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Gholdengo: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds
Gholdengo is a straightforward attacker, led by its Sp. Atk (133) and Defense (95), with a base stat total of 550. Competitively it is a staple of OverUsed, the main competitive singles tier. It currently appears on 26.1% of OU teams. In the VGC ladder it sits at 9.2% usage.
Build a team with GholdengoWhat is Gholdengo weak to?
How much damage Gholdengo takes from each attacking type.
Gholdengo takes super-effective damage from Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ground. It resists Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Bug and is immune to Fighting, Normal, Poison.
Best moveset for Gholdengo
The most-used moves on Gholdengo in OU (Smogon singles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):
- Shadow BallGhost8023.2%
- Make It RainSteel12023.1%
- RecoverNormal-15.7%
- Nasty PlotDark-14.1%
- TrickPsychic-11.5%
- Focus BlastFighting1205.3%
Best nature for Gholdengo
Timid. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Timid with 0/0/0/252/4/252 EVs (59.6% of sets).
Abilities
- Good as GoldThis Pokemon is immune to Status moves.
Evolution line
GimmighoulBest counters for Gholdengo
Based on OU (Smogon singles) battle statistics, these Pokémon most reliably beat or force out Gholdengo:
Best teammates for Gholdengo
Pokémon most often paired with Gholdengo on successful OU (Smogon singles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:
Full learnset (45 moves; tap to expand)
| Move | Type | Power | Acc. | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Punch | Fighting | 150 | 100% | Physical |
| Giga Impact | Normal | 150 | 90% | Physical |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | 150 | 90% | Special |
| Steel Beam | Steel | 140 | 95% | Special |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 120 | 70% | Special |
| Make It Rain | Steel | 120 | 100% | Special |
| Poltergeist | Ghost | 110 | 90% | Physical |
| Thunder | Electric | 110 | 70% | Special |
| Psychic | Psychic | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Take Down | Normal | 90 | 85% | Physical |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 | 100% | Special |
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Iron Head | Steel | 80 | 100% | Physical |
| Power Gem | Rock | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Psyshock | Psychic | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Tera Blast | Normal | 80 | 100% | Special |
| Thunder Punch | Electric | 75 | 100% | Physical |
| Hex | Ghost | 65 | 100% | Special |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | 65 | 100% | Physical |
| Thief | Dark | 60 | 100% | Physical |
| Charge Beam | Electric | 50 | 90% | Special |
| Tackle | Normal | 40 | 100% | Physical |
| Astonish | Ghost | 30 | 100% | Physical |
| Electro Ball | Electric | ? | 100% | Special |
| Fling | Dark | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Heavy Slam | Steel | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Low Kick | Fighting | ? | 100% | Physical |
| Night Shade | Ghost | ? | 100% | Special |
| Confuse Ray | Ghost | - | 100% | Status |
| Endure | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Light Screen | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Memento | Dark | - | 100% | Status |
| Metal Sound | Steel | - | 85% | Status |
| Nasty Plot | Dark | - | - | Status |
| Protect | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Recover | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Reflect | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Rest | Psychic | - | - | Status |
| Sandstorm | Rock | - | - | Status |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Substitute | Normal | - | - | Status |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | - | 90% | Status |
| Trick | Psychic | - | 100% | Status |