What does Goldeen evolve into?

Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 320 BST.

At what level does Goldeen evolve?

Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Goldeen?

For FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

Where can you catch Goldeen?

Goldeen is catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Goldeen - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

63Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Attack and Speed carry most of Goldeen's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack67

Defense60

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def50

Speed63

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight15.0 kg

Base XP64

Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Water Veil

Prevents burns.

Lightning RodHANot in game

Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Its dorsal and pectoral fins are strongly developed like muscles. It can swim at a speed of five knots.

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.

Goldeen Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score0

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Goldeen in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

Pikachu Electric	C
Available Moves Moves Shock WaveTM34 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Shock Wave 2x 62-73% Thunder Shock 2x 44-53% View Pikachu builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Bullet Seed 2x 38-47% Absorb 2x 33-40% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Vine Whip 2x 56-67% Bullet Seed 2x 33-40% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Vine Whip 2x 62-73% Bullet Seed 2x 38-47% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Bullet Seed 2x 27-33% View Paras builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen Evolution

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

2 Forms

#118Goldeen

Level 33

#119Seaking

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Goldeen

Water

Seaking

Water

80+35

ATK

92+25

DEF

65+5

SP.ATK

65+30

SP.DEF

80+30

SPE

68+5

BST

320D-Tier

450C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Goldeen easily with 17 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Haze, Hydro Pump, Mud Sport and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Goldeen Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding's the move. Haze and Hydro Pump give Goldeen options it can't learn any other way, and Flying and Normal coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Surf. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 10

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 15

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 24

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 29

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 38

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Lv 43

Horn Drill

——305Normal

Lv 52

Agility

D——30Psychic

Lv 57

Megahorn

C1208510Bug

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

Dive

—6010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Hydro Pump

D120805Water

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Egg

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

FireRed & LeafGreen Goldeen Locations

Goldeen is available from early-game fishing spots onward at high spawn rates. 46 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.

Best Locations to Catch Goldeen in FireRed & LeafGreen

Bring Good Rod and Super Rod for Goldeen. There are 46 fishing encounters from Lv. 5-25 with no walking alternatives. Pick the spot with the best rate and settle in.

Fuchsia City

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Fuchsia City

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

60%Early

Fuchsia City

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 City

40%Early

Fuchsia City

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 City

40%Early

Berry Forest

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Forest

CommonEarly

Berry Forest

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Forest

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - Center

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - Center

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - East

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - East

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - North

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - North

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - West

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - West

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Facility

CommonEarly

Berry Forest

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Forest

CommonEarly

Berry Forest

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Forest

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - Center

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - Center

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - East

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - East

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - North

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - North

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - West

LeafGreenSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - West

FireRedSuper Rod Lv.15-25 Facility

CommonEarly

Cerulean Cave - 1F

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Cave

20%Early

Cerulean Cave - 1F

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Cave

20%Early

Cerulean Cave - B1F

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Cave

20%Early

Cerulean Cave - B1F

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Cave

20%Early

Route 25

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

20%Early

Route 25

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

20%Early

Viridian City

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Viridian City

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 City

20%Early

Cape Brink

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15

UncommonEarly

Cape Brink

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15

UncommonEarly

Four Island

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

UncommonEarly

Four Island

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Water

UncommonEarly

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Cave

UncommonEarly

Icefall Cave - 1F Room 1

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Cave

UncommonEarly

Route 22

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 22

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 23

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 23

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 6

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Route 6

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15 Route

UncommonEarly

Ruin Valley

LeafGreenGood Rod Lv.5-15

UncommonEarly

Ruin Valley

FireRedGood Rod Lv.5-15

UncommonEarly

Goldeen Guide

Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 320 BST.
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.
Goldeen is catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

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

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Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 96-114%KO Bullet Seed 2x 34-41% Absorb 2x 30-36% View Oddish builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 85-101%KO Razor Leaf 2x 65-77% Vine Whip 2x 54-65% Bullet Seed 2x 30-36% View Bulbasaur builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 92-109%KO Vine Whip 2x 58-69% Bullet Seed 2x 34-41% View Bellsprout builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 69-81% Bullet Seed 2x 27-32% View Paras builds →
Voltorb Electric	D
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 SparkLv. 21 Shock WaveTM34 Damage vs Goldeen Thunderbolt 2x 92-109%KO Spark 2x 69-81% Shock Wave 2x 61-73% View Voltorb builds →

Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 83-99% Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% View Parasect builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 109-128%KO Bullet Seed 2x 40-48% Absorb 2x 30-37% View Gloom builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 109-128%KO Vine Whip 2x 65-77% Bullet Seed 2x 40-48% View Weepinbell builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 83-99% Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% View Exeggcute builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 89-106%KO Razor Leaf 2x 65-77% Vine Whip 2x 55-66% Bullet Seed 2x 34-40% View Bulbasaur builds →

Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 83-99% Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% View Parasect builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 109-128%KO Bullet Seed 2x 40-48% Absorb 2x 30-37% View Gloom builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 109-128%KO Vine Whip 2x 65-77% Bullet Seed 2x 40-48% View Weepinbell builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 83-99% Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% View Exeggcute builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 89-106%KO Razor Leaf 2x 65-77% Vine Whip 2x 55-66% Bullet Seed 2x 34-40% View Bulbasaur builds →

Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 126-149%KO Giga Drain 2x 81-96% Bullet Seed 2x 29-35% View Parasect builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 44 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Petal Dance 2x 166-196%KO Solar Beam 2x 166-196%KO Giga Drain 2x 105-125%KO Bullet Seed 2x 38-45% View Gloom builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 42 Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 166-196%KO Giga Drain 2x 105-125%KO Razor Leaf 2x 79-93% Vine Whip 2x 65-77% View Weepinbell builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 126-149%KO Giga Drain 2x 81-96% Bullet Seed 2x 29-35% View Exeggcute builds →
Bulbasaur GrassPoison	D
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 20 Vine WhipLv. 10 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 135-159%KO Giga Drain 2x 85-101%KO Razor Leaf 2x 63-74% Vine Whip 2x 51-61% View Bulbasaur builds →

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Vine WhipLv. 22 Mega DrainLv. 31 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 195-230%KO Giga Drain 2x 123-145%KO Vine Whip 2x 74-88% Mega Drain 2x 68-80% View Tangela builds →
Parasect BugGrass	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 132-155%KO Giga Drain 2x 83-98% Bullet Seed 2x 29-35% View Parasect builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Petal DanceLv. 44 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Petal Dance 2x 172-203%KO Solar Beam 2x 172-203%KO Giga Drain 2x 108-128%KO Bullet Seed 2x 38-45% View Gloom builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 42 Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 172-203%KO Giga Drain 2x 108-128%KO Razor Leaf 2x 80-95% Vine Whip 2x 66-78% View Weepinbell builds →
Exeggcute GrassPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 132-155%KO Giga Drain 2x 83-98% Bullet Seed 2x 29-35% View Exeggcute builds →

Breloom GrassFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves SporeUtility Focus Punch Mach Punch Sky Uppercut Damage vs Goldeen Mach Punch 43-51% View Breloom builds →
Raikou Electric	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Calm Mind Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Damage vs Goldeen Thunderbolt 2x 203-239%KO View Raikou builds →