0055 Golduck

Performance

Status

  • Ranking Score:
    75.4
  • Main moves:
    Water Gun, Cross Chop, Liquidation
  • Type
    WATER
  • Level:
    21-25
  • Rank:
    Lvl 23.5 0/10/14CP 1500
  • Buddy Distance:
    3km
  • Charged Move Cost:
    50,000 Stardust
  • Attack:
    125.4
  • Defense:
    112.1
  • Stamina:
    127
  • Overall:
    1787

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Traits

Moves

Properties

Registeel has the following traits and playstyles:
  • + Spammy
    Reaches Charged Moves quickly.
  • + Agile
    Uses short animations, can react quickly and reliably fire Charged Moves.
Move stats include same type and Shadow attack bonuses.
Recommended Move:
*Event or Elite TM exclusive*Unobtainable via TM
No.Move TypesMoveAccuracyPowerDamageAverageFast MoveCountRemark
1FastWater Gun33.61General
2FastConfusion344Multipurpose
3ChargedLiquidation30% chance -1 Def opponent45841.8715 - 15 - 15 - 15Debuff
4ChargedCross Chop35501.4312 - 12 - 11 - 12Coverage Spam/Bait
5ChargedIce Beam55901.6419 - 18 - 18 - 19High Energy Coverage
6ChargedSynchronoise50801.617 - 17 - 16 - 17Coverage
7ChargedReturn†701301.8624 - 23 - 23 - 24Neutral Nuke
8ChargedBubble Beam100% chance -1 Atk opponent40300.7514 - 13 - 13 - 14Debuff Spam/Bait
9ChargedHydro Pump751562.0825 - 25 - 25 - 25Nuke
10ChargedPsychic10% chance -1 Def opponent55751.3619 - 18 - 18 - 19High Energy Debuff
Weaknesses
electric
x1.6
grass
x1.6
Resistances
water
x0.625
steel
x0.625
ice
x0.625
fire
x0.625

Character Introduction

Summary

Golduck is a Water Pokémon which evolves from Psyduck. It is vulnerable to Grass and Electric moves. Golduck's strongest moveset is Confusion & Hydro Pump and it has a Max CP of 2,450.

About

"The webbed flippers on its forelegs and hind legs and the streamlined body of Golduck give it frightening speed. This Pokémon is definitely much faster than even the most athletic swimmer."

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PVP Mode Explanatory Notes

PvP Moveset Explanation
Water Gun or Confusion + Cross Chop or Liquidation and Ice Beam or Psychic or Synchronoise

Water Gun features average damage output and energy generation, but STAB helps to increase its damage. Confusion can be chosen for its interesting coverage, but its long animation time can make it difficult to use. 

Cross Chop is recommended for its wide coverage, in addition to its cheap 35 energy cost. Liquidation is a great STAB move, but many other Pokemon have strong Water-type movesets, so Golduck may want to choose its other coverage options to be more unique. Bubble Beam has a debuff utility and can be chosen instead as a shield bait option, but is underwhelming if the bait fails. Ice Beam provides useful coverage, especially against Dragon and Grass-type counter picks. Psychic or Synchronoise could also work depending on what coverage is needed, though they aren't generally recommended. 

PvP Rating Explanation
Great League: 1.5 / 5

Golduck is a mono-Water type Pokemon with average bulk and an interestingly large move pool. The update following the September 2019 rebalance gave Golduck three extra charge move options which is great for Golduck, but bad for our limited Charge TMs. Numerous moveset combinations make Golduck quite versatile and lets it be customized more specifically to a player's needs depending on what coverage they need for their team. However, as a Water type Golduck has a lot of competition in this league, which makes it less desirable due to its unimpressive bulk and unspectacular damage output or energy generation. 

Ultra League: 1 / 5

Golduck requires Candy XL to hit Ultra League's CP cap. Once again, Golduck relies on its rather unique moveset combinations to find a niche in this league, but its moves are just not powerful enough to stand out.

Master League: 0 / 5

Ducks don't have much of a chance against dragons and dinosaurs. 

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