
Is Goldeen Good in Red & Blue Playthrough?
Goldeen is one of the weaker Water-types available. Seaking improves things slightly but neither one is worth a team slot when better Water options are everywhere.
Brock's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Goldeen's defenses.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Goldeen's weaknesses hard.
Goldeen trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Seaking resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Seaking resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Lorelei's typing presses Seaking's defenses.
Seaking has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Seaking trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Goldeen in Pallet Town (Good Rod fishing, Lv 10, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 37WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
Evolve Goldeen to Seaking
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at Level 33. Your Goldeen should hit Level 33 before you reach Sabrina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- LV 39WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- LV 54PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
How to Get Goldeen in Red & Blue
Goldeen is the fishing king of this stretch, 96 encounters across 25 locations on a Good Rod or Super Rod. Drop a line in nearly any water and the goldfish bites.
25 locations to catch Goldeen
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Where To Catch Goldeen in RB
The line opens with Goldeen at Lv. 10-15 via fishing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Goldeen ✓Celadon CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cerulean Cave - 1FLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cerulean CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cerulean GymLv.10Good RodRate 50%Cinnabar IslandLv.10Good RodRate 50%Fuchsia CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Pallet TownLv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 10Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 11Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 12Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 13Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 17Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 18Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 19Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 20Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 21Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 22Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 23Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 24Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 25Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 6Lv.10Good RodRate 50%Safari Zone - CenterLv.10Good RodRate 50%Safari Zone - EastLv.10Good RodRate 50%Safari Zone - NorthLv.10Good RodRate 50%Safari Zone - WestLv.10Good RodRate 50%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.10Good RodRate 50%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.10Good RodRate 50%Vermilion City - CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Vermilion City - HarborLv.10Good RodRate 50%Viridian CityLv.10Good RodRate 50%Route 22Lv.15Super RodRate 50%Cerulean CityLv.15Super RodRate 33%Cerulean GymLv.15Super RodRate 33%Route 24Lv.15Super RodRate 33%Route 25Lv.15Super RodRate 33%Cinnabar IslandLv.15Super RodRate 25%Fuchsia CityLv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 12Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 13Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 17Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 18Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 19Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 20Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Route 21Lv.15Super RodRate 25%Seafoam Islands - B3FLv.15Super RodRate 25%Seafoam Islands - B4FLv.15Super RodRate 25%
Step 2Catch or Evolve into SeakingCerulean Cave - 1FLv.23Super RodRate 25%Cerulean Cave - B1FLv.23Super RodRate 25%Fuchsia CityLv.23Super RodRate 25%Route 23Lv.23Super RodRate 25%or evolve from Goldeen (Step 1)
Bring the right balls: check Goldeen catch odds in the Red & Blue Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
Goldeen Weakness
Type-wise, Goldeen takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. Few weaknesses and 3 resistances make the typing clean. Just 2 weak spots to worry about, which keeps teambuilding straightforward.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Goldeen Weak Against
AvgGoldeen Evolutions
Goldeen starts a line toward Seaking. Can't breed this Water type (335 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 115 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
RB Goldeen Best Moveset
Water pre-evolution with stats too low for any format. MoveSurf exists but can't threaten from the unevolved Special. Heading toward Seaking, which isn't much better.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Horn Attack
- Peck
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
TMs carry this one. Goldeen learns Surf and 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
All 17 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its tail fin billows like an elegant ballroom dress, giving it the nickname of the Water Queen.
Goldeen Red & Blue Guide
- How do I catch Goldeen in the Red & Blue Safari Zone?
See the Locations section above for where to find Goldeen in Red & Blue.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Goldeen from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Goldeen easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
For Red & Blue, you can run Goldeen through the first few routes without issues. 335 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.