Is Goldeen Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Fishing encounter across Sinnoh. Goldeen evolves into Seaking at 33. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. Neither form competes with the Water-types Sinnoh already provides. Outclassed from every angle.
Roark's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Goldeen in Twinleaf Town (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10-25, common).
Recommended Moves
- LV 17WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- After Fantina
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- LV 37WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 51BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Goldeen to Seaking
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at Level 33. Your Goldeen should hit Level 33 before you reach Fantina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Celestic Town
- LV 40WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 63BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Goldeen in Diamond & Pearl
Goldeen floods the rivers and lakes. The Good Rod hooks it at 11 different spots, common in every one, so any freshwater you fish early on coughs up the goldfish.
11 locations to catch Goldeen
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
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Badge 8Where To Catch Goldeen in DP
Goldeen is the chain's first catch. You'll find fishing encounters from Lv. 10-50 across 44 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into SeakingLake Acuity - CaveLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Lake ValorLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Lake VerityLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%Resort AreaLv.20-50Super RodRate 45%or evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Goldeen catch odds in the Diamond & Pearl Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Goldeen in Diamond & Pearl
Goldeen breeds up a shiny best, so mix a foreign-language parent into the Day Care and hatch eggs until one sparkles. Compare Shiny Goldeen odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Goldeen Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 Diamond & Pearl 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Goldeen Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Goldeen
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Rotom ElectricGhost | C | |
Obtain MethodOld Chateau Interact Encounter | ||
 Grotle Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Elekid Electric | B | |
 Electrike Electric | C | |
 Luxio Electric | C | |
 Pachirisu Electric | C | |
 Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
 Cherubi Grass | D | |
 Wormadam BugGrass | C | |
 Budew GrassPoison | C | |
 Lileep RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift | ||
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 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 19 breeding partners from the Water 2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Aqua Tail, Haze, Hydro Pump and 4 more to offspring.
DP Goldeen Best Moveset
Nothing in the stats stands out, and the moveset has only basic Water and Normal attacks at low power. Evolve to Seaking, though even that's not much better.
Best Build
Goldeen best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Megahorn
- Waterfall
- Rain Dance
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Aqua Tail and Haze 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
23 of 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer 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 5 knots. If it senses danger, it will strike back with its sharp horn.
Goldeen Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & 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 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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