
Is Psyduck Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Found on Route 6 south of Cerulean. Psyduck is weak until it evolves, but Golduck is a serviceable Water-type if your team doesn't have one yet. Decent filler.
Brock's typing presses Psyduck's defenses.
Misty's typing presses Psyduck's defenses.
Lt. Surge's team hits Psyduck's weaknesses hard.
Erika's team hits Psyduck's weaknesses hard.
Psyduck 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 resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Golduck has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Golduck trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Psyduck on Route 6 (Surf, Lv 15, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Celadon Department Store roof
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- LV 52WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
Evolve Psyduck to Golduck
Psyduck evolves into Golduck at Level 33. Your Psyduck should hit Level 33 before you reach Sabrina, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Brock
- TM28GroundDigPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Returned by the Team Rocket Grunt in Cerulean City after you defeat him
- After Misty
- TM11WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Cerulean Gym Leader Misty
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Erika
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- TM40NormalSkull BashPower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Safari Zone
- After Sabrina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 90%PP 5Pokémon Mansion
- LV 59WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Psyduck in Yellow
Psyduck is a surf-only catch, common but at a single water spot. No grass or fishing finds it here, so Surf is the gate.
1 location to catch Psyduck
Encountered via Surfing
Where To Catch Psyduck in Y
Step 1Psyduck ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into Golduckor evolve from Psyduck (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in Yellow for Psyduck.
Psyduck Weakness
Type-wise, Psyduck takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. Its Water typing keeps the defensive matchups simple. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Psyduck Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Psyduck
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
Ivysaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Cerulean City Gift) | ||
Bellsprout GrassPoison | D | |
Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
Psyduck Evolutions
Psyduck starts a line toward Golduck. Can't breed this Water type (305 stats), so keep the evolution path going. Evolving adds up to 195 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Psyduck Best Moveset
Water pre-evolution where 65 Special puts MoveSurf at low power, and nothing in the movepool adds enough to compete with any evolved Water-type. Golduck improves the stats modestly, landing mid-tier at best.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Blizzard
- Amnesia
- Counter
- Hydro Pump
Recommended Teammates
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 25 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Always tormented by headaches. It uses psychic powers, but it is not known if it intends to do so.
Psyduck Yellow Guide
In Yellow, 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.
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

Winds & Waves
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Where to go next after Psyduck.