Goldeen

No. 0118 · Gen 1

Goldeen weakness and type

Hit GOLDEEN with Electric and Grass for 2× damage.

Moves against Goldeen

2×Super effective
½×Not very effective

In Pokémon GO: Electric deals 1.6× instead of 2×. GO chart

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Abilities

  • Swift SwimNo change to type matchups
  • Water VeilNo change to type matchups
  • Lightning RodImmune to Electric

The table on this page assumes no ability. Check which one it has before you commit.

Base stats

  • HP45
  • Attack67
  • Defense60
  • Sp. Atk35
  • Sp. Def50
  • Speed63
  • Total320

Best nature

AdamantHits harder and drops Sp. Atk, which it won’t use.

Worked out from base stats. Your team may need something else.

Defeating Goldeen gives 1 Attack EV.

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How Goldeen evolves

GoldeenWater
All evolutions

What Goldeen can hit with

The strongest attacking move it can learn in each type, across all games. Not every game has every move. Same-type moves get a 1.5× bonus.

TypeMoveKindPower
NormalSkull BashPhysical130
BugMegahornPhysical120
WaterHydro Pumpsame typeSpecial110
IceBlizzardSpecial110
FlyingBouncePhysical85
GroundDrill RunPhysical80
DarkThroat ChopPhysical80
PoisonPoison JabPhysical80
SteelSmart StrikePhysical70
PsychicPsybeamSpecial65
DragonScale ShotPhysical25

Type counters to Goldeen

Regular Pokémon whose same-type moves hit it hard and who take little from its same-type moves. Picked from types and base stats only, not movesets.