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Goldeen

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General

Goldeen
water

Abilities

Swift Swim
This Pokémon's Speed doubles during Rain Dance.
Water Veil
This Pokémon cannot become Burned.

Damage Taken

Dex Numbers

Generation
Red/Blue/Yellow RBY
Red/Blue/Yellow Kanto
118
Gold/Silver/Crystal Johto
78
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Hoenn
50
Diamond/Pearl Sinnoh
78

Names

Japanese
トサキント
Romaji
Tosakinto

Flavor

Height
1'11.6" or 0.6 m
Weight
33.1 lb or 15 kg
Species
Goldfish
Color
red
Cry
mp3 here
Fire Red/Leaf Green Habitat
Water's edge
Pawprint

Misc

R/B/Y code
157 or 0x9d

Breeding

Gender
½ male; ½ female (code: 127 or 0x7f)
Breeding groups
12: Water 2
Steps to hatch
5,120
Compatible with
11 families; 19 total Pokémon

In the Wild

Base EXP
111 or 0x6f
Capture rate
225 or 0xe1
Base happiness
70 or 0x46
Growth rate
medium
Effort points
1 Attack
Wild held items
n/a

Evolution Chain

See also: Comparison of this evolution chain

BasicStage 1
118 Goldeen Base form 119 Seaking Raise to level 33

Stats

Stat Base Max Stat %ile
L50 L100
HP
45
 152 294 16.6
Attack
67
 119 233 43.6
Defense
60
 112 219 39.1
Special Attack
35
 87 169 8.9
Special Defense
50
 102 199 22.7
Speed
63
 115 225 48.5
Average
53.3
 - - 25.8

Flavor

See also: All versions' flavor text and sprites

Diamond It swims elegantly by flittering its tail fin as if it were a dress. It has the look of a queen.

Pearl It swims at a steady 5 knots. If it senses danger, it will strike back with its sharp horn.

Locations

Twinleaf Town
Resort Area
Route 203
Route 204
Route 204
Route 209
Route 212
Route 214
Lake Acuity
Lake Valor
Lake Verity
Lake Verity

Sorry, Pearl players! Only Diamond for the moment.

Area Section Level Method
Twinleaf Town 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Resort Area 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Route 203 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Route 204 Floaroma City side 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Route 204 Jubilife City side 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Route 209 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Route 212 Hearthome City side 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Route 214 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Lake Acuity 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Spring Path 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Lake Valor 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Lake Verity after 10 - 25 good-rod 35%
Lake Verity before 10 - 25 good-rod 35%

Move List

See also: This list in the move search

See also: Contest list

Goldeen's Attack is higher, so it will inflict more damage with physical () moves.

Goldeen gets the STAB from water moves.

Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Move Type Dmg PP Power Acc.* Pri. Description
-- -- -- -- -- Peck flying physical 35 35 100% Inflicts regular damage.
-- -- -- -- -- Tail Whip normal none 30 -- 100% Lowers the target's Defense.
-- -- -- Water Sport water none 15 -- 100% All damage from Fire moves is halved until the end of the battle.
19 10 10 10 7 Supersonic normal none 20 -- 55% Confuses the target.
24 15 15 15 11 Horn Attack normal physical 25 65 100% Inflicts regular damage.
17 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.
24 24 24 21 Flail normal physical 15 varies 100% Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.
27 Aqua Ring water none 20 -- 0% Restores 1/16 of the user's max HP every turn.
30 29 29 29 31 Fury Attack normal physical 20 15 85% Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
37 38 38 38 37 Waterfall water physical 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.
45 43 43 43 41 Horn Drill normal physical 5 varies 30% Causes a one-hit KO.
54 52 52 52 47 Agility psychic none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Speed by two levels.
57 51 Megahorn bug physical 10 120 85% Inflicts regular damage.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Egg moves (Pokémon can also inherit any TMs they are compatible with)
Chains Diamond/Pearl Aqua Tail water physical 10 90 90% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains Gold/Silver Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl Haze ice none 30 -- 100% Resets all Pokemon's stats, Accuracy, and Evasion.
Chains Gold/Silver Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl Hydro Pump water special 5 120 80% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl Mud Sport ground none 15 -- 100% All damage from Electric moves is halved until the end of the battle.
Chains Diamond/Pearl Mud-Slap ground special 10 20 100% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Accuracy.
Chains Gold/Silver Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl Psybeam psychic special 20 65 100% Has a 10% chance to Confuse the target.
Chains Ruby/Sapphire Diamond/Pearl Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Tutored moves
Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Crystal Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Emerald Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Emerald Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Emerald Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Emerald Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Emerald Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Emerald Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Miscellaneous moves
pokecenter Swords Dance normal none 30 -- 100% Raises the user's Attack by two levels.
Red/Blue/Yellow Gold/Silver/Crystal Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl TMs and HMs
Chains 45 45 45 45 Attract normal none 15 -- 100% Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
Chains 34 Bide normal physical 10 varies 100% 1 Goes first. User waits for 2-3 turns, then inflicts typeless damage equal to twice the HP it lost while waiting.
Chains 14 14 14 14 14 Blizzard ice special 5 120 70% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target. Chance to hit becomes 100% during Hail.
Chains 11 BubbleBeam water special 20 65 100% Has a 10% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 78 Captivate normal none 20 -- 100% Lowers the target's Special Attack by two levels if it is the opposite gender.
Chains 03 Curse ????? none 10 -- 100% Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Chains H8 H8 Dive water physical 10 80 100% User dives underwater, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
Chains 32 32 32 32 32 Double Team normal none 15 -- 100% Raises the user's Evasion.
Chains 10 Double-Edge normal physical 15 120 100% User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.
Chains 20 58 Endure normal none 10 -- 100% 3 Goes first. Prevents the user's HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
Chains 42 42 42 Facade normal physical 20 70 100% Power doubles if user is Burned, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Chains 21 21 21 21 Frustration normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases as Happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 07 07 07 Hail ice none 10 -- 100% Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.
Chains 10 10 10 10 Hidden Power normal special 15 varies 100% Power and type depend upon user's IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
Chains 07 Horn Drill normal physical 5 varies 30% Causes a one-hit KO.
Chains 13 13 13 13 Ice Beam ice special 10 95 100% Has a 10% chance to Freeze the target.
Chains 16 Icy Wind ice special 15 55 95% Has a 100% chance to lower the target's Speed.
Chains 31 Mimic normal none 10 -- 100% Copies the target's last used move.
Chains 83 Natural Gift normal physical 15 varies 100% Power and type depend on the held berry.
Chains 84 Poison Jab poison physical 20 80 100% Has a 30% chance to Poison the target.
Chains 17 17 17 17 Protect normal none 10 -- 0% 3 Goes first. Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
Chains 20 Rage normal physical 20 20 100% User can only use this move until it wins or faints, but becomes stronger each time it is hit.
Chains 18 18 18 18 Rain Dance water none 5 -- 0% Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
Chains 44 44 44 44 44 Rest psychic none 10 -- 100% User Sleeps, completely healing itself.
Chains 27 27 27 27 Return normal physical 20 varies 100% Power increases with Happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
Chains 43 43 43 Secret Power normal physical 20 70 100% Has a 30% chance to inflict a status effect which depends upon the terrain.
Chains 40 Skull Bash normal physical 15 100 100% Raises the user's Defense. User charges for one turn before attacking.
Chains 35 82 Sleep Talk normal none 10 -- 100% Randomly uses one of the user's other three moves. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 13 Snore normal special 15 40 100% Has a 30% chance to make the target Flinch. Only works if the user is Sleeping.
Chains 50 90 Substitute normal none 10 -- 100% Transfers 1/4 of the user's max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks.
Chains H3 H3 H3 H3 H3 Surf water special 15 95 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 34 87 Swagger normal none 15 -- 90% Raises the target's Attack by two levels and Confuses the target.
Chains 39 39 Swift normal special 20 60 100% Never misses.
Chains 09 Take Down normal physical 20 90 85% User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil.
Chains 06 06 06 06 06 Toxic poison none 10 -- 85% Badly Poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
Chains 12 Water Gun water special 25 40 100% Inflicts regular damage.
Chains 03 03 03 Water Pulse water special 20 60 100% Has a 20% chance to Confuse the target.
Chains H7 H7 H7 H7 Waterfall water physical 15 80 100% Has a 20% chance to make the target Flinch.

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