What does Psyduck evolve into?

Psyduck evolves into Golduck at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 320 BST.

At what level does Psyduck evolve?

Psyduck evolves into Golduck at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Psyduck?

In Crystal, Psyduck does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Golduck before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Where can you catch Psyduck?

Psyduck is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Psyduck - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Psyduck's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 1 Sp. Atk stat exp, medium-fast 1M XP curve to max.

Base Stats

Avg

HP50

Attack52

Defense48

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def50

Speed55

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Easy190 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight19.6 kg

Base XP64

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Damp

Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Cloud Nine

Negates all effects of weather, but does not prevent the weather itself.

Swift SwimHA

Doubles Speed during rain.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

The only time it can use its psychic power is when its sleeping brain cells happen to wake.

Crystal

Psyduck Weakness

Type-wise, Psyduck takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Psyduck Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score0

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Psyduck in Crystal (Best Counters)

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Absorb 2x 30-38% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Psyduck Razor Leaf 2x 54-64% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Vine Whip 2x 59-70% View Bellsprout builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Damage vs Psyduck Thunder 2x 127-150%KO Thunder Punch 2x 86-102%KO View Elekid builds →
Pichu Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder ShockLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Thunder 2x 86-102%KO Thunder Shock 2x 36-43% View Pichu builds →

Crystal Evolution

Psyduck evolves into Golduck. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Plenty of partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 180 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#054Psyduck

Level 33

#055Golduck

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Psyduck

Water

Golduck

Water

80+30

ATK

82+30

DEF

78+30

SP.ATK

95+30

SP.DEF

80+30

SPE

85+30

BST

320D-Tier

500C-Tier+180

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Psyduck easily with 66 breeding partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Cross Chop, Foresight, Future Sight and 5 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Psyduck Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding's the move. Cross Chop and Foresight give Psyduck options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Psychic coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Surf. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 5

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 10

Disable

D—5520Normal

Lv 16

Confusion

D5010025Psychic

Lv 23

Screech

D—8540Normal

Lv 31

Psych Up

D——10Normal

Lv 40

Fury Swipes

D188015Normal

Lv 50

Hydro Pump

C120805Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM28

Dig

D6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

D7510015Ice

TM16

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM09

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

D8010015Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM39

Swift

D60—20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM07

Waterfall

—8010015Water

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Cross Chop

D100805Fighting

Egg

Foresight

——10040Normal

Egg

Future Sight

—12010010Psychic

Egg

Hypnosis

C—6020Psychic

Egg

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

Egg

Light Screen

C——30Psychic

Egg

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Egg

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

Crystal Psyduck Locations

Easy grab on Psyduck with high spawn rates across 7 locations in early-game routes. Two different catch methods are in play here. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Psyduck in Crystal

You can find Psyduck through 7 walking and surfing encounters at Lv. 5-24. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.

Route 6

Surfing on water Lv.5-14 Route

90%Early

Ilex Forest

Surfing on water Lv.10-19 Forest

90%Early

Route 35

Surfing on water Lv.15-24 Route

90%Early

National Park

Grass Lv.12 Facility

30%Early

Night

Route 35

Grass Lv.13 Route

20%Early

Night

Ilex Forest

Grass Lv.7 Forest

10%Early

Night

Route 6

Grass Lv.15 Route

10%Early

Night

Psyduck Guide

Psyduck evolves into Golduck at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 320 BST.
Psyduck evolves into Golduck at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
In Crystal, Psyduck does the job early-game if you need a Water type on your team. Evolve it into Golduck before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Psyduck is catchable in Crystal. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Psyduck has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Vine Whip 2x 65-78% View Bellsprout builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Learns Razor Leaf at Level 8 View Chikorita builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Learns Mega Drain at Level 30 View Hoppip builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Absorb 2x 30-36% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Psyduck Razor Leaf 2x 57-67% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Vine Whip 2x 57-67% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Mega Drain 2x 33-40% Absorb 2x 18-22% View Sunkern builds →
Elekid Electric	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves ThunderTM25 Thunder PunchTM41 Damage vs Psyduck Thunder 2x 128-152%KO Thunder Punch 2x 87-103%KO View Elekid builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Absorb 2x 27-33% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Psyduck Razor Leaf 2x 53-63% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Vine Whip 2x 56-67% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Psyduck Mega Drain 2x 31-37% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Mega Drain 2x 31-37% Absorb 2x 19-22% View Sunkern builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Absorb 2x 27-33% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Psyduck Razor Leaf 2x 52-61% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Vine Whip 2x 54-65% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Psyduck Mega Drain 2x 34-40% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Mega Drain 2x 30-36% Absorb 2x 18-22% View Sunkern builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Absorb 2x 27-33% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Psyduck Razor Leaf 2x 52-61% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Vine Whip 2x 54-65% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Psyduck Mega Drain 2x 34-40% View Hoppip builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Psyduck Mega Drain 2x 30-36% Absorb 2x 18-22% View Sunkern builds →