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goldeen
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#118

goldeen

Water

Its tail fin billows like an elegant ballroom dress, giving it the nickname of the Water Queen.

Height
0.6m
Weight
15kg
Generation
Gen I (RB)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

HP
45
45
Attack
67
67
Defense
60
60
Sp. Atk
35
35
Sp. Def
50
50
Speed
63
63
Total
320

Abilities (Click for details)

swift-swim
Normal Ability
water-veil
Normal Ability
lightning-rod

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Electric Grass

Resistances (×½)

Fire Water Ice Steel

Evolution Chain

goldeen
goldeen
#118
→
seaking
seaking
#119

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 tail-whip normal status - 100 30
Lv.1 peck flying physical 35 100 35
Lv.1 water-sport water status - - 15
Lv.5 supersonic normal status - 55 20
Lv.7 supersonic normal status - 55 20
Lv.8 horn-attack normal physical 65 100 25
Lv.11 horn-attack normal physical 65 100 25
Lv.13 flail normal physical - 100 15
Lv.16 water-pulse water special 60 100 20
Lv.17 water-pulse water special 60 100 20
Lv.21 flail normal physical - 100 15
Lv.21 aqua-ring water status - - 20
Lv.24 fury-attack normal physical 15 85 20
Lv.27 aqua-ring water status - - 20
Lv.29 agility psychic status - - 30
Lv.31 fury-attack normal physical 15 85 20
Lv.32 waterfall water physical 80 100 15
Lv.37 horn-drill normal physical - 30 5
Lv.37 waterfall water physical 80 100 15
Lv.40 soak water status - 100 20
Lv.41 horn-drill normal physical - 30 5
Lv.45 megahorn bug physical 120 85 10
Lv.47 agility psychic status - - 30
Lv.50 soak water status - 100 20
Lv.51 soak water status - 100 20
Lv.57 megahorn bug physical 120 85 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
surf water special 90 100 15
ice-beam ice special 90 100 10
blizzard ice special 110 70 5
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
waterfall water physical 80 100 15
rest psychic status - - 5
substitute normal status - - 10
protect normal status - - 10
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
hail ice status - - 10
facade normal physical 70 100 20
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
dive water physical 80 100 10
poison-jab poison physical 80 100 20
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
body-slam normal physical 85 100 15
hydro-pump water special 110 80 5
psybeam psychic special 65 100 20
haze ice status - - 30
skull-bash normal physical 130 100 10
mud-slap ground special 20 100 10
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
mud-sport ground status - - 15
signal-beam bug special 75 100 15
mud-shot ground special 55 95 15
aqua-tail water physical 90 90 10
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
snore normal special 50 100 15
icy-wind ice special 55 95 15
knock-off dark physical 65 100 20
bounce flying physical 85 85 5
water-pulse water special 60 100 20

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
crabhammer aquatail volt-tackle swords-dance
goldeen's physical attacker moveset, STAB movecrabhammerhigh power, paired with volt-tacklebetter coverage.
Rain Team Core Moveset Weather
thunder hurricane surf rest
goldeenas a Rain Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.
👥 Team Recommendations
Rain Team Core Rain
pelipper ludicolo ferrothorn gyarados excadrill
goldeenas a Rain Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
goldeenas a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
goldeenas a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.