Goldeen for 72-85%.
 Kartana GrassSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityBeastboost ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Kartana builds →Knock Off60-71% | ||
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemStickybarb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Rotom builds →Hex72-85% | ||
Goldeen Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Goldeen grows into Seaking through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Goldeen easily with 19 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Acupressure, Aqua Tail, Body Slam and 6 more to offspring.
BDSP Goldeen Best Moveset
67 Attack at 63 Speed on a Water pre-evo with AbilitySwift Swim for rain and hidden AbilityLightning Rod for Electric immunity. The moveset is non-functional at these stats. One evolution from Seaking.
Best Build
Goldeen best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk
Special Revenge Killer Moveset
- Drill Run
- Scald
- Poison Jab
- Megahorn
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Acupressure and Aqua Tail give Goldeen options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Surf. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It swims elegantly by flittering its tail fin as if it were a dress. It has the look of a queen.
It swims at a steady five knots. If it senses danger, it will strike back with its sharp horn.
Goldeen Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Goldeen through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Seaking as fast as you can.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Goldeen has appeared in 19 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves