Is Goldeen Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Common fishing catch in Crystal. Seaking evolves at 33 with mediocre stats in every area. Nothing about Seaking stands out when Crystal's Water roster includes Feraligatr, Gyarados, Starmie, and Lanturn. A throwaway catch.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Goldeen has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Seaking's weaknesses hard.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Seaking resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Goldeen in Union Cave (Old Rod fishing, Lv 10, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- LV 15NormalHorn AttackPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Pryce
- TM16IceIcy WindPower 55Accuracy 95%PP 15Prize for defeating Pryce
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- LV 38WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
Evolve Goldeen to Seaking
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at Level 33. Your Goldeen should hit Level 33 before you reach Jasmine, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33NormalHorn AttackPower 65Accuracy 100%PP 25
- After Falkner
- TM39NormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Union Cave
- After Bugsy
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Game Corner prize (5500 coins)
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Ecruteak City
- After Jasmine
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a fisherman in a house at Lake of Rage
- LV 41WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Celadon Game Corner prize (7500 coins)
- TUTORIceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod City
How to Get Goldeen in Crystal
Goldeen is nearly everywhere there's fresh water, 60 encounters by every rod and surf across 13 lakes and caves. Any inland water you fish is likely to bite a Goldeen.
13 locations to catch Goldeen
Encountered via fishing with a Rod, Surfing
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Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Where To Catch Goldeen in C
Goldeen is the chain's first catch. You'll find fishing and surfing encounters from Lv. 5-40 across 88 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Goldeen ✓Cerulean CityLv.5-14Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 24Lv.5-14Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 25Lv.5-14Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 4Lv.5-14Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 10Lv.10-19Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 9Lv.10-19Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 42Lv.15-24Surfing on waterRate 90%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.15-19Surfing on waterRate 60%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.15-19Surfing on waterRate 60%Dark Cave - EastLv.10Old RodRate 15%Dark Cave - WestLv.10Old RodRate 15%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.10Old RodRate 15%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 42Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Slowpoke Well - B1FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Slowpoke Well - B2FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Union Cave - 1FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Union Cave - B1FLv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 10Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 24Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 25Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Route 9Lv.10Old RodRate 15%Tohjo FallsLv.10Old RodRate 15%Dark Cave - EastLv.20Good RodRate 65%Dark Cave - WestLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 42Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Slowpoke Well - B1FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Slowpoke Well - B2FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Union Cave - 1FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Union Cave - B1FLv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 10Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 24Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 25Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Route 9Lv.20Good RodRate 65%Tohjo FallsLv.20Good RodRate 65%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 60%Tohjo FallsLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 60%Dark Cave - EastLv.40Super RodRate 70%Dark Cave - WestLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 42Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Slowpoke Well - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Slowpoke Well - B2FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Union Cave - 1FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Union Cave - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 10Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 24Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 25Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Route 9Lv.40Super RodRate 70%Tohjo FallsLv.40Super RodRate 70%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.35-39Surfing on waterRate 10%
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into SeakingCerulean CityLv.10-14Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 24Lv.10-14Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 25Lv.10-14Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 4Lv.10-14Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 10Lv.15-19Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 9Lv.15-19Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 42Lv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 10%Tohjo FallsLv.20-24Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.25-29Surfing on waterRate 10%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.35-39Surfing on waterRate 60%Dark Cave - EastLv.40Super RodRate 10%Dark Cave - WestLv.40Super RodRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 1F EntranceLv.40Super RodRate 10%Mt. Mortar - 2FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Mt. Mortar - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Mt. Silver - 2FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 42Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Slowpoke Well - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Slowpoke Well - B2FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Union Cave - 1FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Union Cave - B1FLv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 10Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 24Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 25Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Route 9Lv.40Super RodRate 10%Tohjo FallsLv.40Super RodRate 10%or evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Goldeen catch odds in the Crystal Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Goldeen in Crystal
Goldeen hits rods in Dark Cave and Mt. Mortar at any hour, from Old Rod level 10s to Super Rod level 40s; cave fishing keeps the rhythm quick. Compare Shiny Goldeen odds across every game
Crystal Shiny Goldeen Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Breed w/ Shiny Parent, about 1 in 64 on each try.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breed w/ Shiny Parent: Eggs inherit stats from a shiny parent, so about 1 in 64 hatch shiny. A shiny Ditto helps every egg, and any other shiny parent (the red Gyarados works) helps only eggs of the opposite gender.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 7-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 19-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 45-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 147-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Goldeen in the Crystal Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Goldeen Weakness
Type-wise, Goldeen takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Goldeen Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Goldeen
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Raikou Electric | S | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodTeam Rocket Hq Interact Encounter | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Tangela Grass | C | |
 Pichu Electric | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Skiploom Grass | C | |
Goldeen Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Goldeen grows into Seaking through a straightforward two-stage chain. A small partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs take an average time to hatch. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Goldeen easily with 9 breeding partners from the Water 2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Haze, Hydro Pump, Psybeam to offspring.
C Goldeen Best Moveset
Water pre-evolution with a movepool too shallow and stats too low for any competitive purpose. Seaking provides no meaningful improvement. Skip the entire line.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Hydro Pump
- Surf
- Waterfall
- Rain Dance
Moves List
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.
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.
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
15 of 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
During spawning season, they swim gracefully in the water, searching for their perfect mate.
Goldeen Crystal Guide
For Crystal, 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 7Let's Go
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
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Where to go next after Goldeen.
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