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Goldeen, a Water type Pokémon, official artwork

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Goldeen: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Goldeen is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (67) and Speed (63), with a base stat total of 320.

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What is Goldeen weak to?

How much damage Goldeen takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toElectricGrass
0.5×ResistsFireIceSteelWater

With Lightning Rod, Electric attacks do nothing instead of double damage.

Goldeen takes super-effective damage from Electric, Grass. It resists Fire, Ice, Steel, Water. That is by type alone: with Lightning Rod, Electric attacks do nothing instead of double damage.

Best moveset for Goldeen

Goldeen has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Skull BashNormal130
  • MegahornBug120
  • BlizzardIce110
  • Hydro PumpWater110

Best nature for Goldeen

Adamant. Goldeen is a physical attacker (67 Attack vs 35 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Swift SwimIf Rain Dance is active, this Pokemon's Speed is doubled.
  • Water VeilThis Pokemon cannot be burned. Gaining this Ability while burned cures it.
  • Lightning RodThis Pokemon draws Electric moves to itself to raise Sp. Atk by 1; Electric immunity.

Evolution line

Goldeen
Seaking
Full learnset (75 moves; tap to expand)

Goldeen is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Skull BashNormal130100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
MegahornBug12085%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Muddy WaterWater9085%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
BounceFlying8585%Physical
DiveWater80100%Physical
Drill RunGround8095%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
ScaldWater80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
WaterfallWater80100%Physical
Signal BeamBug75100%Special
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Smart StrikeSteel70-Physical
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
Horn AttackNormal65100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
PsybeamPsychic65100%Special
Flip TurnWater60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
RoundNormal60100%Special
SwiftNormal60-Special
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
PeckFlying35100%Physical
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Scale ShotDragon2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
Fury AttackNormal1585%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
FlailNormal?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Horn DrillNormal?30%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
AcupressureNormal--Status
AgilityPsychic--Status
Aqua RingWater--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
HailIce--Status
HazeIce--Status
MimicNormal--Status
Mud SportGround--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SoakWater-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
Tail WhipNormal-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Water SportWater--Status