Is Golduck Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Psyduck evolves at level 33. Water with AbilityDamp. Decent Speed handles Malva and contributes against Grant. Outclassed by Greninja and Blastoise if either is on your team already.
Psyduck trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Psyduck trades roughly evenly with Grant's team.
Psyduck trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Ramos's team hits Psyduck's weaknesses hard.
Clemont's team hits Golduck's weaknesses hard.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Valerie's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Wulfric's team.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Wikstrom's team.
Drasna's team hits Golduck's weaknesses hard.
Siebold's typing presses Golduck's defenses.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catch Psyduck
Catch Psyduck on Route 22 (walking, Lv 6, uncommon).
Evolve Psyduck to Golduck
Psyduck evolves into Golduck at Level 33. Your Psyduck should hit Level 33 before you reach Clemont, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Golduck in X & Y
No wild encounters for Golduck. The 2-stage line runs through Psyduck, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 33 once you've got the levels.
How to Obtain Golduck in XY
The path to Golduck starts with Psyduck at Lv. 6-27 via walking, surfing, and more encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Golduck ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Psyduck egg.
How to Get Shiny Golduck in X & Y
Golduck lacks its own grass, so radar-chain a Psyduck on Route 22 and level the shiny up into Golduck. Compare Shiny Golduck odds across every game
X & Y Shiny Golduck Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 100 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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 11 |
| 25%one in four | 29 |
| 50%coin flip | 69 |
| 90%very likely | 230 |
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 X & Y 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
GoodBest Pokemon Against Golduck
 Heliolisk ElectricNormal | B | |
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Golduck View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 2x103-123%KO | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chespin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
 Simisage Grass | C | |
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | B | |
 Gogoat Grass | C | |
 Plusle Electric | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Minun Electric | 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 are average hatch time. 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 200 partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Clear Smog, Confuse Ray, Cross Chop and 12 more.
XY Golduck Best Moveset
AbilityCloud Nine removes weather on entry, less valuable now that weather lasts 5 turns and expires naturally. 95 Sp. Atk and 85 Speed fire Water TermStab at functional levels. The moveset lost its anti-weather niche when the format nerfed weather for it.
Best Build
Golduck best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Encore
- Simple Beam
- Aqua Jet
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Clear Smog and Confuse Ray from the egg pool give Golduck something extra.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It appears by waterways at dusk. It may use telekinetic powers if its forehead glows mysteriously.
The forelegs are webbed, helping to make it an adept swimmer. It can be seen swimming elegantly in lakes, etc.
Golduck X & Y Guide
In X & Y, Golduck's hidden ability is Swift Swim. Doubles Speed during rain. Better than the standard options for competitive play.
In X & Y, use Golduck as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Speed is middling,
For X & Y, build your team around Gardevoir Mega, Garchomp, and Talonflame. These have the highest co-usage rates with Golduck in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For X & Y, run Bold on Golduck. +Defense is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. 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
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