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.
GOLDEEN is a very beautiful POKéMON with fins that billow elegantly in water. However, don’t let your guard down around this POKéMON - it could ram you powerfully with its horn.
GOLDEEN loves swimming wild and free in rivers and ponds. If one of these POKéMON is placed in an aquarium, it will shatter even the thickest glass with one ram of its horn and make its escape.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
 Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 2x35-42% Absorb 2x28-35% | ||
 Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Shroomish builds →Bullet Seed 2x28-35% Absorb 2x23-28% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 2x33-41% Absorb 2x29-35% | ||
Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Shroomish builds →Mega Drain 2x39-47% Bullet Seed 2x29-35% Absorb 2x24-29% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Oddish builds →Bullet Seed 2x37-45% Absorb 2x28-35% | ||
Treecko Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Treecko builds →Bullet Seed 2x33-40% Absorb 2x28-35% | ||
Shroomish Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Shroomish builds →Mega Drain 2x37-45% Bullet Seed 2x25-30% Absorb 2x20-25% | ||
 Plusle Electric | D | |
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 2x96-114%KO Mega Drain 2x65-77% Bullet Seed 2x41-49% Absorb 2x34-41% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Lombre builds →Bullet Seed 2x30-36% Absorb 2x23-28% | ||
 Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
 Cacnea Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Cacnea builds →Bullet Seed 2x38-45% Absorb 2x30-36% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Roselia builds →Magical Leaf 2x97-115%KO Mega Drain 2x65-77% Bullet Seed 2x42-50% Absorb 2x36-42% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Lombre builds →Bullet Seed 2x28-35% Absorb 2x26-31% | ||
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Cacnea Grass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Cacnea builds →Bullet Seed 2x38-46% Absorb 2x32-38% | ||
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Tropius builds →Magical Leaf 2x77-91% Razor Leaf 2x71-84% Bullet Seed 2x34-40% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Roselia builds →Giga Drain 2x121-143%KO Magical Leaf 2x99-117%KO Mega Drain 2x68-80% Bullet Seed 2x43-51% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Lombre builds →Bullet Seed 2x30-37% Absorb 2x24-29% | ||
Nuzleaf GrassDark | D | |
Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Tropius builds →Solar Beam 2x150-178%KO Giga Drain 2x96-113%KO Magical Leaf 2x78-92% Razor Leaf 2x72-86% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x195-230%KO Giga Drain 2x121-144%KO Magical Leaf 2x98-116%KO Mega Drain 2x67-80% | ||
 Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Gloom builds →Solar Beam 2x171-202%KO Giga Drain 2x109-129%KO Bullet Seed 2x39-46% Absorb 2x31-37% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 2x135-159%KO Giga Drain 2x86-101%KO Bullet Seed 2x31-37% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Lombre builds →Solar Beam 2x133-156%KO Giga Drain 2x83-98% Bullet Seed 2x31-37% Absorb 2x26-31% | ||
Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Tropius builds →Solar Beam 2x148-174%KO Giga Drain 2x94-111%KO Magical Leaf 2x75-89% Razor Leaf 2x70-83% | ||
Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Roselia builds →Solar Beam 2x191-226%KO Giga Drain 2x121-143%KO Magical Leaf 2x97-114%KO Mega Drain 2x65-77% | ||
Gloom GrassPoison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Gloom builds →Solar Beam 2x170-200%KO Giga Drain 2x107-126%KO Bullet Seed 2x38-46% Absorb 2x31-37% | ||
Lileep RockGrass | D | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Lileep builds →Solar Beam 2x130-154%KO Giga Drain 2x82-97% Bullet Seed 2x29-34% | ||
Lombre WaterGrass | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Lombre builds →Solar Beam 2x129-151%KO Giga Drain 2x82-97% Bullet Seed 2x29-34% Absorb 2x24-29% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, Breloom's Mach Punch hits Goldeen for 43-51%. Raikou threatens a KO with Thunderbolt (203-239%).
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Breloom builds →Mach Punch43-51% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Goldeen View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x203-239%KO | ||
Ruby & Sapphire 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
Breeding
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.
Ruby & Sapphire Goldeen Best Moveset
Best Build
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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
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Ruby & Sapphire Goldeen Locations
Goldeen is available from early-game fishing spots onward at high spawn rates. 60 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Best Locations to Catch Goldeen in Ruby & Sapphire
Bring Good Rod, Old Rod, and Super Rod for Goldeen. There are 60 fishing encounters from Lv. 5-35 with no walking alternatives. Pick the spot with the best rate and settle in.
Goldeen Guide
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. One evolution, no branching. Solid jump from 320 BST.
Goldeen evolves into Seaking at level 33. Takes some grinding. Plan your team around the mid-game wait.
For Ruby & Sapphire, 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.
Goldeen is catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Goldeen has appeared in 19 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves