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Golduck
ゴルダック (Gorudakku)
Duck Pokémon
Water
GOAL-duck
5'07"
169 lbs.
Often seen swimming elegantly by lakeshores. It is often mistaken for the Japanese monster Kappa.
Its slim, and long limbs end in broad flippers. They are used for swimming gracefully in lakes.
80
82
78
85
80
405
Grass (2x), and Electric (2x)
Normal (1x), Fighting (1x), Flying (1x), Poison (1x), Ground (1x), Rock (1x), Bug (1x), Ghost (1x), Psychic (1x), and Dragon (1x)
Fire (½x), Water (½x), and Ice (½x)
None
Common
Routes 24, 25, Safari Zone, Seafoam Islands
Common
Routes 24, 25, Safari Zone, Seafoam Islands
Few
Route 6
Scratch
Start
Start
Normal
40
100%
35 (max. 56)
Hard, pointed, and sharp claws rake the foe to inflict damage.
Tail Whip
28
28
Normal
-
100%
30 (max. 48)
The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe less wary. The target's Defense stat is lowered.
Disable
31
31
Normal
-
80%
20 (max. 32)
For several turns, this move prevents the foe from using the move it last used.
Confusion
39
39
Psychic
50
100%
25 (max. 40)
The foe is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It may also leave the foe confused.
Fury Swipes
48
48
Normal
18
80%
15 (max. 24)
The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes for two to five times in quick succession.
Hydro Pump
59
59
Water
120
80%
5 (max. 8)
The foe is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Mega Punch
TM01
TM01
Normal
80
85%
20 (max. 32)
The foe is slugged by a punch thrown with muscle-packed power.
Mega Kick
TM05
TM05
Normal
120
75%
5 (max. 8)
The foe is attacked by a kick launched with muscle-packed power.
Toxic
TM06
TM06
Poison
-
85%
10 (max. 16)
A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Body Slam
TM08
TM08
Normal
85
100%
15 (max. 24)
The user drops onto the foe with its full body weight. It may leave the foe paralyzed.
Take Down
TM09
TM09
Normal
90
85%
20 (max. 32)
A reckless, full-body charge attack for slamming into the foe. It also damages the user a little.
Double Edge
TM10
TM10
Normal
120
100%
15 (max. 24)
A reckless, life-risking tackle. It also damages the user by a fairly large amount, however.
Bubblebeam
TM11
TM11
Water
65
100%
20 (max. 32)
A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the foe. It may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Water Gun
TM12
TM12
Water
40
100%
25 (max. 40)
The foe is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Ice Beam
TM13
TM13
Ice
95
100%
10 (max. 16)
The foe is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. It may also freeze the target solid.
Blizzard
TM14
TM14
Ice
120
70%
5 (max. 8)
A howling blizzard is summoned to strike the foe. It may also freeze the target solid.
Pay Day
TM16
TM16
Normal
40
100%
20 (max. 32)
Numerous coins are hurled at the foe to inflict damage. Money is earned after battle.
Submission
TM17
TM17
Fighting
80
80%
25 (max. 40)
The user grabs the foe, and recklessly dives for the ground. It also hurts the user slightly.
Counter
TM18
TM18
Fighting
Varies
100%
20 (max. 32)
A retaliation move that counters any physical attack, inflicting double the damage taken.
Seismic Toss
TM19
TM19
Fighting
Varies
100%
20 (max. 32)
The foe is thrown using the power of gravity. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.
Rage
TM20
TM20
Normal
20
100%
20 (max. 32)
While this move is in use, it gains attack power each time the user is hit in battle.
Dig
TM28
TM28
Ground
80
100%
10 (max. 16)
The user burrows, then attacks on the second turn. It can also be used to exit dungeons.
Mimic
TM31
TM31
Normal
-
-%
10 (max. 16)
The user copies the move last used by the foe. The move can be used for the rest of the battle.
Double Team
TM32
TM32
Normal
-
-%
15 (max. 24)
By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.
Bide
TM34
TM34
Normal
-
-%
10 (max. 16)
The user endures attacks for two turns, then strikes back to cause double the damage taken.
Swift
TM39
TM39
Normal
60
-%
20 (max. 32)
Star-shaped rays are shot at the foe. This attack never misses.
Skull Bash
TM40
TM40
Normal
100
100%
15 (max. 24)
The user tucks in its head to raise its Defense in the first turn, then rams the foe on the next turn.
Rest
TM44
TM44
Psychic
-
-%
10 (max. 16)
The user goes to sleep for two turns. It fully restores the user's HP, and heals any status problem.
Substitute
TM50
TM50
Normal
-
-%
10 (max. 16)
The user makes a copy of itself using some of its HP. The copy serves as the user's decoy.
Surf
HM03
HM03
Water
95
100%
15 (max. 24)
It swamps the entire battlefield with a giant wave. It can also be used for crossing water.
Strength
HM04
HM04
Normal
80
100%
15 (max. 24)
The foe is slugged with a punch thrown at maximum power. It can also be used to move boulders.
Golduck are fast swimmers, outswimming even the most athletic of humans because of their frog-like webbed hands, and feet. The gem on their foreheads glows when they use psychic powers, occasionally when they swim at full speed, suggesting that they sometimes use those powers to swim.
Golduck have webbed hands, and feet, ending in broad flippers, which they use to swim in rivers, and lakes, much in the way as a duck would move. Their blue bodies are especially adapted to have a great hydrodynamic shape, and they have long tails with which they use to steer. Due to their bluish color, and webbed hands, and feet, Golduck are sometimes mistaken for the Japanese monster, and physical inspiration for Golduck, the Kappa. Though Golduck have no wings, only webbed hands, and feet, it is still deemed as a duck instead of a platypus.
It has been noted that Golduck will often join swimmers when training. They are sometimes found rescuing people lost at sea from danger, their heads shimmering from the telekinetic powers that allow them do so. The headaches that ridiculed its Basic evolution form, Psyduck, don’t trouble Golduck, allowing them to have full use of their formidable mental powers.
It is a very strong swimmer, and can use some psychic powers.
(Unconfirmed!)
Golduck live in fresh-water lakes, and in rivers, though they can also be seen occasionally in coastal waters.
(Unconfirmed!)
Golduck's physical appearance has aspects of a duck, a duck-billed platypus, and Kappa - water imps from Japanese folklore.
Golduck, in both Japanese, and English, is a portmanteau of "gold", and "duck," despite the fact that it is blue, not gold, in color.