POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Golduck sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Golduck sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #055 · Duck Pokemon

Golduck

Water Both

Golduck is a Water-type Duck Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Wild; locations include Ilex Forest, Route 35, Silver Cave. Silver: Wild; locations include Ilex Forest, Route 35, Silver Cave.

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GENERATION II

Base stats

500
HP80
Attack82
Defense78
Sp. Atk95
Sp. Def80
Speed85

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
5'07" (1.7 m)
Weight
169.0 lbs (76.7 kg)
Catch rate
75
Base EXP
174
Growth
Medium Fast
BST
500

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 80
— —
AttackBase 82
— —
DefenseBase 78
— —
Sp. AtkBase 95
— —
Sp. DefBase 80
— —
SpeedBase 85
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

When it swims at full speed using its long, webbed limbs, its forehead somehow begins to glow.

Pokémon Silver

It appears by waterways at dusk. It may use telekinetic powers if its forehead glows mysteriously.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#054 Psyduck #055 Golduck
Psyduck→Level 33→Golduck

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Wild

Areas
4
Tables
6
Special
0
Wild encounters 6
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Ilex Forest Surf Any time Lv. 15 10% slot
Route 35 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Silver CaveSilver Cave Item Rooms Grass Any time Lv. 48 30% slot
Silver CaveSilver Cave Room 2 Grass Any time Lv. 48 30% slot
Silver CaveSilver Cave Room 3 Grass Any time Lv. 51 5% slot
Route 6 Surf Any time Lv. 10 10% slot
Silver

Wild

Areas
4
Tables
6
Special
0
Wild encounters 6
LocationMethodTimeLevelChance
Ilex Forest Surf Any time Lv. 15 10% slot
Route 35 Surf Any time Lv. 20 10% slot
Silver CaveSilver Cave Item Rooms Grass Any time Lv. 48 30% slot
Silver CaveSilver Cave Room 2 Grass Any time Lv. 48 30% slot
Silver CaveSilver Cave Room 3 Grass Any time Lv. 51 5% slot
Route 6 Surf Any time Lv. 10 10% slot

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

11
Lv. 1

Scratch

Normal · Normal Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
35

Normal · Defense Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 1

Disable

Normal · Disable

Power
—
Acc.
55%
PP
20

Psychic · Confuse Hit

Power
50
Acc.
100%
PP
25

Normal · Defense Down

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
Lv. 10

Disable

Normal · Disable

Power
—
Acc.
55%
PP
20
Lv. 16

Confusion

Psychic · Confuse Hit

Power
50
Acc.
100%
PP
25
Lv. 23

Screech

Normal · Defense Down 2

Power
—
Acc.
85%
PP
40
TM09
Lv. 31

Psych Up

Normal · Psych Up

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
10

Normal · Multi Hit

Power
18
Acc.
80%
PP
15

Water · Normal Hit

Power
120
Acc.
80%
PP
5
TM / HM compatibility 32 moves
TM01 TM01 · DynamicPunchFighting100 power · 50% · 5 PP TM02 TM02 · HeadbuttNormal70 power · 100% · 15 PP TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM08 TM08 · Rock SmashFighting20 power · 100% · 15 PP TM09 TM09 · Psych UpNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM14 TM14 · BlizzardIce120 power · 70% · 5 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM16 TM16 · Icy WindIce55 power · 95% · 15 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM18 TM18 · Rain DanceWater— power · 90% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM23 TM23 · Iron TailSteel100 power · 75% · 15 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM28 TM28 · DigGround60 power · 100% · 10 PP TM31 TM31 · Mud-SlapGround20 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM33 TM33 · Ice PunchIce75 power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM45 TM45 · AttractNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM49 TM49 · Fury CutterBug10 power · 95% · 20 PP HM03 HM03 · SurfWater95 power · 100% · 15 PP HM04 HM04 · StrengthNormal80 power · 100% · 15 PP HM05 HM05 · FlashNormal— power · 70% · 20 PP HM06 HM06 · WhirlpoolWater15 power · 70% · 15 PP HM07 HM07 · WaterfallWater80 power · 100% · 15 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.