Is Golduck Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Golduck is a reliable Water-type that handles Blaine and Giovanni cleanly. Good Speed keeps it relevant through mid-game. Gets outpaced by Starmie and your partner's coverage, but it's a solid pick if you grab one early.
Not available yet. You cannot get Psyduck before this fight.
Misty's typing presses Psyduck's defenses.
Psyduck trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's team hits Golduck's weaknesses hard.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up 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.
Catch Psyduck
Catch Psyduck on Route 4 (walking, Lv 7-12).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMPsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 36WaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 45WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Giovanni
- TMIceBlizzardPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Psyduck to Golduck
Psyduck evolves into Golduck at Level 33. Your Psyduck should hit Level 33 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- HMWaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- TMPsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 42WaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMPsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 63WaterHydro PumpPower 165Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Golduck in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
A few locations for Golduck with decent spawn rates across endgame routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
1 location to catch Golduck6 locations to catch Psyduck
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Psyduck at any of the 6 locations below, then level it up to 33, and it evolves into Golduck.
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The only way to get Golduck during the story is evolving Psyduck (Lv 33).
- Step 2Golduck ✓or evolve from Psyduck (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Golduck in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Golduck 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 Golduck odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Golduck 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Golduck preloaded.
Golduck Weakness
Golduck's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. With 80 HP and balanced defenses, Golduck can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Golduck Weak Against
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Golduck Evolutions
Evolved from Psyduck. Golduck is the final form in this two-stage line. HP grew the most through evolution (+30 over Psyduck), and Golduck peaks at 500 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Golduck Best Moveset
95 Sp. Atk at 85 Speed on pure Water. Without AbilityCloud Nine canceling weather or any held item to boost, the moveset runs special Water TermStab at moderate stats. Competent but outclassed by every other Water-type with better numbers or Mega access.
Best Build
Psyduck Candy
Smart Candy+SPAMild raises Sp. Atk and lowers Defense. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Blue, then Yellow. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Golduck
- Psyduck Candy
- Smart Candy
Smart Candy L
Smart Candy XL
Psyduck Candy raises every stat, but only Psyduck and Golduck can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Golduck is Smart Candy (Sp. Atk), and any Pokemon can eat it; Smart Candy L needs level 30 and Smart Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Camille battles with one level 75 Golduck that knows Yawn, Calm Mind and Psychic. It takes extra damage from Electric and Grass moves. Win to earn the Golduck Master title. Find Camille on Route 4.
Moves List
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Golduck picks up Surf and Hydro Pump along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Psychic and Normal coverage and more, but the foundation's already strong by then.
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 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its long, slim limbs end in broad flippers. They are used for swimming gracefully in lakes.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Golduck has appeared in 21 games: nearly every mainline game. 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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