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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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

Physical

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 RodHA

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

Goldeen is a very beautiful Pokémon with fins that billow elegantly in water. However, don’t let your guard down around this Pokémon—it could ram you powerfully with its horn.

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

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Goldeen in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

Lanturn WaterElectric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM72 SparkLv. 23 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Goldeen Thunderbolt 2x 116-138%KO Volt Switch 2x 92-109%KO Spark 2x 61-73% Charge Beam 2x 65-77% View Lanturn builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainLv. 25 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 116-138%KO Magical Leaf 2x 96-114%KO Mega Drain 2x 65-77% Absorb 2x 34-41% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Move Moves Giga DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 82-97% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 6 Damage vs Goldeen Absorb 2x 23-28% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Leaf BladeLv. 28 Razor LeafLv. 14 Damage vs Goldeen Leaf Blade 2x 96-114%KO Razor Leaf 2x 61-73% View Nuzleaf builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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 23 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Aqua Tail, Body Slam, Haze and 8 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

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Goldeen Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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Moves

Breeding's the move. Aqua Tail and Body Slam give Goldeen options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 8 types 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 5

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 8

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 13

Flail

——10015Normal

Lv 16

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Lv 21

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Lv 24

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 29

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 32

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Lv 37

Horn Drill

——305Normal

Lv 40

Soak

D—10020Water

Lv 45

Megahorn

C1208510Bug

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM07

Dive

C8010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM84

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM55

Scald

D8010015Water

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

D9010015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

HM05

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Egg

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Egg

Haze

C——30Ice

Egg

Hydro Pump

D110805Water

Egg

Mud Shot

—559515Ground

Egg

Mud Sport

D——15Ground

Egg

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Egg

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Egg

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Egg

Skull Bash

—13010010Normal

Egg

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Tutor

Bounce

D85855Flying

Tutor

Drill Run

D809510Ground

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Knock Off

D6510020Dark

Tutor

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

D409520Bug

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

Gen 4

Whirlpool

—358515Water

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Goldeen Locations

Goldeen is available from early-game fishing spots onward at high spawn rates. 72 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Goldeen is a fishing-only catch in this game. 72 spots at Lv. 5-30 using Old Rod and Good Rod, so bring the right rod and check the rates on each location.

Meteor Falls - Area 1

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Water

35%Early

Meteor Falls - Area 1

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Water

35%Early

Petalburg City

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 City

35%Early

Petalburg City

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 City

35%Early

Route 102

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 102

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 111 - South

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 111 - South

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 114

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 114

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 117

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 117

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 120 - West

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 120 - West

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 123

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Route 123

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Route

35%Early

Safari Zone - Area 1

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Facility

35%Early

Safari Zone - Area 1

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Facility

35%Early

Safari Zone - Area 2

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Facility

35%Early

Safari Zone - Area 2

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Facility

35%Early

Safari Zone - Area 3

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Facility

35%Early

Safari Zone - Area 3

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Facility

35%Early

Safari Zone - Area 4

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Facility

35%Early

Safari Zone - Area 4

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Facility

35%Early

Scorched Slab - 1F

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Building

35%Early

Scorched Slab - 1F

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Building

35%Early

Scorched Slab - B1F

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Building

35%Early

Scorched Slab - B1F

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Building

35%Early

Victory Road - Area 4

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.5 Cave

35%Early

Victory Road - Area 4

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.5 Cave

35%Early

Meteor Falls - Area 2

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.10 Water

35%Early

Meteor Falls - Area 2

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.10 Water

35%Early

Meteor Falls - Area 3

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.10 Water

35%Early

Meteor Falls - Area 3

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.10 Water

35%Early

Meteor Falls - Area 4

Omega RubyOld Rod Lv.10 Water

35%Early

Meteor Falls - Area 4

Alpha SapphireOld Rod Lv.10 Water

35%Early

Meteor Falls - Area 1

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Water

35%Mid

Meteor Falls - Area 1

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Water

35%Mid

Petalburg City

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 City

35%Mid

Petalburg City

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 City

35%Mid

Route 102

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 102

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 111 - South

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 111 - South

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 114

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 114

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 117

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 117

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 120 - West

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 120 - West

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 123

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Route 123

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Route

35%Mid

Safari Zone - Area 1

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Facility

35%Mid

Safari Zone - Area 1

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Facility

35%Mid

Safari Zone - Area 2

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Facility

35%Mid

Safari Zone - Area 2

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Facility

35%Mid

Safari Zone - Area 3

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Facility

35%Mid

Safari Zone - Area 3

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Facility

35%Mid

Safari Zone - Area 4

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Facility

35%Mid

Safari Zone - Area 4

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Facility

35%Mid

Scorched Slab - 1F

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Building

35%Mid

Scorched Slab - 1F

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Building

35%Mid

Scorched Slab - B1F

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Building

35%Mid

Scorched Slab - B1F

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Building

35%Mid

Victory Road - Area 4

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.25 Cave

35%Mid

Victory Road - Area 4

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.25 Cave

35%Mid

Meteor Falls - Area 2

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.30 Water

35%Mid

Meteor Falls - Area 2

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.30 Water

35%Mid

Meteor Falls - Area 3

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.30 Water

35%Mid

Meteor Falls - Area 3

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.30 Water

35%Mid

Meteor Falls - Area 4

Omega RubyGood Rod Lv.30 Water

35%Mid

Meteor Falls - Area 4

Alpha SapphireGood Rod Lv.30 Water

35%Mid

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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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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Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Goldeen Razor Leaf 2x 50-60% View Chikorita builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Goldeen Razor Leaf 2x 63-75% Absorb 2x 25-30% View Turtwig builds →
Treecko Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Goldeen Mega Drain 2x 50-60% Absorb 2x 30-38% View Treecko builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Goldeen Vine Whip 2x 43-53% View Snivy builds →
Shroomish Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 12 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Mega Drain 2x 38-45% Absorb 2x 25-30% View Shroomish builds →

Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Goldeen Razor Leaf 2x 49-60% View Chikorita builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Goldeen Razor Leaf 2x 62-73% Absorb 2x 27-33% View Turtwig builds →
Treecko Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Goldeen Mega Drain 2x 49-60% Absorb 2x 27-33% View Treecko builds →
Sewaddle BugGrass	D
Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 15 Damage vs Goldeen Razor Leaf 2x 49-60% View Sewaddle builds →
Snivy Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Leaf TornadoLv. 16 Vine WhipLv. 7 Damage vs Goldeen Leaf Tornado 2x 62-73% Vine Whip 2x 38-47% View Snivy builds →

Lanturn WaterElectric	C
Available Move Moves SparkLv. 23 Damage vs Goldeen Spark 2x 60-71% View Lanturn builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 19 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Mega Drain 2x 52-62% Absorb 2x 27-33% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 20 Razor LeafLv. 6 Damage vs Goldeen Magical Leaf 2x 56-67% Razor Leaf 2x 48-57% View Chikorita builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Goldeen Razor Leaf 2x 60-71% Absorb 2x 24-29% View Turtwig builds →
Treecko Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainLv. 21 Mega DrainLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 84-100%KO Mega Drain 2x 48-57% Absorb 2x 27-33% View Treecko builds →

Lanturn WaterElectric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderboltTM24 Volt SwitchTM72 SparkLv. 23 Charge BeamTM57 Damage vs Goldeen Thunderbolt 2x 117-139%KO Volt Switch 2x 93-110%KO Spark 2x 65-77% Charge Beam 2x 68-80% View Lanturn builds →
Tropius GrassFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Leaf TornadoLv. 26 Magical LeafLv. 16 Razor LeafLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Leaf Tornado 2x 83-99% Magical Leaf 2x 77-91% Razor Leaf 2x 62-73% View Tropius builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainLv. 25 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 121-143%KO Magical Leaf 2x 99-117%KO Mega Drain 2x 68-80% Absorb 2x 37-44% View Roselia builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 19 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Goldeen Mega Drain 2x 59-70% Absorb 2x 30-37% View Gloom builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Move Moves Giga DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Goldeen Giga Drain 2x 83-99% View Lileep builds →

Lanturn WaterElectric	C
Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 ThunderboltTM24 DischargeLv. 37 Volt SwitchTM72 Damage vs Goldeen Thunder 2x 145-171%KO Thunderbolt 2x 119-140%KO Discharge 2x 107-127%KO Volt Switch 2x 94-110%KO View Lanturn builds →
Tropius GrassFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Leaf TornadoLv. 26 Magical LeafLv. 16 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 151-179%KO Energy Ball 2x 114-135%KO Leaf Tornado 2x 83-99% Magical Leaf 2x 77-91% View Tropius builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Petal BlizzardLv. 37 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 196-231%KO Petal Blizzard 2x 88-105%KO Energy Ball 2x 147-173%KO Giga Drain 2x 124-146%KO View Roselia builds →
Gloom GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 34 Mega DrainLv. 19 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 172-204%KO Energy Ball 2x 130-154%KO Giga Drain 2x 109-129%KO Mega Drain 2x 61-72% View Gloom builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Energy BallTM53 Giga DrainLv. 26 Damage vs Goldeen Solar Beam 2x 133-157%KO Energy Ball 2x 100-118%KO Giga Drain 2x 83-99% View Lileep builds →

Whimsicott GrassFairy	B
Recommended Build AbilityPrankster ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves TailwindUtility EncoreUtility TauntUtility SafeguardUtility View Whimsicott builds →
Magnezone ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves Flash Cannon Volt Switch ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Damage vs Goldeen Flash Cannon 49-58% Volt Switch 2x 173-204%KO Thunderbolt 2x 222-261%KO View Magnezone builds →
Rotom ElectricGhost	C
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Volt Switch Shadow Ball Will O Wisp Pain Split Damage vs Goldeen Volt Switch 2x 139-164%KO Shadow Ball 79-94% View Rotom builds →