#0055 Golduck

Artwork: PokéAPI.

WaterPsychic Official games: Water (type changes)

Abilities

DampCreates a Aqua Ring when entering battle; Water-type move power is increased by 20%, while Fire-type move power for all Pokémon is reduced by 25%.Cloud NineNot affected by weather.

Hidden ability

Swift SwimSharply boosts Speed in rain.

Capture

Moderate catch

Gender

50.0% female

Egg groups

Water 1 / Field

Growth

Medium Fast

EV yield

2 Sp. Atk

Golduck’s base stats

HP	80
Attack	82
Defense	78
Sp. Atk	100 (official 95)
Sp. Def	80
Speed	85
Total	505	Official games: 500, +5 in this hack. All base stat changes

Where to find it

Chance per encounter, under the conditions shown.

Times and conditions

• Morning: 4:00–9:59
• Day: 10:00–19:59
• Night: 20:00–3:59

Calendar encounters can replace a land slot on specific dates.

Safari candidates depend on the selected area and time. Object Arrangement does not unlock in this hack; bonus block encounters are excluded.

Where to find Golduck in the wild

Location	Method / conditions	Level	Chance
Route 6	Surfing	10	5%
Route 6	Super Rod	40	5%
Fuchsia City, Koga's forest preserve	Super Rod	40	5%
Pal Park, Fixed Catch mode: Sunday	Surfing	40	10%
Seafoam Islands	Grass/cave, morning and day	32	10%
Seafoam Islands	Grass/cave, night	32	10%
Seafoam Islands B1F	Grass/cave, morning	34	10%
Seafoam Islands B1F	Grass/cave, day	34	10%
Seafoam Islands B1F	Grass/cave, night	34	10%
Seafoam Islands B2F	Grass/cave, morning	35	10%
Seafoam Islands B2F	Grass/cave, day	35	10%
Seafoam Islands B2F	Grass/cave, night	35	10%
Seafoam Islands B3F	Grass/cave, morning	36	10%
Seafoam Islands B3F	Grass/cave, day	36	10%
Seafoam Islands B3F	Grass/cave, night	36	10%
Seafoam Islands B4F / Seafoam Islands, inner room	Grass/cave, morning	38	10%
Seafoam Islands B4F / Seafoam Islands, inner room	Grass/cave, day	38	10%
Seafoam Islands B4F / Seafoam Islands, inner room	Grass/cave, night	38	10%
Mt. Silver, hot-spring mountainside	Grass/cave, morning	60	30%
Mt. Silver, hot-spring mountainside	Grass/cave, day	60	30%
Mt. Silver, hot-spring mountainside	Grass/cave, night	60	20%
Mt. Silver Cave Lower Mountainside	Grass/cave, any time	60	5%
Mt. Silver Cave Upper Mountainside	Grass/cave, morning	60	30%
Mt. Silver Cave Upper Mountainside	Grass/cave, day	60	30%
Mt. Silver Cave Upper Mountainside	Grass/cave, night	60	20%
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt Chamber	Grass/cave, morning and day	48	20%
Mt. Silver Cave Expert Belt Chamber	Grass/cave, night	48	20%
Mt. Silver Cave 2F	Grass/cave, morning and day	60	10%
Mt. Silver Cave 2F	Grass/cave, night	60	10%
Mt. Silver Cave 3F	Grass/cave, morning and day	60	30%
Mt. Silver Cave 3F	Grass/cave, night	60	30%
Cerulean Cave	Surfing	40	1%
Cerulean Cave 2F	Surfing	40	10%
Cerulean Cave B1F	Surfing	40	10%
Ilex Forest	Surfing	10–20	9%
Route 35	Surfing	15–31	5%
Safari Zone: Wetland	Safari Zone: Wetland area selected, Grass, night	17	Not fixed

Pal Park: The wild table changes with the day of the week (by the DS clock). You get in through the Catching Show's Fixed Catch mode at the Pal Park reception ($10,000; bring your own Poké Balls). Sunday's table is the same as Cerulean Cave's, probably by mistake in the hack, so it also has Surf and fishing slots: the park has a pond and a stretch of sea.

Safari Zone: choose the listed area. Area selection unlocks during Baoba’s Sandshrew test, after his Geodude test. Object Arrangement never unlocks in this hack, so block-dependent bonus encounters are excluded. The listed candidates do not have a verified encounter percentage.

Evolution

Evolves from Psyduck at Lv 33.

Level-up moves

“On evolution” moves are learned when this Pokémon evolves. Open a move for its full effects and any special behavior in this hack.

Golduck’s level-up moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
1	Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100	20	The user attacks at blinding speed. This move always strikes first.
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35	Hard, pointed, and sharp claws rake the foe to inflict damage.
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30	The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe less wary. Lowers its Defense by 1 stage.
1	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100	25	Blasts the target with water. Does not burn the target.
1	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100	25	The foe is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It has a 10% chance to confuse the target.
9	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15	The foe is raked with sharp claws 2 to 5 times in quick succession.
12	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20	The user attacks with a pulsing blast of water. It has a 20% chance to confuse the foe.
15	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20	For several turns, this move prevents the foe from using the move it last used.
18	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15	The user attacks with the power of its will. It has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
21	Screech	Normal	Status	—	85	40	An earsplitting screech is emitted to lower the foe’s Defense by 2 stages.
24	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	95	100	10	Attacks with a powerful tail swipe. Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
27	Soak	Water	Status	—	100	20	The user drenches the foe in a torrent of water, turning it into a Water type.
30	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the foe.
36	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	The user empties its mind to forget its concerns. Raises its Sp. Def by 2 stages.
40	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110	90	10	Blasts the target with a huge volume of water.
45	Wonder Room	Psychic	Status	—	—	10	The user creates a bizarre space. For 5 turns, every Pokémon’s Defense and Sp. Def are swapped.

TMs and HMs

TMs and HMs Golduck can learn

TM / HM	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20	The user focuses its mind before launching a punch. It will fail if the user is hit before it is used.
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20	The user attacks with a pulsing blast of water. It has a 20% chance to confuse the foe.
TM04	Calm Mind	Psychic	Status	—	—	20	The user quietly focuses its mind and calms its spirit. Raises Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by 1 stage.
TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	—	—	10	The user summons a hailstorm lasting 5 turns. It damages all Pokémon except Ice types.
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15	A unique attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the Pokémon using it.
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10	The foe is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the foe. It has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5	The foe is attacked with a powerful beam. The user must rest on the next turn to regain its energy.
TM16	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30	A wondrous wall of light halves the damage from special attacks for 5 turns.
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10	It enables the user to evade all attacks for 1 turn. Its chance of failing rises if used in succession.
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5	The user summons a heavy rain for 5 turns. Water-type moves become 1.5 times stronger.
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	90	90	15	Attacks with a hard tail. May lower the target’s Defense.
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	var.	100	20	A full-power attack that grows more powerful the more the user likes its Trainer.
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	The user burrows on turn 1, then attacks on turn 2. It can also be used to exit caves.
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Special	90	100	10	The foe is hit by a strong telekinetic force. 10% chance to lower its Sp. Def by 1 stage.
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	The user attacks with tough fists, etc. It can also break any barrier such as Light Screen and Reflect.
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15	By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself. Raises its evasiveness by 1 stage.
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20	The user confounds the foe with speed, then slashes. The attack lands without fail.
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	An attack whose power is 2 times higher if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5	The user goes to sleep for 2 turns. It fully restores the user’s HP and heals any status problem.
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	The user charms a foe of the opposite gender. The foe has a 50% chance of being unable to act.
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5	The user unleashes all of its power. 10% chance to lower the target’s Sp. Def by 1 stage.
TM55	Brine	Water	Special	65	100	10	If the foe’s HP is below half, this attack hits with double the power.
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	var.	100	10	The user flings its held item at the foe to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15	The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	The user charges at the foe using every bit of its power. The user must rest on the next turn.
TM70	Flash	Normal	Status	—	100	20	The user flashes a light that lowers the foe’s accuracy by 1 stage. It can also light up caves.
TM77	Psych Up	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user hypnotizes itself into copying any stat change made by the foe.
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	While it is asleep, the user randomly uses one of the moves it knows.
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15	The user enrages the foe into confusion. However, it also raises the foe’s Attack by 2 stages.
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user makes a copy of itself using 1/4 of its HP. The copy serves as the user’s decoy.
TM93	Psyshock	Psychic	Special	80	100	10	Materializes psychic waves to attack the target, dealing physical damage.
TM97	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100	20	Targets the opponent’s legs with a quick kick, lowering Speed.
TM101	Scald	Water	Special	80	100	15	Scalds the target with boiling water. May burn the target.
TM122	Liquidation	Water	Physical	85	100	10	Strikes the target with water power. May lower the target’s Defense.
TM127	Flip Turn	Water	Physical	60	100	20	Attacks, then quickly returns to switch with a party Pokémon.
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15	A giant wave swamps the whole battlefield. Double damage on a foe using Dive. Also used to cross water.
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15	The foe is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It can also be used to move boulders.
HM05	Whirlpool	Water	Special	40	90	10	Traps the target in a whirlpool, damaging it for 2–5 turns.
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	60	100	15	Attacks with a punch. May lower the target’s Defense.
HM07	Waterfall	Water	Physical	80	100	15	The user charges at the foe with great force. 20% chance to make it flinch. Also climbs waterfalls.
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	A charging attack with a 20% chance to confuse the foe. It can also be used to scale rocky walls.

Move tutors

Moves Golduck can learn from tutors

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect and notes	Tutor location, cost and requirements
Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100	20	The user attacks at blinding speed. This move always strikes first.	Cerulean City · Cost: Free
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	95	100	10	Attacks with a powerful tail swipe. Has a 10% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.	Cerulean Gym · Cost: Free taught by Daisy at the Cerulean Gym
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15	The foe is punched with an icy fist. It has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	Celadon Pokémon Center · Cost: Friend Ball ×1 Celadon City Pokémon Center
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. Lowers the target’s Speed by 1 stage.	Route 20 · Cost: Aspear Berry ×1 Route 20
Water Spout	Water	Special	150	100	5	The user whips up a huge tidal wave. The more HP the user has, the more powerful it is.	Mahogany Town · Cost: Red Scale ×1 Requirements: Mahogany Town: small extras Mahogany Town
Yawn	Normal	Status	—	—	10	The user lets loose a huge yawn that lulls the foe into falling asleep on the next turn.	Route 18 · Cost: Free Requirements: Route 15 → Route 14: the Cape Battle Marathon (missable)
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	15	The user attacks with the power of its will. It has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.	Saffron City · Cost: Colbur Berry ×1

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