Is Psyduck Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Psyduck is everywhere on water routes and evolves into the much more useful Golduck. Worth catching early for the upgrade.
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.
Catchable
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 Psyduck in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Decent spawn rates across 6 locations for Psyduck in early-game routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
6 locations to catch Psyduck
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 8Where To Catch Psyduck in Let's Go
The line opens with Psyduck at Lv. 7+ via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Golduckor evolve from Psyduck (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Psyduck in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Psyduck 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 Psyduck odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Psyduck 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.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds for Psyduck.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
What is Psyduck Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Psyduck
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
 Zapdos Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter | ||
 Exeggcute GrassPsychic | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | C | |
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Electabuzz Electric | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Psyduck View Electabuzz builds →Thunderbolt 2x136-161%KO | ||
 Jolteon Electric | B | |
 Electrode Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Move Moves
Damage vs Psyduck View Electrode builds →Thunderbolt 2x118-139%KO | ||
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Tangela Grass | C | |
Psyduck Evolutions
Psyduck evolves into Golduck. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. Evolving adds up to 180 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Psyduck Best Moveset
Water pre-evolution at 65 Sp. Atk and 55 Speed. The moveset runs special Water TermStab at numbers that can't threaten. Evolve to Golduck for 95 Sp. Atk and 85 Speed on the same typing.
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 Psyduck
- 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 Psyduck 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
Nicole battles with one level 70 Psyduck that knows Amnesia, Psychic and Rest. It takes extra damage from Electric and Grass moves. Win to earn the Psyduck Master title. Find Nicole on Route 21.
Moves List
TMs define Psyduck's movepool. The natural moves cover basics with Hydro Pump and Surf, but the real versatility comes from technical machines giving it Normal and Psychic coverage and more. That's where the options open up.
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 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Always tormented by headaches. It uses psychic powers, but whether it intends to do so is not known.
Game Availability
Psyduck has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 21 titles across all 9 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
- 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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