What does Goldeen evolve into?

Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 320 BST.

At what level does Goldeen evolve?

Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.

Should I use Goldeen?

For Emerald, you can run Goldeen through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Seaking as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Goldeen?

Goldeen is catchable in Emerald. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

Goldeen - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

63Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Attack and Speed carry most of Goldeen's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack67

Defense60

Sp. Atk35

Sp. Def50

Speed63

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Easy225 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.6 m

Weight15.0 kg

Base XP64

Abilities

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

Water Veil

Prevents burns.

Lightning RodHANot in game

Redirects single-target electric moves to this Pokémon where possible. Absorbs Electric moves, raising Special Attack one stage.

Lightning Rod grants Electric immunity

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

In the springtime, schools of GOLDEEN can be seen swimming up falls and rivers. It metes out staggering damage with its single horn.

Emerald

Goldeen Weakness

Type-wise, Goldeen takes extra damage from Electric and Grass. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Lightning Rod grants an additional Electric immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Goldeen Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Water, Ice, Steel

Type ChartGood

2Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score0

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Grass

½xResist

Fire Water Ice Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (3)

Fire Ground Rock

How to Beat Goldeen in Emerald (Best Counters)

Tropius GrassFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 31 Razor LeafLv. 11 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Magical Leaf 2x 77-91% Razor Leaf 2x 71-84% Bullet Seed 2x 34-40% View Tropius builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 7 Damage vs Goldeen Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% Absorb 2x 24-29% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Goldeen Bullet Seed 2x 30-37% View Nuzleaf builds →
Cacnea Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Goldeen Bullet Seed 2x 40-48% Absorb 2x 30-37% View Cacnea builds →

Emerald Evolution

One evolution ahead. Goldeen grows into Seaking through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. Evolving adds up to 130 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#118Goldeen

Level 33

#119Seaking

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Goldeen

Water

Seaking

Water

80+35

ATK

92+25

DEF

65+5

SP.ATK

65+30

SP.DEF

80+30

SPE

68+5

BST

320D-Tier

450C-Tier+130

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Goldeen easily with 17 breeding partners from the Water2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Haze, Hydro Pump, Mud Sport and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Water2

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Goldeen Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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Moves

Breeding's the move. Haze and Hydro Pump give Goldeen options it can't learn any other way, and Flying and Normal coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Hydro Pump and Surf. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Peck

—3510035Flying

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 10

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Lv 15

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 24

Flail

D—10015Normal

Lv 29

Fury Attack

—158520Normal

Lv 38

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Lv 43

Horn Drill

——305Normal

Lv 52

Agility

D——30Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

HM08

Dive

—6010010Water

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM07

Hail

———10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

HM03

Surf

D9510015Water

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

—6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Haze

D——30Ice

Egg

Hydro Pump

D120805Water

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Egg

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Icy Wind

—559515Ice

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Emerald Goldeen Locations

Goldeen's scattered across 38 spots in early-game fishing spots with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Goldeen in Emerald

Goldeen won't take long. 38 fishing and surfing spots from Lv. 5-35 with solid rates across most of them. The top locations at each game stage are listed first.

Safari Zone - Northwest

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Facility

40%Early

Safari Zone - Southwest

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Facility

40%Early

Meteor Falls - 1F Room 1

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Water

30%Early

Meteor Falls - 1F Room 2

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Water

30%Early

Meteor Falls - B1F Room 1

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Water

30%Early

Meteor Falls - B1F Room 2

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Water

30%Early

Petalburg City

Old Rod Lv.5-10 City

30%Early

Route 102

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Route

30%Early

Route 111 - South

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Route

30%Early

Route 114

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Route

30%Early

Route 117

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Route

30%Early

Route 118

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Route

30%Early

Route 119

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Route

30%Early

Route 120

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Route

30%Early

Safari Zone - Northwest

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Facility

30%Early

Safari Zone - South Extension

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Facility

CommonEarly

Safari Zone - Southwest

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Facility

30%Early

Victory Road - B2F

Old Rod Lv.5-10 Cave

30%Early

Meteor Falls - 1F Room 1

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Water

20%Early

Meteor Falls - 1F Room 2

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Water

20%Early

Meteor Falls - B1F Room 1

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Water

20%Early

Meteor Falls - B1F Room 2

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Water

20%Early

Petalburg City

Good Rod Lv.10-30 City

20%Early

Route 102

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Route

20%Early

Route 111 - South

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Route

20%Early

Route 114

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Route

20%Early

Route 117

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Route

20%Early

Route 120

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Route

20%Early

Victory Road - B2F

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Cave

20%Early

Safari Zone - South Extension

Good Rod Lv.10-30 Facility

UncommonEarly

Safari Zone - Northwest

Super Rod Lv.25-35 Facility

80%Mid

Safari Zone - Southwest

Super Rod Lv.25-35 Facility

80%Mid

Safari Zone - South Extension

Super Rod Lv.25-30 Facility

CommonMid

Route 102