Is Golduck Good in Platinum Playthrough?
AbilityCloud Nine shuts down the sandstorm that Hippowdon and Bertha's Ground team generate. Golduck handles Flint's all-Fire E4 through Water coverage. Solid but unremarkable in Sinnoh's deep Water bench.
Golduck resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's team hits Golduck's weaknesses hard.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Golduck resists most of Byron's coverage and hits back hard.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Golduck resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Golduck resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Golduck resists most of Saturn's coverage and hits back hard.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Golduck in Twinleaf Town (Surf, Lv 20-40, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- LV 56WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
- TM04PsychicCalm MindPower —Accuracy 100%PP 20Exchange Service Corner counter at the Battle Frontier, which you enter from the Fight Area
Catch Psyduck
Catch Psyduck in Twinleaf Town (Surf, Lv 20-30, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- TM55WaterBrinePower 98Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Crasher Wake
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 48WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- Post-Game
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Golduck in Platinum
Golduck ranges almost as widely as Psyduck, showing up in nineteen areas between grass and surf at levels 20 to 55. From the midgame onward you will keep crossing paths with it.
19 locations to catch Golduck18 locations to catch Psyduck
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Psyduck at any of the 18 locations below, then level it up to 33 — it evolves into Golduck.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Golduck in Pt
Psyduck gets you Golduck sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 33. Wild Golduck needs Surf (after Badge 5).
- Step 1Catch PsyduckRavaged PathLv.4-6GrassRate 35%Oreburgh Gate - 1FLv.5-7GrassRate 35%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.8-10GrassRate 35%Celestic TownLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Eterna CityLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Lake AcuityLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Lake ValorLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Lake VerityLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 203Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 204 - SouthLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 205 - NorthLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 208Lv.20Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 209Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 210 - NorthLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 212 - NorthLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 214Lv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Twinleaf TownLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 60%Ravaged PathLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 60%Lake ValorLv.38-39GrassRate 15%Resort AreaLv.35-45Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 225Lv.35-45Surfing on waterRate 10%Lake AcuityLv.38GrassRate 5%
- Step 2Golduck ✓Sendoff SpringLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 100%Celestic TownLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Eterna CityLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Lake AcuityLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Lake ValorLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Lake VerityLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 203Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 204 - SouthLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 205 - NorthLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 208Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 209Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 210 - NorthLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 212 - NorthLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 214Lv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Twinleaf TownLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Oreburgh Gate - B1FLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Ravaged PathLv.20-40Surfing on waterRate 5%Resort AreaLv.35-55Surfing on waterRate 90%Route 225Lv.35-55Surfing on waterRate 90%Lake AcuityLv.39-40GrassRate 15%Lake ValorLv.40-41GrassRate 15%or evolve from Psyduck (Step 1)
Not landing the catch? Calculate Golduck catch rates for Platinum by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Golduck in Platinum
Golduck patrols the same lake grass at Lake Valor, so chain it to 40 for a shiny, or evolve a chained Psyduck. Compare Shiny Golduck odds across every game
Platinum Shiny Golduck Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
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 | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Platinum 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Golduck Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Golduck
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Golduck View Tangrowth builds →Solar Beam 2x115-135%KO Shock Wave 2x39-46% | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 201 Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Golduck View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 2x102-120%KO | ||
 Cherrim Grass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | A | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Oreburgh City Gift) | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Golduck Evolutions
Evolved from Psyduck. Golduck is the final form in this two-stage line. A massive partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs take an average time to hatch. 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
Breeding
Breed with Golduck to get Psyduck eggs easily using 131 partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Confuse Ray, Cross Chop, Foresight and 8 more.
Pt Golduck Best Moveset
85 Speed and 95 Sp. Atk give the moveset a genuine special Water attacker profile. AbilityCloud Nine disabling weather is situational, and AbilityDamp preventing self-destruct is even more niche. The offensive stats are the real reason to run Golduck.
Best Build
Golduck best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Surf
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
- Hidden Power Grass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Golduck won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Hydro Pump and Surf anchor the STAB core.
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
39 of 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It is seen swimming dynamically and elegantly using its well-developed limbs and flippers.
Golduck Platinum Guide
In Platinum, use Golduck as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling, Surf is the primary attack.
For Platinum, run Hardy on Golduck. Fits the balanced role.
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
Winds & Waves
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