Is Goldeen Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Goldeen is everywhere in the water and nowhere on competitive teams. Seaking doesn't improve the story much. Better Water-types exist around every corner.
Not available yet. You cannot get Goldeen before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Goldeen before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Goldeen before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Goldeen before this fight.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Goldeen on Route 6 (Surf, Lv 11-16).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 24WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMGroundDrill RunPower 80Accuracy 95%PP 10
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 40BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMIceBlizzardPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Goldeen to Seaking
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at Level 33. Your Goldeen should hit Level 33 before you reach Koga, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 33)
- LV 33WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 33NormalSkull BashPower 130Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 50BugMegahornPower 120Accuracy 85%PP 10
How to Get Goldeen in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Easy grab on Goldeen with high spawn rates across 1 location in early-game water routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
1 location to catch Goldeen
Encountered via Surfing
Badge 2Where To Catch Goldeen in Let's Go
Goldeen is where the line starts, caught through surfing encounters at Lv. 11+. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 1Goldeen ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Seakingor evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Goldeen in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Goldeen is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Goldeen odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Goldeen Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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 |
Goldeen Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Goldeen grows into Seaking through a straightforward two-stage chain. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Goldeen Best Moveset
Water at 67 Attack and 63 Speed. The moveset has nothing worth building around. Evolve to Seaking where the stats improve modestly but the competitive relevance still doesn't arrive.
Best Build
Goldeen Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKAdamant raises Attack and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Goldeen
- Goldeen Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Goldeen Candy raises every stat, but only Goldeen and Seaking can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Goldeen is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Evette battles with one level 70 Goldeen that knows Agility, Headbutt and Poison Jab. It takes extra damage from Electric and Grass moves. Win to earn the Goldeen Master title. Find Evette on Route 12.
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Goldeen learns Waterfall naturally for STAB, but the offensive range comes almost entirely from technical machines. Flying and Normal and beyond give it real matchup play.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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 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 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
13 of 14 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When it is time for them to lay eggs, they can be seen swimming up rivers and falls in large groups.
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
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