Where can I find Golduck in Polished Crystal?

Golduck can be found in 17 areas, including Cerulean Cave 1F in Polished Crystal.

What type is Golduck?

Golduck is a water/psychic-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Golduck learn in Polished Crystal?

Golduck can learn 17+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Golduck have?

Golduck's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Damp, Cloud Nine, Swift Swim.

Golduck - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

It swims gracefully along on the quiet, slow-moving rivers and lakes of which it is so fond.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

WaterPsychic

Dex

#152

Abilities

Damp(Primary)

Prevents selfdestructing moves.

Cloud Nine(Secondary)

Eliminates effects of weather.

Swift Swim(Hidden)

Boosts its Speed in rain.

Growth Rate

Medium Fast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

water1, ground

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball7.5%

Great Ball10.9%

Ultra Ball13.4%

Base Exp

174

EV Yield

2 SpecialAttack

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

electric ×2grass ×2bug ×2ghost ×2dark ×2

Resists

fire ×0.5water ×0.5ice ×0.5fighting ×0.5psychic ×0.5steel ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Psyduck

Base form

→

Golduck

Level up Psyduck to Lv. 33

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How to Obtain

Golduck appears common in Cerulean Cave 1F while surfing, common in Cerulean Cave B1F while surfing, and common in Route 6 while surfing, among 14 other areas. Wild ones range from level 15 to 79, unless in a badge-dependent area.

Wild Encounters (18)


Ilex Forest	any	surfing	Lv. 15	10%
Goldenrod City	any	surfing	Lv. 20	10%
Goldenrod Harbor	any	surfing	Badge +0	10%
Route 35	any	surfing	Lv. 20	10%
Silver Cave Room1	night	Field	Lv. 74	5%
Silver Cave Room2	night	Field	Lv. 74	30%
Silver Cave Room2	any	surfing	Lv. 75	30%
Silver Cave Room3	night	Field	Lv. 79	3%
Cerulean Cave 1F	any	surfing	Lv. 63	30%
Cerulean Cave B1F	any	surfing	Lv. 63	30%
Route 6	any	surfing	Lv. 50	30%
Safari Zone East	any	surfing	Lv. 55	30%
Safari Zone Hub	any	surfing	Lv. 55	30%
Safari Zone North	any	surfing	Lv. 55	30%
Seafoam Islands 1F	any	Field	Lv. 60-61	8%
Seafoam Islands B2F	any	Field	Lv. 60	10%
Seafoam Islands B3F	any	Field	Lv. 60	20%
Seafoam Islands B4F	any	Field	Lv. 61	20%

Level Up Moves (17)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch	normal		40	100	35
1	Scratch	Scratches with sharp claws.
ScratchLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
Scratches with sharp claws.
1	Aqua Jet	water		40	100	20
1	Aqua Jet	A speedy lunge. Always goes first.
Aqua JetLevel: 1
water		40	100	20
A speedy lunge. Always goes first.
4	Leer	normal		0	100	30
4	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 4
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
7	Water Gun	water		40	100	25
7	Water Gun	Squirts water to attack.
Water GunLevel: 7
water		40	100	25
Squirts water to attack.
10	Confusion	psychic		50	100	25
10	Confusion	An attack that may confuse the foe.
ConfusionLevel: 10
psychic		50	100	25
An attack that may confuse the foe.
13	Fury Strikes	normal		20	85	15
13	Fury Strikes	Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
Fury StrikesLevel: 13
normal		20	85	15
Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
16	Water Pulse	water		60	100	20
16	Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water PulseLevel: 16
water		60	100	20
An attack that may confuse the foe.
19	Disable	normal		0	100	20
19	Disable	Disables the foe's most recent move.
DisableLevel: 19
normal		0	100	20
Disables the foe's most recent move.
22	Screech	normal		0	85	40
22	Screech	Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
ScreechLevel: 22
normal		0	85	40
Sharply lowers the foe's Defense.
25	Zen Headbutt	psychic		80	90	15
25	Zen Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Zen HeadbuttLevel: 25
psychic		80	90	15
An attack that may cause flinching.
28	Aqua Tail	water		90	90	10
28	Aqua Tail	Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Aqua TailLevel: 28
water		90	90	10
Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
31	Rain Dance	water		0	100	5
31	Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain DanceLevel: 31
water		0	100	5
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
36	Psybeam	psychic		65	100	20
36	Psybeam	An attack that may confuse the foe.
PsybeamLevel: 36
psychic		65	100	20
An attack that may confuse the foe.
41	Amnesia	psychic		0	100	20
41	Amnesia	Sharply raises the user's Sp.Def.
AmnesiaLevel: 41
psychic		0	100	20
Sharply raises the user's Sp.Def.
46	Hydro Pump	water		110	80	5
46	Hydro Pump	A powerful Watertype attack.
Hydro PumpLevel: 46
water		110	80	5
A powerful Watertype attack.
51	Nasty Plot	dark		0	100	20
51	Nasty Plot	Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk.
Nasty PlotLevel: 51
dark		0	100	20
Sharply raises the user's Sp.Atk.
56	Psychic	psychic		90	100	10
56	Psychic	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
PsychicLevel: 56
psychic		90	100	10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.

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Egg Moves (10)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Confuse Ray	ghost		0	100	10
Confuse Ray	A move that may confuse the foe.
Confuse Ray
ghost		0	100	10
A move that may confuse the foe.
Cross Chop	fighting		100	80	5
Cross Chop	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Cross Chop
fighting		100	80	5
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Encore	normal		0	100	5
Encore	Makes the foe repeat 2-6 times.
Encore
normal		0	100	5
Makes the foe repeat 2-6 times.
Foresight	normal		0	100	40
Foresight	Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
Foresight
normal		0	100	40
Negates foe's evasion and immunity.
Future Sight	psychic		120	100	10
Future Sight	An attack that hits on 3rd turn.
Future Sight
psychic		120	100	10
An attack that hits on 3rd turn.
Hypnosis	psychic		0	60	20
Hypnosis	May cause the foe to fall asleep.
Hypnosis
psychic		0	60	20
May cause the foe to fall asleep.
Psybeam	psychic		65	100	20
Psybeam	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Psybeam
psychic		65	100	20
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10
Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice Beam
ice		90	100	10
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Light Screen	psychic		0	100	30
Light Screen	Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
Light Screen
psychic		0	100	30
Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
psychicm	normal		0	0	0
psychicm
psychicm
normal		0	0	0

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TM/HM Moves (35)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Dynamicpunch	fighting		100	50	5	TM01
Dynamicpunch	An attack that confuses the foe.
Dynamicpunch
fighting		100	50	5	TM01
An attack that confuses the foe.
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Calm Mind	psychic		0	100	20	TM04
Calm Mind	Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
Calm Mind
psychic		0	100	20	TM04
Raises the user's Sp.Atk and Sp.Def.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Hail	ice		0	100	10	TM07
Hail	Inflicts damage every turn.
Hail
ice		0	100	10	TM07
Inflicts damage every turn.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hone Claws	dark		0	100	40	TM12
Hone Claws	Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hone Claws
dark		0	100	40	TM12
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10	TM13
Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice Beam
ice		90	100	10	TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard	ice		110	70	5	TM14
Blizzard	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard
ice		110	70	5	TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5	TM15
Hyper Beam	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Hyper Beam
normal		150	90	5	TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Light Screen	psychic		0	100	30	TM16
Light Screen	Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
Light Screen
psychic		0	100	30	TM16
Raises Sp.Def with a wall of light.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15	TM23
Iron Tail	An attack that may lower Defense.
Iron Tail
steel		100	75	15	TM23
An attack that may lower Defense.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Psychic	psychic		90	100	10	TM29
Psychic	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Psychic
psychic		90	100	10	TM29
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Swift	normal		60	100	20	TM39
Swift	An attack that never misses.
Swift
normal		60	100	20	TM39
An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Focus Blast	fighting		120	70	5	TM52
Focus Blast	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Focus Blast
fighting		120	70	5	TM52
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Scald	water		70	100	15	TM55
Scald	An attack that may inflict a burn.
Scald
water		70	100	15	TM55
An attack that may inflict a burn.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20	TM63
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20	TM63
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Shadow Claw	ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Shadow Claw	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Shadow Claw
ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Giga Impact	normal		150	90	5	TM68
Giga Impact	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Giga Impact
normal		150	90	5	TM68
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Flash	normal		0	100	20	TM70
Flash	A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Flash
normal		0	100	20	TM70
A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Surf	water		90	100	15	HM03
Surf	A strong Watertype attack.
Surf
water		90	100	15	HM03
A strong Watertype attack.
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.
Whirlpool	water		40	90	15	HM05
Whirlpool	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Whirlpool
water		40	90	15	HM05
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
Waterfall	water		80	100	15	HM06
Waterfall	An attack that may cause flinching.
Waterfall
water		80	100	15	HM06
An attack that may cause flinching.

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Move Tutor Moves (14)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Aqua Tail	water		90	90	10	MT02
Aqua Tail	Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Aqua Tail
water		90	90	10	MT02
Swings tail like a wave in a storm.
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Charm	fairy		0	100	20	MT05
Charm	Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
Charm
fairy		0	100	20	MT05
Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
Counter	fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Counter	Returns a physical attack double.
Counter
fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Returns a physical attack double.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Ice Punch	ice		75	100	15	MT15
Ice Punch	An icy punch. May cause freezing.
Ice Punch
ice		75	100	15	MT15
An icy punch. May cause freezing.
Icy Wind	ice		55	95	15	MT16
Icy Wind	An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Icy Wind
ice		55	95	15	MT16
An icy attack that lowers Speed.
Pay Day	normal		40	100	20	MT19
Pay Day	Throws coins. Gets them back later.
Pay Day
normal		40	100	20	MT19
Throws coins. Gets them back later.
Seismic Toss	fighting		1	100	20	MT22
Seismic Toss	Damage equals the user's level.
Seismic Toss
fighting		1	100	20	MT22
Damage equals the user's level.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Zen Headbutt	psychic		80	90	15	MT31
Zen Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Zen Headbutt
psychic		80	90	15	MT31
An attack that may cause flinching.

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